Your first step on this essay is to have an opinion on Ponyboy's life. If you agree, write about that. If you disagree that his life is better, then write about that. If you really, truly have no opinion on Ponyboy's life, you can still answer the question. If that is the case, then choose whichever option you think will be easier to defend. You don't have to agree or disagree with what you write...
Your first step on this essay is to have an opinion on Ponyboy's life. If you agree, write about that. If you disagree that his life is better, then write about that. If you really, truly have no opinion on Ponyboy's life, you can still answer the question. If that is the case, then choose whichever option you think will be easier to defend. You don't have to agree or disagree with what you write as long as you can defend it. It helps if you believe what you are writing in, but it is not necessary.
I recommend defending that his life is better than other characters' lives. He is the main "hero" character, so it is easier to see him as a positive character rather than a negative character. You could easily make the case that Pony's life is better than Johnny's life. Granted, Ponyboy's parents are dead, but Johnny's parents are abusive dead beats. At least Ponyboy's brothers clearly love him. Additionally, Johnny is a walking, talking case of post traumatic stress disorder. If somebody claps too loud, Johnny is reaching for a knife. The Socs beat him and scared him badly, and Johnny hasn't been the same since.
You could also argue that Ponyboy's life is better than Darry's life too. They are brothers, so their quality of life isn't that much different, but the pressures of life are so much greater for Darry. Because the Curtis brothers' parents are dead, raising the family has fallen on Darry. That's a huge responsibility for somebody of his age. He's barely keeping it all together. Ponyboy has none of those pressures.
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