Soda pop is seventeen, the middle of the three Curtis brothers. He is energetic, disinterested in school, and movie-star handsome. He reminds Darry and Ponyboy that they “ought to be able to stick together against everything” since they’re all they have left family wise. He takes his role as middle brother seriously, and is constantly the in-between for Pony and Darry, acting as a buffer against their constant clashes.