At twenty, Darry is the oldest in the gang and the oldest of the Curtis brothers. Darry is extremely intelligent and very athletic. Additionally , he does all the cooking and housework. He is very strong, principled and grumpy. Pony tells us that before their parents died, Darry “had been real popular in high school; he was captain of the football team and he had been voted Boy of the Year”. Darry could have been a Soc any day. Darry had sacrificed going to college and working to make sure the family sticks together. Darry is very strict towards Ponyboy as he knows that Ponyboy can have a better opportunity then he did but Pony does not like it. Sodapop and Ponyboy think Darry works to hard. Darry is very physically fit, the gang calls him “Superman” and “Muscles”. When the Curtis parents died, Darry took on the responsibility of raising his two teenage brothers. Ponyboy always reminds us in the novel that Darry works full time. Darry is the parent in this novel.
Sodapop
Sodapop is the middle brother in the Curtis family. Sodapop is very good looking and everyone knows it. His appearance makes him very attractive to everyone because his good looks do not make him selfish. …show more content…
He is Ponyboy’s least favourite member of the gang, Pony sees him as tougher colder and meaner. Johnny and Pony turn to Dally when they need help escaping after Johnny kills Bob. Dally is there for them as he gives Pony the coat off his own back so Pony could keep warm. Dally also gives them a gun and a place to hide. At the end of the book Johnny dies which makes Dally very sad and reacts in a bad way. Dally goes and steals that night and the cops started chasing him. When dally was running back the cops thought he pulled out a black object so they shot him. Dally ends up dying as well. Dally has no parents so he is living life by himself. His life experiences have chosen a path for