Darry and Ponyboy's relationship

[Stephen]

Emilia Jane * THE OFFICE:) * wrote: "I read The Outsiders in 8th grade and I felt that the whole time(except the end) that Darry was a jerk to Ponyboy. Do you feel the same way?"

I think that Darry was trying to be a parent to his brothers and he just didn't know how. He was just 20 himself and occasionally he'd take that frustration out on the people that were closest to him