Answer and Explanation:
For a continuation of the story, I would write that Ponnyboy is older and begins to enter early adulthood, in late adolescence. as we know, his family does not have the money to keep him in college, which makes Ponnyboy start looking for a job, to have a better economic situation, since he believes that he will not be able to afford college with his own salary.
Although Ponnyboy has changed his life and moved away from gangs, he is unable to keep his past a secret and suffers from strong social prejudice in his job search. Even after finding a job, which he opposes very badly, Ponnyboy still suffers several abuses due to people's intolerance towards the past that he had.
In addition to suffering prejudice, Ponnyboy has horrible nightmares about the traumatic experiences he had in the first book, which adds another difficulty in life. Ponnyboy begins to believe that there is no future for a young man like him.
The resolution to these misfortunes begins to emerge when Ponnyboy becomes involved in a volunteer group at a local church, which tries to help young people find a better life than they live. Young people in this group receive counseling, psychological counseling and can even learn a professional trade, which helps Ponnyboy overcome his problems.
