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Author S.E. Hinton

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Ponyboy Michael Curtis

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Ponyboy is the youngest of the greaser gang. At the beginning of the novel, Ponyboy's hair is long and dark, but in Windrixville, it is cut short and bleached blond. Ponyboy states that he has pride in his "tuff-looking" hair and says it is their greaser trademark.

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Pony's friends and brothers all realize he is different and he has a chance to become something besides a life-long hood or greaser. Ponyboy takes tough decisions to make even if he didn't like it. Ponyboy is also impulsive and makes rash decisions, which negatively affect his life.

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Ponyboy is the youngest of the greasers. Ponyboy’s academic accomplishments set him apart from the rest of his gang. He is repeatedly accused of lacking common sense. Ponyboy struggles with class division, violence and familial love. He matures as the novel goes on.

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This represents Ponyboy because of his academic skills. Darryl tells Ponyboy to attend school everyday, he is also an avid reader.

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Man vs Man is shown through the feud between the Greasers and the Socs. Meanwhile, Man vs Society can be seen in the social/economic class struggles of the characters, namely that of the Greasers, who are poor and struggle to fit in with the rest of society. Man vs Nature happens as Johnny and Pony save the children from the church fire, Johnny getting seriously hurt in the process. Man vs Self conflict is in Pony dealing with his guilt over the deaths of Dally and Johnny.

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"I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me."  (18)
"Dally didn’t die a hero. He died violent and young and desperate, just like we all knew he’d die someday." (162)