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kaylahyo11
kaylahyo11
Student
High School - 9th Grade

Darry, Sodapop and Ponyboy win two million dollars in the lottery.  "What now?"

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Posted by kaylahyo11 on Thursday November 12, 2009 at 3:05 PM and tagged with dary, hypothetical question, lottery winner, ponyboy, sodapop, the outsiders.

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  1. cldbentley Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    There is no one right or wrong answer to this question, since it is purely hypothetical and did not actually happen in the book.  Your answer should be based on what you know of the characters, such as their priorities, values, and desires.  For Ponyboy, education is important; he is the dreamer and best student of the three brothers.  Sodapop does not seem to desire much in life except to be with his girlfriend, Sandy, who was forced to move away and what is best for his brothers.  Of course, the story also mentions that he is a horse lover.  Darry would have gone to college if he had not needed to step in and take on the burden of financial responsibility for himself and his brothers.  In my opinion, the Curtis boys are wise enough that they would choose to take care of their obligations before doing anything else, but also young enough that they would look to their futures and also do what they could to help their friends.

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    Posted by cldbentley on Friday November 13, 2009 at 10:56 AM

  2. deadlyshot
    deadlyshot Student
    College - Freshman

    i cant realy give a deffinet anser but for ponyboy i would ges that he would probably help his brothers and probably use some of the money for college.

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    Posted by deadlyshot on Tuesday November 17, 2009 at 1:15 PM