At Tulsa High School, one is required to take a language course as an elective. Ponyboy originally applied to take French but the class was ultimately full. He was a bit bummed out that he didn’t get into the class. When he found out that he was going to have Spanish, he was more bummed than before.

When he entered the classroom, Ponyboy knew he was going to struggle. He saw that half of the class were Hispanics or looked like they understood some Spanish. He knew nothing besides hello and goodbye. Ponyboy sat next to a pretty Hispanic girl.

“So…do you think this class is okay?” Pony asked the pretty girl. She turned around and smiled at him before nodding her head. “Of course! My parents are from San Luis Potosí and Guanajuato so this class will be an easy A.”