The theme of the excerpt from Tamar is that it focuses and
enables to tell about the story of Tamar in which she was able to overcome the
struggles or obstacles that comes on her path and the way she deals with the
relationship that she has with her grandfather. With this struggles, she was
able to find a way and overcome it by finding a solution to her problem.
Answer:
I do believe that Darry loves, Ponyboy and that he is only treating him the way he is out of personal interest. Darry just wants to keep Ponyboy safe because he is his older brother and that's his job.
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