Even though most of the characters were able to keep their fear in check, many of them allowed their fear to take over. This is like when Johnny killed the Soc (Bob). When Johnny saw Ponyboy being drowned by the Soc he was scared for both himself and Ponyboy. In this moment Johnny reacted by killing the Soc but it wasn’t Johnny who killed the Soc it was his fear, Johnny had allowed his fear to become him. Secondly, Dally had the cops kill him because of Johnny’s death. Johnny was the first person that Dally had ever loved and now he was gone, Dally did not want to live his life without the one person he had ever cared for. Dally let his fear of living without Johnny take his life. Lastly, Johnny allowed his fear not only to control him but