Ponyboy: The WriterPonyboy not only has just about the best name we've ever heard of (we dare you to start calling yourself Kittenlad or Rottweilergal), but also has a real flair for the written wo...

Kicked-Puppyboy?Poor Johnny has a really rough life. According to Pony, sixteen-year-old Johnny looks like "a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strange...

Daddy GreaserAt twenty, Darry is the old man in The Outsiders. He's the oldest of the Curtis brothers and, even though he's over the hill by Greaser standards, is movie star gorgeous. And, like his...

As Bubbly As A Bottle Of 7-UpSeventeen-year-old Sodapop is Mr. Personality, and he backs that up with lots of heart. Like his brother Darrel, he's fashion-plate handsome, and since he's a Curtis, h...

Mr. Tough GuyThe rough, rugged and haunted Dallas fascinates Pony. Even before Pony becomes an ace storyteller, Dallas acts as his muse, or inspiration. Pony says, I used to like to draw his pictur...

Pony is least close to Steve, Soda's best friend. Steve thinks of Pony as a child, and doesn't like the fact that Soda is always bringing Pony along. This, of course, really bugs Pony, but he's not...

Poor Little Rich GirlSherri "Cherry" Valance, a girl from a wealthy family (and the girlfriend of a Soc named Bob), is the biggest female character in The Outsiders. In "Setting" and Ponyboy's "Cha...