Since his parents do not care for him, Johnny sees the greasers as his true family. In turn, the older boys, particularly Dally, are protective of him. Like the other greaser girls, Sandy appears in the text only when the boys mention her.
Ponyboy and Cherry have a great deal in common, and Ponyboy feels comfortable talking to her. Cherry is both offended and intrigued by her encounter with Dally Winston at the drive-in.
In the days preceding the rumble, Cherry becomes a spy for the greasers. Read an in-depth analysis of Cherry Valance. Marcia is a pretty, dark-haired Soc who befriends Two-Bit at the drive-in.
Marcia and Two-Bit share a sense of humor and a taste for nonsensical musings. Randy is a handsome Soc who eventually sees the futility of fighting. Along with Cherry, Randy humanizes the Socs by showing that some of them have redeeming qualities.
Randy helps Ponyboy realize that Socs are as susceptible to pain as anyone else. Randy tries to make peace with Ponyboy after Ponyboy saves the children from the fire, and he refuses to fight in the Soc-greaser rumble. Bob is the dark-haired Soc who beats up Johnny before the novel begins. Bob has a set of three heavy rings, which he wears when he fights greasers. The husky blond Soc who steps forward to challenge Darry when the rumble begins. He got his name because he refuses to shut his mouth.
Her name was not mentioned throughout the book or the movie. Her father left the family and her mother works as a bar maid to earn money for the family.
Cherry asks Pony about Darry, and suddenly Pony explodes. Both of the brothers made their own mistake and both finally appear to be adult enough to admit it and forgive each other, helping each other to overcome the struggles life throws at them. What is equally important: Ponyboy finally sees in Darry not the replacement for his father, but a brother, an authority, but also a tired and fragile human being who needs to know he is loved as much as Ponyboy himself.
Throughout the novel we, with Ponyboy, go from image of the harsh, ignorant and distant man who pretends to be an authoritarian father and is even abusive, to the real Darry. In the end of the novel, Darry is portrayed still as emotionally detached, but very caring and kind inside. Soda is spared, because Darry considers him too young to be fully responsible, but the love Darry feels to both his brothers is equal, dear and unconditional.
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