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Ponyboys Monologue

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Write the scene at the stabbing from Johnny’s perspective. What led you to kill Bob? What was going on in your head immediately after the killing? It was a dark night today, in fact, it was quite a peaceful night. The icy fingers of the wind grabbed and wrapped around me and Ponyboy. The trees swayed left to right. As if they were dancing, the crickets chirping. Making music and the frogs making their own little sounds here and there. I was walking with Ponyboy to the park. He was angry but I really don't know why; I assumed it was Darry being himself and yelling at Ponyboy. Honestly, I think Darry should cut the kid some slack. I heard the park’s fountain. We went inside the park and sat down on the benches. I looked at Ponyboy, despite what he said about himself, he was a spitting image of Sodapop. I took out my cigarettes and offered Ponyboy one. “Thanks,” Pony said. “No problem,” I said. As I was looking down the street I saw faint headlights; they looked like the headlights of a Mustang. If I was right that meant that the Socs had crossed their territory and had come into the Greasers’ home. The Mustang came to a halt right in front of the park. It was blue. Suddenly it felt like the temperature had dropped 100 degrees. I recognized that car! It was the same one that pulled up when I was jumped. Pain shot up through me as I thought about it. “Hey, why are the Socs in our territory?” I started to pull Ponyboy away but it was too late; the Socs came out and formed a circle blocking our …show more content…

If I was being honest I needed the reassuring. But I had to be strong for Pony, I can't break down in front of him. Ponyboy sat up and looked at me. He saw the knife I was holding tightly in my right hand. The knife was soaked in blood, all the way to the hilt of the blade. Then Pony looked me, my face and shirt were drenched in blood. “Johnny-” Pony said “Yes, Pony I killed that

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