Who dies in outsiders book?

At the rumble, the greasers defeat the Socs. Dally shows up just in time for the fight; he has escaped from the hospital. After the fight, Ponyboy and Dally hurry back to see Johnny and find that he is dying. When Johnny dies, Dally loses control and runs from the room in a frenzy.
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Who killed Johnny in the outsiders book?

After getting everyone else, including Ponyboy, out of the church, Johnny is hit by a falling timber that breaks his back. Dally tries to save him by dragging him out of the church, but Johnny is hurt pretty badly by the time Dally gets to him. Johnny is in severe shock, and he's suffering from third degree burns.
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Who dies in the outsiders and why?

Because of Johnny dying, Dally kills himself, and because Ponyboy loses two of his greatest friends, he shuts down and starts blocking out the world. He does this because he believes that if he can keep out everyone else, he can keep out that voice telling him “Dally and Johnny are dead, Pony.
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Who dies in the Outsiders Bob?

He was killed by Johnny when he was trying to drown Ponyboy Curtis. Randy told Ponyboy that after Bob died, his mother had a nervous breakdown.
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Is Johnny from the outsiders death?

After saving some children from a burning building, Dallas and Ponyboy sustained some injuries. Both in the novel and in the movie, however, the character Johnny endured the worst burns. He fought for his life but eventually died in the hospital.
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What happens to Ponyboy?

He has suffered a concussion from a kick to the head at the rumble and has been delirious in bed for several days. When he is well, he attends his hearing, where the judge treats him kindly and acquits him of responsibility for Bob's death. The court rules that Ponyboy will be allowed to remain at home with Darry.
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What were Johnny's last words?

What do Johnny's last words mean? Right before he dies in the hospital, Johnny says “Stay gold, Ponyboy.” Ponyboy cannot figure out what Johnny means until he reads the note Johnny left.
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Who got stabbed in The Outsiders?

Ponyboy and Johnny ran into some Socs and one Soc named Bob was pushing Ponyboy's head into a fountain. Johnny didn't know what to do so he stabbed Bob with a knife he had in his pocket. Johnny and Ponyboy knew they were criminals so they were on the run. Their hideout was an old abandoned church.
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What happens to Darry in The Outsiders?

After the show in 2009, he died from cancer. He always lived in the gang's house. He had one kid and got married when Sodapop moved out in 1965 and Ponyboy moved out in 1967. His best friend was a guy from his roofing job that didn't want to be in a gang but him and Darry knew each other since they were in pre-k.
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Who was drowning Ponyboy?

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In the scene where Ponyboy and Johnny run away from home, and a group of Socs jump them at the park, David is the Soc who attempted to drown Ponyboy in the fountain, before running away when Johnny killed Bob (Robert Sheldon).
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Why is Dally's death significant?

Dally survived by insisting that he was in control of his life and it is fair to surmise that he viewed his death in the same way. Dally's reaction to Johnny's death allows Ponyboy to see Dally in a different light. After seeing him gunned down, Ponyboy thinks, ''Nobody would write editorials praising Dally.
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Why is Dally so broken after Johnny's death?

Dally is furious and has a breakdown because Johnny was the one person he actually cared about. Dally is furious at the doctor for not being able to save Johnny. He refuses to believe that Johnny died. Dally is in shock and denial that Johnny died.
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How was Dally's death foreshadowed?

Notice the "used to." This is some subtle foreshadowing. Pony no longer sketches Dally because Dally's already dead when Pony's writing. His death is one of his reasons Pony's writing this piece in the first place. Last we checked, riding in rodeos was no crime, but jumping little kids is pretty bad.
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Is Dally dead?

Dally's dying in a circle of light is intensely symbolic. Light is often connected with enlightenment. Dally knew what he wanted after the death of Johnny: He wanted to die. He pulled an unloaded gun in order to force the police to shoot him.
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Is Johnny innocent for killing Bob?

experienced from the attack from Bob four months ago. Bob Sheldon was the attacker and was going to kill Ponyboy. Johnny Cade is not a murderer, but a loyal friend who had to protect his friend. His actions were justified and he must be found not guilty because he acted only to protect the life of another.
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What happens to Ponyboy after Dally is killed?

Dally pulls out the unloaded gun he carries, and the police shoot him. Dally collapses to the ground, dead. Ponyboy muses that Dally wanted to die. Feeling dizzy and overwhelmed, Ponyboy passes out.
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Was Sandy pregnant in The Outsiders?

Ponyboy asks Sodapop about Sandy and learns that she got pregnant and moved to Florida. Her parents refused to let her marry Sodapop because of his age, so Sandy left to live with her grandmother. Sodapop and Darry go to work, and Two-Bit and Ponyboy go to get Cokes at the Tasty Freeze.
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Why can't Ponyboy accept Johnny's death?

Ponyboy can't accept Johnny's death because he was too young. Also because he was still in shock. Ponyboy and Johnny were really close. Johnny was like the leader of the Greasers.
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What happened to Sodapop after The Outsiders?

Sodapop is drafted to Vietnam and dies there.
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What happens when Johnny kills Bob?

When he kills Bob, Johnny loses the look of a wild animal caught in a trap and instead he "looked as cool as Darry ever had." By killing Bob, Johnny takes control of his life in the only way that he thinks is possible.
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Who did Johnny and Pony turn for help after Johnny killed Bob?

7. To whom do Johnny and Pony turn for help after Johnny killed Bob? Why? They turn to Dally because he has experience at such things.
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What did Johnny say to Ponyboy when he killed Bob?

Bob's bloody corpse is nearby. Johnny says, “I killed him,” and Ponyboy sees Johnny's switchblade, dark to the hilt with blood.
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What were Dally's last words?

he pretty much said to himself "it's ok". the real question is what did he want to tell pony. his last words were "pony".
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Does Ponyboy Stay Gold?

Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold. As he lies dying in Chapter 9, Johnny Cade speaks these words to Ponyboy. “Stay gold” is a reference to the Robert Frost poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny when the two hide out in the Windrixville Church.
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Who takes Johnny's death the hardest Why?

Dally took Johnny's death the hardest. Which of the Greasers took Johnny's death the hardest? Dally and Paul the Soc stepped forward to begin the fight.
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