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Only at the very end of the novel do Soda's layers start to emerge. We learn lots of important things that deepen his complexity as a character.  We learn that his brothers' fighting is really hard on Sodapop. We also learn that he values peace with his brothers.

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Seventeen-year-old Sodapop is Mr. Personality, and he backs that up with lots of heart. Like his brother Darrel, he's fashion-plate handsome, and since he's a Curtis, he's smart, athletic, and hardworking to boot.

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Another Important change in Sodapop's life...

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Another Important change in Sodapop's life...

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We also learn that Soda has been having hard times with his girlfriend Sandy. Pony had no idea. He knew Soda was in love with Sandy and planned to marry her, but Pony sure didn't know she was pregnant with another guy's child. He also had no idea that Sandy had left town to raise the baby, even though Soda wanted to marry her and raise the child as his own.

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Soda pop enjoyed Elvis because he and the rest of the greasers thought he was tuff.

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His home life was good enough to handle, and that is how he enjoyed it. His impact of his home life didn't bother him, neither his brothers. Soda dropped out of high school. He dropped out because he wasn't excelling in school, and because he needs to work to help support the family.Pony later learns that, although Soda doesn't want Pony to drop out of high school, he's happy with his own choice to do so. He likes his work at the gas station, and says he wasn't getting anything out of school. We also find out that his parents were killed, and he had to act like a parent, alongside Darry and Dally, to take care of the family.