The+Outsiders+Character+AnalysisGA

If I told you to think of the worst possible thing that could happen to you you would probably say death or death of a loved one. Well my character from The Outsiders, Darry, was hurled into this situation one night. This poor innocent teenage boy with a great future now sacrifices his future to feed his two brothers.My character is Darry. He is the demanding brother of the main character PonyBoy. There are some great qualities about him and maybe some not so good qualities about him. He works as a roofer to feed his two brothers because of a tragic car accident that took the life of his two parents.

One adjective that describes Darry perfectly is hardworking. This young man is lucky that he has brothers that tell him not to work so hard. If he didn't have them he would work himself to death. Darry is a roofer which means you have to be tough and strong. The gang in the novel also make countless remarks about his bulging muscles during the story. " If you lift more than one bag a roofing then me and Soda'll skin ya! "(p.113) In this quote ,Ponyboy, the main character is telling Darry basically to not work too hard. All I know is that I have never been asked not to work so hard. So that just goes to show you how much of a hard worker Darrel Curtis is.

Caring is just another one of the great qualities that Darry has. It might not seem like it at first in the book but Darry cares so much about Pony that he will check his homework and make sure he gets good grades. He makes it his personal job to secure a future for Pony. Even though Pony is ungrateful of this at first he comes to understand that his brother is just doing the right thing by working him so hard. If it weren't for Darry who knows what would have happened to Sodapop and Ponyboy. "You and Pony if the fuzz show beat it outta there. We'll get jailed but you could get stuck in a boys home."(p.137) Darry says this on the way to the big rumble. He is telling his brothers that if the police come to run home because they could get torn apart and put in a boys home for bad behavior.

Generous, now this is one of the best character traits to have and Darry definitely has it. Ponyboy is a bright kid but he would not be near as bright if he did not have Darry. Darry litterally sacrificed his own future so Ponyboy could have one. Darry surely could have gotten a football scholarship and went off to play division one football at a great college and have a great career but instead he stays home, drops out of high school, and graciously throws his whole future away because of the immense love he h as for his brothers. " I cant even call the cops because you two would be put in a boys home so fast it would make your head spin! " (p.50) This quote by Darry is said when Pony comes in after curfew. He is being generous by not putting him in a boys home and by being patient enough to stay home and wait for him instead of calling the cops and causing more trouble.

I know that there is probably no one out there that could do as good of a job as Darry did parenting his brothers and keeping them out of trouble. The one trait that encompasses all these traits is love and I am positive that Darry has this in his heart for his brothers. He may have grown up too fast but he did it for a good cause which is giving Ponyboy a future.