https://padlet.com/2022grege41/sbf7dw25c8pt en-us 2016-10-28 16:00:12 UTC 2016-10-28 16:16:06 UTC hello@padlet.com 2022grege41 https://padlet.com/2022grege41/sbf7dw25c8pt/wish/133936541 Pony’s biggest motivation in the book The Outsiders is the gang, and especially Soda. In the story Pony talks a lot about Mickey Mouse, Soda’s old  horse. When someone bought the horse Soda was devastated. Ponyboy just wants Soda to always be happy, so he wanted to earn enough money to buy back the horse. After he gets jumped Pony states, “I love Soda more than I've ever loved anyone, even Mom and Dad” (3). Another example is when Pony is motivated to write his story in honor of Dally and Johnny. If everything had turned out differently, Pony probably would have wrote about something insignificant in his life instead of the things that had impacted his life so greatly. Soda and the gang motivate Pony to do amazing things in the world.  

]]> 2016-10-28 16:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/2022grege41/sbf7dw25c8pt/wish/133936541 2022grege41 https://padlet.com/2022grege41/sbf7dw25c8pt/wish/133936878 One strength of Pony’s is loyalty. He sticks with the gang through thick and thin. Even when he gets frustrated at the labels people give him because he is part of the gang, he is proud to be a member anyway. Pony is excited for the rumble and feels as if that is where his gang belongs best. In the text, Pony says that “Tonight we could be proud of being hoods. Greasers may not have much, but they have a rep. That and long hair” (113). Another time he sticks up for the gang is before Johnny kills Bob. He fights to protect himself and to stick up for the gang members. Pony’s greatest strength is staying loyal to his gang no matter what happens to them.

]]> 2016-10-28 16:07:23 UTC https://padlet.com/2022grege41/sbf7dw25c8pt/wish/133936878 2022grege41 https://padlet.com/2022grege41/sbf7dw25c8pt/wish/133937590 In The Outsiders, Pony has many weaknesses that make him who he is. He gets carried away in his thoughts and dreams and then ignores the reality and things that are happening in real life. Sometimes he doesn’t think ahead, and ends up getting consequences for not thinking things through. After going to the movies alone, Pony gets jumped. Darry gets upset with Pony and says,  "'You don't ever think, not at home or anywhere when it counts. You must think at school, with all those good grades you bring home, and you've always got your nose in a book, but do you ever use your head for common sense? No sirree’” (12).  It also happens other times, like when Pony falls asleep in the lot, Darry gets mad at him again for not using his head. Pony needs to stay safe and by drifting asleep he put himself in potential danger. Even Johnny told him that he never uses his head when he ran away in a wet sweatshirt. Pony gets sick of all these people telling him the same thing, but doesn’t pay attention to them anyway. This is a major flaw that Pony faces, and it stops him from reaching his main goal, winning appreciation from the rest of the gang.]]> 2016-10-28 16:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/2022grege41/sbf7dw25c8pt/wish/133937590 2022grege41 https://padlet.com/2022grege41/sbf7dw25c8pt/wish/133937874 Pony is a protagonist because he is the main character of the story. One reason Pony is the protagonist is because the story is about him and it follows him throughout the book. Pony is a round character because he has many layers to his personality. He seems tough on the outside, but later in the book, his personality changes to wanting to be free from the label everyone gives him.  He also has a soft and loving side to him where he loves Johnny and is devastated when he dies. Soda means a lot to him in the beginning and as the story goes on Pony realizes that Darry means a lot to him as well. Pony states after being jumped, “Soda can make you grin no matter what. I guess it’s because he’s always grinning so much himself” (page 8). Pony is a dynamic character because he changes throughout the story. One example is when Johnny killed Bob, Pony’s whole life and how he reacted to things changed. He became more cautious and quicker to fight. Pony begins to watch over Johnny and care for him more. When Pony and Johnny see the burning fire in the church they run in to save the kids in there. They probably wouldn’t have done that if the two of them hadn’t realized the importance of life through their experiences.]]> 2016-10-28 16:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/2022grege41/sbf7dw25c8pt/wish/133937874 2022grege41 https://padlet.com/2022grege41/sbf7dw25c8pt/wish/133938330 Pony has a mediator personality. The personality test described mediators as calm and reserved, but full of passion. “‘It ain’t fair!’ [Pony] cried passionately. ‘It ain’t fair that we have all the rough breaks!’” (38). Pony says in the text. Pony can be quiet and follows along with what the rest of the gang does, but he is passionate about the situation that all of the gang members are in. He wants to change it. Mediators are also recognized for making their decisions based on virtues and not rewards or punishments. Pony and Cherry talk about watching the sunset. Pony finally looks past the Soc image and takes time to get to know Cherry. None of the other greasers would have probably even tried to accept her because of who she was grouped with. Pony personality is very similar to a mediator’s in the personality test.]]> 2016-10-28 16:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/2022grege41/sbf7dw25c8pt/wish/133938330