Even if you’ve already delved into Ponyboy’s tumultuous adolescence ... underage drinking and smoking, and strong language, the book continues to be challenged. It was ranked no. 38 on ...

Conversely, the film's lead became more obscure. That would be C. Thomas Howell as Ponyboy Curtis, little brother of Sodapop and Darrel. (Like Sodapop, Ponyboy is not a nickname). Most of "The ...

The opening line of "The Outsiders" establishes the first-person narrative voice of Ponyboy Curtis, the protagonist. It also sets the scene by contrasting the bright sunlight with the darkness of ...

The oldest is Darrel (Brent Comer), the nice middle kid is Sodapop (Jason Schmidt), but the heart of Hinton’s story is Ponyboy (Brody Grant), a sensitive soul who incites trouble with the Socs ...