Should Ponyboy Be Sent To A Boys Home?

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The Outsiders Essay Who has the right to say a kid who’s parents died should live with ? The authority's think that Ponyboy should be sent to a boys home because Darry is not a good guardian. Ponyboy should stay with Darry because he needs to be comforted by his family. If he goes to a boys home he’ll probably just end up being more depressed.
In the first place Darry is actually a really good guardian to Ponyboy because he makes sure that he does his homework and feeds him well. “Darry had cooked dinner:baked chicken and potatoes and corn- two chickens because all three of us eat like horses.”(pg 131) This shows that Darry is caring enough because to be a good guardian because Ponyboy gets fed well. “Where were you ponyboy?-his voice was
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