A universal theme found in this excerpt is that big brothers are never sorry. fathers can act like brothers. family relationships are complicated. fathers are never rough with anyone.

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"I’m okay. Quit shaking me, Darry, I’m okay.” He stopped instantly. "I’m sorry.” He wasn’t really. Darry isn’t ever sorry for anything he does. It seems funny to me that he should look just exactly like my father and act exactly the opposite from him. My father was only forty when he died and he looked twenty-five and a lot of people thought Darry and Dad were brothers instead of father and son. But they only looked alike—my father was never rough with anyone without meaning to be. "

family relationships are complicated.

Explanation:

The excerpt shown above is narrated by Ponnyboy, the protagonist of "The Outsiders." As shown in the excerpt, Ponnyboy's father died very young. Ponnyboy's mother has also died and he was raised by his older brothers. Although there is a strong bond between the brothers, we can see that the relationship between them is complicated, as Ponnyboy shows a certain fear in relation, stating that his father was not rude to people, unlike his brother. This addresses the universal theme that even though family members have a deep relationship, family relationships will be complicated and often difficult.

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