Sheryl "Cherry" Valance is the lead female protagonist in the 1967 novel, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. She is the closest thing Ponyboy has to a love interest in the novel and is from the Socs. It is heavily implied that she had romantic feelings for him and Dallas Winston.
Her final appearance in the book is when she testifies that the Socs were drunk the night they jumped Ponyboy and Johnny. This helps The Curtis Brothers win the case and remain together. Her final appearance in the novel is when she sees Pony but ignores him.
In the TV series, Cherry remained friends with Ponyboy.
Trivia[]
- Cherry got her nickname because of her red hair.