"Randy" Adderson

"Randy" Adderson is Marcia's boyfriend and Bob's best friend. Randy is a Soc who, after watching his friend Bob get killed, sees the pointlessness of fighting. Along with Cherry, Randy humanizes the Socs by showing that some of them have redeeming qualities. Randy helps Ponyboy realize that Socs are as vulnerable to sadness and trouble as anyone else. Randy tries to make peace with Ponyboy after
Ponyboy saves the children from the fire, and he refuses to fight in the Soc-greaser rumb