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Summary Of Ponyboy Curtis's Diary From 'The Outsiders'
Order in the court. We have here Ponyboy Curtis, and the parents who want him for foster care. Ponyboy has two brothers names Darry and Sodapop. Darry is the oldest and Soda the middle child. Their parents died in a car crash so that left Darry in charge. Darry and Soda work all day every day just to keep their family on their feet.

Foster care to me is the best option for Ponyboy. Not only will he have a caring loving family he will also have a stable home. The home he is living in now is unstable and has too much fighting going on. The fighting has got Ponyboy hurt. The time he got his throat cut by the Socs, two he got into a fight where Johnny killed a person, three he got into a rumble with all the greasers.

The stable home is a good thing for pony. He needs a good bed to sleep in, a good bath, and good food
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Ponyboy Curtis my brother should stay with Soda and me. Ponyboy will be better of with us instead of these people. We need him to help us fight the Socs and help us to stop them from coming into out territory. Ponyboy is like the glue to our gang and we need him so do not take him away.

Everybody takes a 10 minute recess to let me think about what I decide. So I think Pony should be in foster care, it would be safer and better for him to live. I have made my decision. Call the audience back in so I can tell them my decision. Everybody be please seated I have made my final answer.

Ponyboy Curtis, Darry Curtis, Sodapop Curtis, And Mr. and Mrs. Williams, I have made my finial answer. One of you will be devastated. Mr. and Mrs. Williams say hello to your foster son Ponyboy. Darry and Sodapop Curtis, Ponyboy will be joining the Williams family at their home. It will be a safer environment for him and him will also be out of all that fighting, and will have a good stable home with a nice room and good food to eat every day. Mr. and Mrs. Williams please take Ponyboy to your humble

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