The Outsiders

      Ponyboy is a significant character in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton because People judged him because he's a greaser which is a level that is poor people,but he's a good kid who just happened to be at that level and care too much and like the level he's at.Ponyboy is a greaser who is fourteen years old,long hair and has green-grayish eyes.Conflicts that he has are that he has problems with Darry,they don't get along great,he also has problems with the Socs, and last of all,Society Perception.Signficant Statement that has happened around or in this story that involves Ponyboy would be “Stay Gold”,“Maybe the two worlds we lived in weren't so different” and, “The only reason Darry couldn't be a Soc was us."The language of greaser is weird and they had no education because some couldn't afford it,it sorta sounded like older times .Ponyboy thoughts were different than others because he has deeper meaning to things that others didn't.His motivation I think would his gang or his brothers because Darry is maintaining him alive and soda pop also helps his gang maintaining alive as well.Ponyboy actions that he has done would be That he does what he feels is right, he cares for everyone in his gang which would be Steve,sodapop,two-bit,dally,Darry,and Johnny.Another of pony boys actions would be that he wasn't good at school because he missed a lot of school and if he didn't miss school he'll get bad grades.