1. Why does Pony neglect his schoolwork

ponyboy is a good kid and a star student that gets his grades up and study a lot but ponyboy always wonders why soda dropped out and why he couldnt go to school like him, but darry makes him do his work and stay a good kid while he works to get them money and food but soda also does the same and they both want ponyboy to stay in school and focus on his work because hes a smart boy and he knows how to stay on track.(when you mean neglect i thought you meant like why does ponyboy not want to be in school and do school work)

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