What should be done for the boy? Should he be sent to foster care or not? Pony boy lives in a horrible, dangerous environment with his two brothers. His neighborhood consists of enemies of the greasers, the group Pony boy is in. Foster care, on the other hand, displays a more distinct, healthier environment for him, so he should be put into foster care. For his own safety, ability to make friends, and getting rid of bad habits, he should be put into a foster home.

The first reason he should go to foster care is that foster care has a much safer neighborhood than his current surroundings. In a foster home, pedestrians are less probable to inflict damage upon him. He also is not as probable to hurt himself in foster care than he is with his brothers. Additionally, people in a foster neighborhood are not as likely to bully or be mean to him. In his present neighborhood, people are more likely to be hateful to him. In the book, it states, "'Need a haircut, greaser.'" The medium sized blond pulled a knife out of his back pocket and flipped the blade open." This evidence explains that other people could harm him in his neighborhood. According to his relatives, others can still be rancorous to him in a foster …show more content…
Pony boy is quite shy, so going to a foster home will make him not as shy. This ability will make him able to walk up to another person, making him more social and able to make more friends. In the book it gives enough evidence for the reader to infer that Pony has not had a good relationship with the friends that he currently knows. This means that Pony boy has most likely fussed many times with his current friends. According to the two brothers of Pony, he already has friends around their neighborhood. However, he had probably grown up with them. So he needs to develop more skills socially wise to make friends that he had not known