Letter to Ponyboy

Author’s Note: This piece of writing is to show my understanding on character development.

Dear Ponyboy,
Being miss-understood is hard. You have to hear what other people think about you before you even speak. In the beginning you were judged by what you would wear, or if you were a greaser, and even by how much money you had. You were a greaser and you got good grades and were a star at everything you tried. Although you don’t come from a stable family you prevail with what you have. It must be hard living with your two brothers because both your parents died in a car crash when you were little.

Over the course of the book you stay the same person that you always were but you make better decisions that are smarter and wiser. People don’t miss judge you as much from the new person that you have become. The end of the book was my favorite part because of how you go into the burning church to save the children that could have been killed inside. This shows how caring, loving, and what a strong person that you really are. This was one of your best choices. People don’t think of you as a mean selfish person anymore. You could have just sat there and let the children burn in the fire, but you didn’t.

Throughout the book you have overcome many things. Such as knowing that Darry really does love you, telling the geasers that you don’t like how they act, and realizing that it doesn’t matter what group you are in. Socs or geasers you are both people. I think this was a great thing to overcome because you and the Socs got into the fight for Johnny and realized that you guys are both good people and nothing could change that. I am very proud of you at the end of the day because of who you have become over the course of the book.
Sincerely,
Kristie