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Ponyboy's Choice In 'The Outsiders'

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The largest choice in The Outsiders was slapping ponyboy; Darry slapped him, because he was mad at Pony for falling asleep in the lot Because of this, Ponyboy ran away, and got jumped by some socs who were Cherry and Marcia’s friends. This led to bob being killed by Johnny, hiding in the church, the church burning down, and eventually Johnny and Dally’s death. Almost the entire plot was set in motion by this very act. Because of this, Ponyboy became angry, and was very (emotionally and physically) hurt: near the end, and almost hardened like Dally. “I screamed and ran out the door as fast as I could.” (50) “We ran for several blocks until we were both out of breath.” (51 The second most impactful choice in The Outsiders was telling Ponyboy
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