outsiders comprehention ch 11

Question 1

Dally runs out “like the devil was after him” when he finds out Johnny is dead. According to Pony, why is Dally having so much trouble handling Johnny’s death?

Answer 1

Dally only cared about one thing: Johnny, and Johnny was the only real connection to humanity that Dally had.

Question 2

Why does Ponyboy insist that he is the one who killed Bob and keeps saying Johnny isn’t dead?

Answer 2

He’s in denial/Doesn’t accept that Johnny is dead.

Question 3

According to Ponyboy, Johnny died gallant. What does he mean? What is different about the death of Dally?

Answer 3

Johnny died from saving people and putting other people’s lives before his. Dally robs a grocery store and pulled a gun on a cop. His death was suicidal. Johnny dies as a hero, while Dally died as a hoodlum.