been trying to find a new job. Now she knows why no one has hired her. She tells Aibileen she did something terrible to Hilly, something involving a pie, but she won't say what. Several days later, Minny finds work at the home of Johnny and Celia Rae Foote. Johnny is Hilly's ex,
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Analysis of the story: Summary: the story is about Mrs. Wilson and her son, Johnny, and Boyd who´s Johnny’s friend. Mrs. Wilson just finished making gingerbreads and called her son, Johnny, inside for lunch. Johnny asks whether his friend Boyd could join them for lunch. Mrs. Wilson assumes that Boyd is coming from a poor family since he´s black and therefore offers him some clothing. When Boyd rejects the offer Mrs. Wilson gets disappointed at him for not accepting the offer with gratitude.
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there for Pony boy. In the middle of the novel Johnny killed bob and pony's friends and family are there for him. Pony said” I leaned against him and bawled until I went to sleep” (75). This means Pony was upset and Johnny was able to comfort pony and pony fell asleep. Pony said”... Darry was the unofficial leader…” (89). Darry is the oldest out of pony and soda and he finished high school so he is the leader guarding of pony and soda. This is how Johnny and Darry are there for
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The crisp autumn air was interrupted by the sudden arrival of gray skies and fog. Johnny and his crew were in the full size court, as usual. They were balling up. My friends and I follow form, Jack, Sean, and I. We wait to the side and watch the 2 on 2 game take place, since we’re all too short and stubby to compete with the big boys, but it’s an intense match. Johnny has the slickest moves, from his quick head fakes and lightning-quick dribbles. “Swish!” The ball slides through the net as Will shoots
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their beliefs. Johnny and Mike both desire to have a better life, own a home, have savings, and provide for their families. They are essentially living under the same circumstances, but in different time periods. There has been no improvement in living and working condition for either family. Several times throughout the story people state how Mike would be proud of Johnny. Johnny is able to go much farther in his efforts than his father because Mike’s life unexpectedly ended. Johnny is elected on
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Breaking News! Local Greasers, Ponyboy Curtis, Johnny Cade, and Dallas Winston were caught in a fire in Windrixville. But why were these hoodlums caught in a fire? For a reason no one saw coming. Earlier in the day, a local school went on a picnic near an abandoned church in Tulsa. “We were having a school picnic up here and the first thing we knew, the place is burning up” said Jerry Wood, one of the teachers. Jerry told us exclusively that he didn't think that it was a big deal because we are in
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run away and towards the end. In chapter 4, right after murdering Socs’ member Bob, Johnny walks over to Ponyboy and explains “I had to. They were drowning you, Pony. They might have killed you…” (Chapter 4, p. 69). The dialogue shows readers that Johnny would do anything to help and protect any one of his friends. Later, when Dally and Johnny are having a conversation about protecting Johnny. Dally says, “Johnny, I ain't mad at you. I just don't want you to get hurt… I don't want that to happen
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tells the story of Pony and Johnny. “Nature’s first green is gold” goes along perfectly with the first scene of the novel. The line in the poem literally means that it’s springtime and growth flourishes, but figuratively it means that humans are all born with innocence. In the first scene, Pony walks out of a movie theater not worrying about anything besides Paul Newman and a ride home. This shows that Pony still has his innocence. While pony may have his innocence, Johnny is already starting
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English 8a November 14, 2012 Summary: Chapter 8 We couldn’t get along without him. We needed Johnny as much as he needed the gang. And for the same reason. Two-Bit and Ponyboy go to see Johnny and Dally in the hospital. Johnny, weak and pale, whispers that he would like Ponyboy to finish reading Gone with the Wind to him. His mother shows up to visit, but she is a mean-spirited, nagging woman and Johnny refuses to see her. As Ponyboy and Two-Bit leave, she accosts them and blames them for Johnny’s
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things to help the greasers out, and lastly before Johnny passes he tells Ponyboy to stay gold. First of all I think that one of the best themes from this book is staying gold while everything else is changing, one of the reasons why I think this is because in the book it mentions
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