Comparing ponyboy and Greg
Ponyboy and Greg are two very different people. Ponyboy comes from a place where poverty and crime or common. Greg comes from a middle class family with 2 parents that love him dearly and that take good care of him. Even though they are two different people they do share some similarities.
Both ponyboy and Greg try so hard to fit in. ponyboy tries to fit in even though he likes books and has a high IQ. Stewe thinks that ponyboys a kid and is a tag along. Ponyboy dress acts talks like a geaser. Greg doses anything to fit in. Greg is mean to his best friend Rowley, says he dresses funny, says he listen to bad music, broke his arm and lied. Both ponyboy and Greg are insecure they both don’t think being themselves is good enough.
Another important similarity is that Ponyboy and Greg are both bullied. Ponyboy is bullied by his brother and the Socs. The Socs is another gang from the west side of the city. Darry doesn’t want Ponyboy to get in trouble that’s why Ponyboy is under strict orders. Greg is picked on by Rodrick, his older brother and Patty, a girl he knew from younger grade. Rodrick is a jerk and he didn’t do well in middle school that’s why he doesn’t want Greg to do well. Patty on the other hand bullied Greg because he made fun of her name in younger grades. So she is getting back at Greg for making fun of her name.
The last important similarity that I noticed is that they both don’t use their heads. What I mean by “not using their heads” is that they don’t think. They both are dreamers. They jump to conclusions. For example, Greg thought that he can be popular if he wrestled. Why can’t he just be himself? For Ponyboy a perfect example is when he walked home by himself. He could have got one of the gang members to come but he didnt , so he got jumped by the Soc. Ponyboy also tries to fit in by acting and dressing like the greasers. Why can’t he just be himself?
The last important similarity that I noticed is that they both don’t use their heads. What I mean by “not using their heads” is that they don’t think. They both are dreamers. They jump to conclusions. For example, Greg thought that he can be popular if he wrestled. Why can’t he just be himself? For Ponyboy a perfect example is when he walked home by himself. He could have got one of the gang members to come but he didnt , so he got jumped by the Soc. Ponyboy also tries to fit in by acting and dressing like the greasers. Why can’t he just be himself?
So there are some similarities that Ponyboy and Greg both share. Even though they come from a very different place and time. There are many other similarities that they share, but I think these three are the most important ones. They both are bullied, both try to fit in and both don’t use their heads. What if Ponyboy did have his parents, do you think that they would have the same similarities then?
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