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jazzyg596
jazzyg596
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High School - 9th Grade

If Darry didn't have Soda and Pony, why would he be a social?

the question is from the book outsiders.

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Posted by jazzyg596 on Sunday October 25, 2009 at 1:00 PM and tagged with darrey sodapop ponyboy chapter 8, the outsiders.

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  1. lhc
    lhc Teacher
    Middle School

    eNotes Editor

    Prior to the accident that took the lives of Ponyboy, Soda, and Darry's parents, Darry fit in pretty well with the Socs.  He gave up a football scholarship that would have taken him through college to keep his brothers together, and he takes his role as their guardian very seriously.  Ponyboy chafes under Darry's tight-reined control, not realizing that when Darry accuses him of not using his head, what he's really saying is that he cares about Pony and doesn't want anything to happen to him.  Darry is the leader of the greasers, despite his clean-shaven, clean-cut Soc-like appearance.  He likes fighting with the Socs for the athletic challenge, and he's very intelligent. 

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    Posted by lhc on Sunday October 25, 2009 at 1:37 PM