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Why was their older brother acting as a parent to Sodapop and Ponyboy?

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He saw him self as the one to take control seeing that he was the oldest
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Answer:

Ponyboy's parents died in a car crash, and he has two older brothers. The oldest one is Darry, who is the parental figure. Soda is the loving older brother.

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