Mark’s Comments (group member since Nov 15, 2012)

Mark’s comments from the 812 Discussion group.

Ponyboy decides to fight for many reasons. One reason that Ponybody decides to fight is that he wants revenge for Johnny. What happened to Johnny was big to Ponyboy because Johnny and him were best friends and they did a lot of things together so since Johnny is in critical condition Ponyboy is upset and he wants revenge on the Socs because it was there fault. Another reason why Ponyboy wants to fight is so that he can be loyal to the gang and show them that he is more than a kid and that he can use his head. This will give Ponybody the respect he deserves and that he has been waiting for from his gang.
Ponyboy was right to fight he was standing up for the greasers and he way being loyal to his gang and supporting them in this big rumble so Ponyboy was right to fight. Another reason is Ponyboy is getting revenge on the Socs for ruining his life and he is finishing what he had started so he is right for Ponyboy to fight

Ponyboy's attitude towards Darry changed at the end of chapter 6 in many reasons. One way is Ponyboy became friendly towards Darry. This shows that Ponyboy is starting to understand why Darry is being so mean to him so he is going to be nicer to show that he understands. Another reason is Ponyboy now has more respect for Darry because he now sees what Darry has sacrificed for Ponyboy and Sodapop. This tells me that Ponyboy has more respect for Darry and he now feels better that he finally understands Darry and he knows what he has gone threw.

In the book the outsiders by S.E Hinton my character is Darry. Darry is the oldest in the Curtis family. Darry has the responsibility of taking care of his two brothers Sosapop and Ponyboy. Darry's conflict is that he needs to keep Ponyboy out of trouble because Darry wants ponyboy to have a good future and be like him but in a nicer way. This affects Darry because Darry is mainly the new father of the Curtis family since there mom and dad died also Darry gets no more freedom and Ponyboy even said it himself that he has no time for fun. Also Darry has to deal with all of his work on top of taking care of his two brothers. Pony boy explains how he is too young to be lifting heavy boxes and how he is just like an old man, also how his character changed before there parents dies he was nice but after they died he was all mean and serious. This shows how Darry has had a lot and from all of this he is changing.

I choose definition nuber four "A group of interacting people living in a shared environment that depend on each other and have similar interests. I really liked this one because it explained a group of people that interact and to me interacting is a big thing in community also definition nuber four also mentioned people depiding of each other and having similar interest. In a community people depend on others to contribute and help out the community and i liked that also the part about sharing similar goals is a big this in communites and i really think that definftion nuber four was the better definition.

In the Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, the protagonist Arnold plays one big role and that role is being hopeful. Arnold is very hopeful because he wishes to go to Reardan for a better life, future, and have hope so his motivation doesn’t die out like the other Indians, and he strives to be well educated so he can represent Indians in a good way even though he believes it’s impossible. Also, Arnold had a hard time at home, three people died Eugene, Mary and Grandma Spirit when they passed on one by one Arnold put a positive spin on most of them because he was hopeful and he knew that nothing could get in his way and he couldn’t let anything destroy his hope. In addition to all of that Arnold kept on influencing himself to go further he didn’t have to push himself for that extra mile he made it all on his own because he is hopeful and determined.
I think Arnold does believe in roles. I say this because when Arnold went to Reardan he had given his sister courage and hope, and with that courage and hope Arnold helped his sister get married and move to Montana in which Arnold thought was amazing that he was the one who finally got her out of the basement. Another reason of why I think Arnold still believes in roles is when Mr.P went up to Arnold and told him about all of the Indians and how they were losing hope. The Indians began to lose hope for life, education and their future. In doing so Mr.P influenced Arnold to go to Reardan to become a better person and not lose hope.