Johnny makes a surprising decision. What is it? Why does Dally plead
with him to change his mind?Johnny decides to turn himself in, Dally pleads him not to do it because he doesn't want to see Johnny get hurt or put into jail.
Why does Ponyboy feel responsible for the burning of the church?
Ponyboy feels responsible for the burning of the church because he feels that it could have been one of his cigarettes that started the fire.
Who is injured most badly in the fire and how?
Johnny is injured most badly as he was in the fire for the longest, and the roof caved and fell on him knocking him unconscious and has inhaled to much smoke from the fire.
At the end of this chapter, Ponyboy realizes how Darry really feels
about him. What is Darry’s fear? How does Ponyboy understand this?Darrys fear is losing Ponyboy or Sodapop. Ponyboy understands this by how Darry was acting and what he said to him.
Fill in the blanks to practice writing paragraphs the SEXY way (statement, example, explanation, your link/opinion). Feel free to tweak the sentence starters, as long as the basic structure remains the same.
Statement
A theme present in the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is the importance of friendship and belonging.
Example and quote
An example of the theme of the importance of friendship and belonging is when Johnny asks about his parents and if they asked about him Dally snapped and said no. This shows that Johnny is isolated from his parents and is much more close with the "gang" and sees them as his family, but still wants to be loved and cared about by his parents.
The author writes, “My parents." Johnny repeated doggedly, "Did they ask about me?" "No" snapped Dally. "they didn't."
EXplanation
This quote reflects the theme of the importance of friendship and belonging as it shows that although Johnny still cares and wants to be loved by his parents Dally feels that its a waste of time and that Johnny belongs with the "gang" and not his immediate family because of how they treat him.
Your link/opinion
The theme of the importance of friendship and belonging connects to the wider world.
For example, everybody has friends or family and they can belong to both or one or the other as it is an experience that differs with everyone.
