Sodapop Curtis
As a greaser Sodapop plays a role of a sixteen-year old high school dropout who is part of a gang of greasers which include Dally (Dallas) Winston, his younger brother Ponyboy Curtis, his older brother Darry (Darrell) Curtis, Johnny Cade, Two-Bit, and his best buddy Steve Randle. Soda is the most social and understanding member of the gang and gets a long well with everyone, especailly Steve since they both work at DX Gas Station. Soda doesn't only understand everyone in the gang and is the most sociable, but he is also the "chick-magnet" due to his understanding and "tuff" looks.
Character's Role
Role as a member of the gang
Role as a Brother
Setting of the Novel (Inncer City in the 1960s)
Typical Greaser House Part of an inner city around the 1960s Typical Soc (Socials) House
An Extreme Case of a Greaser House Part of an inner city around the 1960s A Typical Soc house in the late 1960s
A typical Greaser House A DX Gas Station (Where Sodapop Worked) and Active Until it Rebranded Into Sunoco (1980) Typical Soc House
Among the three Curtis brothers, Soda is the peacekeeper of the frequently fighting Darry and Ponyboy. Soda gets along fine with both Darry and Ponyboy causing him to be the most well equiped to stop his older and younger brother from fighting. However, being the peacekeeper also hurts Soda. Both Ponyboy and Darry try to make Soda join either side just like a tug of war, which tears Sodapop apart. At one point, the fighting causes Soda to burst out out of the house while bawling quite hard. In addition, he works full time at DX to help Darry keep the family in a good condition financially.