refers to Ponyboy being delusional because he believes in his mind that Johnny is still alive, but as the readers we know that he died in the hospital as a result of his injuries from the fire in the church. Another example is on page 151. Here it’s stated, from Ponyboy’s point of view, that “ I might have stumbled around all night.” This proves that even though Ponyboy had grown up in that same town all his life the death of Johnny really knocked something out of him. A sign that someone is not in their
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All Scotches are bottled at a minimum of 80 proof; most are 86 proofs. (Katsigris & Thomas, 2012) Blended Scotch brands can be found as a house, call and premium. J&B is an example of a house brand. Johnny Walker Red and Dewars are common call brands and Chivas Regal, Johnny Walker Black and Johnny Walker Blue are considered premium brands. The house brand, J&B dates back to Giacomo Justerini, an Italian who went to London to pursue an Italian opera singer in 1749. When that didn’t work out, he
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Soto’s innocent six-year old quality merged into a more savage-like behaviour that exhibited a harmful effect upon others like Cross-Eyed Johnny. Soto’s refusal to share the pie with Cross-Eyed-Johnny had led to Johnny “[returning] home to climb his roof and sit watching [Soto] eat the pie by [himself]”, but “[jumping] off,” which indicated Cross-Eyed Johnny in becoming a fallen angel. Over the course of his actions, Soto returns back home to quench his thirst. Biblically by drinking the water,
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that can jump the Greasers whenever they want. The Socs are rich so that makes them think that they are based on what they have and how much better their things are. The Socs jump the Greasers to make them scared of them, just like what happened to Johnny. The Greasers want to be tougher than the Socs because in the book, before the rumble, they talked about how much each one of them wanted to beat the Socs. The Greasers don’t think they have a big future because they don’t have as much as the Socs
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started it. We started it.” (91, Hinton) When the church was on fire, Ponyboy and Johnny ran in to get the kids out because they knew they started the fire and couldn’t let someone get hurt from their mistake. Ponyboy is also courageous because when Johnny died he had to make death mean something. “Right then the most important thing in my life was helping us whip the Socs.” (134, Hinton) Another example is when Johnny killed Bob, the Soc. “We gotta get outa here. Get somewhere. Runaway.” (57, Hinton)
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Katherine Lund Unit 5 Assignment PA350 Social Security and Disability Law April 1, 2014 Step 1: Work Test-Is the claimant working and earning more than substantial gainful activity? Johnny Superton is working for his brother’s lawn mower shop and getting paid $320.00 per week which equals $1,376.00 per month. This is over the $1070.00 amount that Social Security has set in place for substantial gainful activity. Therefore, he would be denied benefits in step 1 of the SSA’s five step Sequential
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demonstrates generosity and kindness all throughout the book.From helping each other out with murder, to just being there for each other, the characters in The Outsiders show a theme of friendship. Dally shows a sense friendship to Ponyboy and Johnny. When Johnny kills Bob, he goes a with Ponyboy to find Dally for help. “ ‘Git goin,’ ” he messed up Johnny’s hair, “ ‘Take care kid,’ he said softly. ‘Man I thought New York was the only place I could get mixed up in a murder rap.’ ” said Dally ( ). Dally
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The Outsiders Notes Characters: Ponyboy Curtis - He is fourteen year old greaser and the story is told from is point of view. Ponyboy is the smartest kid in his gang. Ponyboy lives with his older brothers Sodapop and Darry. Darrel Curtis - He is Ponyboy’s oldest brother in the book he is known as Darry. Darry is a twenty year old greaser who is raising Ponyboy because their parents died in a car crash. Sodapop Curtis - He is Ponyboy’s middle brother that has the good look and charm. Two-Bit
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In literature, a hero/heroine, or protagonist, is the principal character of a story, which may be known for special achievements. It´s sometimes used to simply describe the protagonist of a story, or the love interest, a usage which can conflict with the superhuman expectations of heroism. [1] Hero and heroine came to refer to characters who, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self sacrifice, that is, heroism for some greater good
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other. The greasers are known to be fighters, and the Socs are the west side rich kids who like to jump greasers who walk alone. Ponyboy and his friend Johnny get into a brawl which ends up as a death of a Soc. They must deal with grief and trust each other to go on with their lives. Their friendship depends on the trust of each other. Johnny and Ponyboy must trust each other to get through what happened the night they killed that Soc. When Sodapop gets sad and tells Ponyboy
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