The Outsiders...Sodapop

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“Sodapop Patrick Curtis, 16: The middle Curtis brother, he is described as extremely good looking and is an undefeated fighter, though he is not the runner his brothers are.
Sodapop is very carefree, preferring to play around rather than do any work. He isolates himself and smokes only when he is upset; otherwise, he is social and hyperactive. Although he is generally very optimistic, when reality hits him, he descends into an extremely deep funk. Sodapop confides in Ponyboy and sticks up for him when Darry lectures him. He is the only person who can tease Darry and get away with it. Towards the end of the novel, Soda is greatly upset when he learns the hard way that Sandy, a girl he considered his one true love, has moved to Florida and rejected him. "I guess she didn`t love him, like he thought she did," Darry says to Ponyboy. “