To Mr. & Mrs. Cade
22 Brown Ave
Tulsa, Oklahoma
73101

13-11-1967

Dear Mr. & Mrs. Cade,

Hi, I am Ponyboy Curtis, one of the Greaser gang members. I would like to say that Johnny is quite shy. He never says anything back when someone says something about him and is brave. When Socs attack, he is able to protect himself and others. Johnny has a really bad home life. Mr. Cade, you always beat him up, and he always endured. Mrs. Cade, you always ignored Johnny and yelled at him. He would have run away a million times if I and the gang and I hadn’t been there. Johnny would never have known what love and affection are. Johnny taught that he doesn’t really have a family, so our gang was the closest thing that resembles one. He is a sensitive boy as well.