Personal Decisions In The Outsiders

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All in all, the permeating theme of S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders is Your personal decisions can always affect the people closest to you. I Picked this Theme because I think i fits the best with the book Many people Kill and get killed because of one dumb decision/

the beginning of the book lots of stuff happens that goes well with my theme the beginning of the book chapter 1 Ponyboy went to the movies alone on the way home some greasers jump him and in the right moment his group members save him from getting beat.
Anyway, I went on walking home, thinking about the movie, and then suddenly wishing I had some company. Greasers can't walk alone too much or they'll get jumped, The Outsiders,"S.E."Hinton 4 or someone will come by and scream "Greaser!" …show more content…

I wondered. Dally is tougher than I am. Why can I take it when Dally can't? And then I knew. Johnny was the only thing Dally loved. And now Johnny was gone. 130
"It was Dally. He phoned from a booth. He's, just robbed a grocery store and the cops are after him. We gotta hide him. He'll be at the lot in a minute." 130
I have two evidences showing when Ponyboy gets about Dallas feelings and when he robes a corner store and lets shoot by the police .Because Of Bob and his crew 1.They wouldn't have run away 2.wouldn't have run into a church on fire 4.the rumble wouldn't have start and 5. Johnny woulden have dyed .
"Damnit, Johnny..." he begged, slamming one fist against the wall, hammering it to make it obey his will. "Oh, damnit, Johnny, don't die, please don't die..." He suddenly bolted through the door and down the hall. 127 This evidence shows when Johnny dies because he got burned too

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