Ponyboy, how he doesn't fit in

Ponyboy has been so nice and seems like he doesn't belong with the rest. A couple of reasons would be, one cherry said after Darry left she said are you going to bother me as well ponyboy said no and she said good you don't look like you would mess with me. Another time when he even said it himself when he was about to get in a fight with the socs when cherry was with them he had the bottle and said himself to cherry this isn't me.

       That is why I think ponyboy doesn't fit in with the rest mainly because of what he has acted like during the whole book mainly the beggining