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Why People Kill People In The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton

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The statement “It is never acceptable to kill someone” is disagreeable because there are multiple reasons why people kill, as shown in the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton. One reason is self defense. An example of that is on page 57 where Johnny kills a Soc named Bob because Bob is drowning Ponyboy. Johnny tells Ponyboy “‘I had to. They were drowning you, Ponyboy. They might have killed you. And they had a blade… they were gonna beat me up….’” This proves that people kill people in self defense because Johnny hadn’t planned on killing Bob that day, he was fearful for his and Ponyboy’s safety so he killed Bob. Another reason why people kill people is because of the law. They do kill due to the law because on page 57, Ponyboy tells
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