Question

Cherry Valance describes the Greasers as "emotional" and Ponyboy accepts that, but we

also see that from Ponyboy's perspective being "sensitive" or "soft" is not a good quality for
a Greaser. How is being emotional different than being sensitive/soft different in the novel?

Answer 1

This paper follows Ponyboy Curtis' deconstruction of identity in S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders and asks the question "what does it mean to be an outsider?