Chapter 12 is the final chapter of the book. The hearing was not how Pony thought it was going to be, he barely talked, almost everyone is town was questioned, and the case was closed and pony was in no trouble. Him and Darry cant stop fighting, his grades dropped drastically, Pony has no urge like he used to have. One day ponyboy and two others grab lunch at the local store, while pony is outside leaning on the car a couple socs roll up and start to give him a hard time. Pony breaks a bottle and starts acting tough which he never does, pony feels no emotion whatsoever and the socs leave him alone.
"We are all we got" They only have eachother so even thought times are hard they will always have eachother to lean back on.
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Ponyboy is still in bed resting from his injuries that he got at the rumble. He decides to pick up one of sodas old yearbooks because he was bored. He then sees a boy named robert and he freezes, he realizes that it is Bob, which is the soc that johnny had killed. Then randy comes to visit, randy was on of the socs, he tells pony that eveyrone involed that night is going to court.
After johnny dies Pony cathces a ride form a random man. Pony is bleeding and dizzy from the rumble and ends up messing up the mans car. Dally then goes onto rob a store with a gun that is not loaded. He is then on the run from the fuzz but the cops find him and shoot him under a street light.
This chapter is very deep and changes the whole vibe of the book. They go to visit johnny one more time and more the last time. Johnny passes away with pony at his side, two best friends together till the end. ponyboy relises his brother really loves him by crying of the thought of him getting hurt.
everyone goes back to visit johnny. Johnny asks pony to finish reading him "Gone With the Wind" which is the book they read in the church. Johnny is in critical condition still but Dally is almost fully recovered. After they leave pony finds himself with Cherry. cherry being the spy tells him what the other group is doing
The greasers go to the hospital with severe burns. The boys are then met by the media where they are told they are heroes. One reporter asks what ponyboy would rather be doing right now, and pony says "I would like to take a bath." they laugh at that but he wasnt trying to be funny and just really wanted a bath.
In these two chapters life for johnny and Ponyboy change for what could be the rest of their lives. They officially run away and decide to go to the park to get some rest, and then a greasers worst nightmare comes along. A group of drunk socs pull up in their fancy blue mustange and five teens step out sprcifically chery's boyfriend and his friends. They two innocent grasers had no chance and johnny reached into his back pocket and froze, the socs smelled like whisky and english leather. As they surround them they taunt the boys asking if they want to go for a swim hinting at the fountain behind the greasers. Then soc grabs Ponyboy's neck and dunks him in the fountain. Just before Ponyboy feels hs life slipping away the hand releases from his neck and he lays on the ground coughing . Then he gets up and sees a dead soc laying on the ground and johnny sitting there with his switchbalde. Ponyboy instantly panics. They go to see Dally who helps them get out of town to get away from the fuzz...
In chapter three the greasers leave with the soc girls. Ponyboy and Cherry continue to talk and Cherry manages to find stuff out that twobit and Johny never did. He tells Cherry how Darry doesnt like him and wishes he could get rid of Ponyboy, this startles both Johnny and Twobit, The two realize how much they have in common. Then a blue mustang pulls up with the Socs boyfriends and a fight almost occurs, however the girls leave with their boyfriends to avoid any conflict.
"He Liked to show he didnt care, wether it was a law or not"
This quote helps draw a picture of the greasers. It shows how they roam the streets looking for trouble. it also shows how ponyboys family acts, they get into lots of trouble without their parents there to watch them. Dally is the brother who gets into the most trouble, he roams the streets looking for alchahol, booze, or stuff to sneak into, this is how the greasers have fun. |
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