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What are the last 2 thing Johnny said to Ponyboy?
Johnny’s last words to Ponyboy was, “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.” What Johnny meant by this was for Ponyboy to stay the way he was, and not to get influenced by other people.
Why does Johnny say what he says to Ponyboy?
Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold. As he lies dying in Chapter 9, Johnny Cade speaks these words to Ponyboy. Johnny now senses the uselessness of fighting; he knows that Ponyboy is better than the average hoodlum, and he wants Ponyboy to hold onto the golden qualities that set him apart from his companions.
What were Johnny’s last words to Ponyboy in Chapter 9?
fighting’s no good.” He asks to speak to Ponyboy, and, leaning over him, Johnny’s last words are “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.” When Johnny dies, Dally bolts out of the room and takes off running. In this chapter, Ponyboy questions his identification with the East Side greasers.
What did Johnny do to Ponyboy to disguise himself?
Johnny insists that they cut their hair to disguise themselves, and he bleaches Ponyboy’s hair. For the next week, the boys hide out at the church, reading Gone with the Wind, smoking, and eating sandwiches. The boys admire the southern gentlemen in Gone with the Wind, and Johnny points out that they remind him of Dally.
What hits Ponyboy for the first time in the novel?
It hits Ponyboy for the first time that they are in real trouble, that Johnny has murdered someone and now they are running away. They are exhausted, and Ponyboy falls asleep. The boys jump off the train at Windrixville, and Ponyboy is barely awake.
How does Johnny react to dally’s news about Ponyboy?
He thinks it’s unfair for Ponyboy to have to hide away with him. Then he asks Dally, “I don’t guess my parents are worried about me or anything?” Dally replies that they haven’t asked about him, and it is clear this news depresses Johnny, even though he doesn’t say anything.
What does Ponyboy’s mom say to two-bit and Ponyboy?
She speaks to both Pony and Two-Bit and assures them that the Socs are going to follow the rules — no weapons. Pony asks her whether she is going to visit Johnny in the hospital, but she says that she just can’t because Johnny had killed her boyfriend.