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jenbug001
jenbug001
Student
High School - 9th Grade

Why did Sodapop drop out of high school and why does Darry worry about Ponyboy more than Sodapop?

I just wanted to know because i didnt understand some parts in the book... and thank you for answering!

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Posted by jenbug001 on Thursday October 15, 2009 at 4:57 PM and tagged with the outsiders.

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  1. bullgatortail
    bullgatortail Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    Sodapop, Ponyboy and Darry are the three handsome Curtis brothers in Susan Hinton's teen novel "The Outsiders." Sodapop drops out of high school when his greaser girlfriend Sandy gets pregnant. He finds out that the father is another girl, but he wants to marry her anyway; she ends up moving to Florida. He winds up working in a gas station with his best friend, fellow greaser Steve Randle. Darry worries about Pony more than Soda because he is younger and has no common sense. Additionally, he fears that his involvement in the greaser lifestyle will get him killed, just like the Curtis's parents, who died in a car accident. Darry cannot stand the thought of losing his younger brother.

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    Posted by bullgatortail on Thursday October 15, 2009 at 5:18 PM

  2. terrencefully
    terrencefully Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    sodapop drooped put of high school to help darry and darry wory about ponyboy more than sodapop is because ponyboy is little and rarry does not want him to get into trouble or harm

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    Posted by terrencefully on Thursday October 29, 2009 at 4:34 PM