Ponyboy Curtis

Ponyboy is the fourteen-year-old narrator and the youngest of the greasers. Ponyboy's literary interests and academic success set him apart from the rest of his gang. Because his parents died in a car accident, Ponyboy lives with his brothers Darry and Sodapop. Darry repeatedly accuses Ponyboy of lacking common sense despite him being book smart. Throughout the novel, Ponyboy struggles with class division, violence, innocence, and family problems. He matures over the course of the book, eventuall