Ponyboy Curtis - The novel’s
fourteen-year-old narrator and protagonist, and the youngest of the greasers. Ponyboy’s
literary interests and academic accomplishments set him apart from the rest of his gang.
Because his parents have died in a car accident, Ponyboy lives with his brothers Darry
and Sodapop. Darry repeatedly accuses Ponyboy of lacking common sense, but Ponyboy is a
reliable and observant narrator. Throughout the novel, Ponyboy struggles with class
division, violence, innocence, and familial love. He matures over the course of the
novel, eventually realizing the importance of strength in the face of class
bias.
Darrel Curtis -
Ponyboy’s oldest brother. Darrel, known as “Darry,” is a twenty-year-old greaser who is
raising Ponyboy because their parents have died in a car crash. Strong, athletic, and
intelligent, Darry has quit school. He works two jobs to hold the family together. The
unofficial leader of the greasers, he becomes an authority figure for Ponyboy. He also
makes good chocolate cake, which he and his brothers eat every day for breakfast. The
other greasers call him “Superman.”
Sodapop
Curtis - Ponyboy’s happy-go-lucky, handsome brother. Sodapop is the
middle Curtis boy. Ponyboy envies Sodapop’s good looks and charm. Sodapop plans to marry
Sandy, a greaser girl.
Two-Bit
Mathews - The joker of Ponyboy’s group. Two-Bit, whose real name is
Keith, is a wisecracking greaser who regularly shoplifts. He prizes his sleek
black-handled switchblade. He instigates the hostilities between the Socs and the
greasers by flirting with Marcia, the girlfriend of a
Soc.
Steve Randle -
Sodapop’s best friend since grade school. Steve is a seventeen-year-old greaser who
works with Sodapop at the gas station. Steve knows everything about cars and specializes
in stealing hubcaps. He is cocky and intelligent, tall and lean. He wears his thick hair
in a complicated arrangement of swirls. He is also tough—he once held off four opponents
in a fight with a broken soda bottle. He sees Ponyboy as Sodapop’s annoying kid brother
and wishes Ponyboy would not tag along so
often.
Dallas Winston - The
toughest hood in Ponyboy’s group of greasers. Dallas, known as “Dally,” is a hardened
teen who used to run with gangs in New York. He has an elfin face and icy blue eyes and,
unlike his friends, does not put grease in his white-blond hair. Dally’s violent
tendencies make him more dangerous than the other greasers, and he takes pride in his
criminal record. Dally feels protective of Johnny
Cade.
Johnny Cade - A
sixteen-year-old greaser with black hair and large, fearful eyes. Though Johnny does not
succeed in school, he approaches intellectual matters with steady concentration. The
child of alcoholic, abusive parents, he is nervous and sensitive. Since his parents do
not care for him, Johnny sees the greasers as his true family. In turn, the older boys,
particularly Dally, are protective of
him.
Sandy - Sodapop’s
girlfriend. Sandy is pregnant with another man’s child and moves to Florida to live with
her grandmother. Like the other greaser girls, Sandy appears in the text only when the
boys mention her.
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