... Then they hide out in an old church, but the church burns down. While trying to save the kids Johnny is injured really bad and dies a few days later. Dally, Johnny's best friend is grief-stricken about it and robs a store. He evens threatens the police with an unarmed gun. In doing this he is also killed. Now Pony has lost two friends. Pony is now ... depressed and begins to fail in school. Dropping from a really high academic position. (Hinton pg 154) CLIMAX: The climax of this novel would definitely have to be when Pony read the letter that Johnny wrote him before his death. He told hi...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... lots of sad emotions and lots of anger but not very much love and caring like one gets from a mother and a father. When Johnny dies and then when Dally dies, you see how hard it is for three boys to express their loss and feelings about death. The Outsiders show sad emotions from the very beginning when Soda Pop, Pony Boy and ... of hope for the future to do better or to get a different life. When Dally went and robbed the convenient store, and then gets shot by the police there is a lot of sadness but life seems to move on. It is not the end of the world like it would be if I lost my b...

• Word Count: 882
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School