In the book The Outsiders, Soda Pop
is the middle brother out of the family of three brothers. Darry is the oldest and Pony
Boy is the youngest The three boys are raising themselves after their parents death.
They are part of a gang of boys known as the Greasers.
Once
when Soda Pop had arrived at a scene where Johnny had been jumped by the Socs he made
the following statement to Johnny. Soda had picked up the injured Johnny who looked up
at him.
"It's
okay, Johnnycake, they're gone now. It's
okay."(33)
Soda has a
girlfriend that he is in love with.
readability="5">"I think I'm gonna marry
Sandy."(17)Pony Boy and
Darry are always arguing and Pony Boy feels like Darry does not care about him. Soda
Pop tries to smooth things over.readability="6">"Don't be like that, kid. I told you he don't
mean half of what he
says.."(18)Later in the book
Pony Boy is asking Soda Pop if he is taking his girlfriend Sandy to the dance. Soda Pop
tells him:readability="5">"No. She went to live with her grandmother in
Florida."(111)Soda's friend
then states how her mother had been upset about the idea of her marrying a kid of
sixteen. Soda relies:readability="7">"Seventeen," Soda said softly, "I'll be seventeen
in a couple of weeks."(111)