Theme – After the episode involving Dally, Darry tells Pony he will have to go to court and talk to the police. Pony asks, “Do y
ou think they’ll split us up? Put me in a home or something?” Explain how the theme topic of “the importance of family” is demonstrated at this point in the novel:
Because Pony was scared that they would split them up. He didn't want to be split up because they were family, and he didn't want to go to the home and lose his family.
