Has anyone ever wondered, what will I get out of this fight? No one really does until after, because in that split second there becomes a problem and there is no time to think. In The Outsiders that thought wasn't brought up either. In the end fighting was not worth the result they got. Bob died because of fighting, Ponyboy got brain damage and is failing classes, and pressure from fighting was a reason that Dally committed suicide. Now let me ask again was fighting really worth all of that?
In The Outsiders fights happen quite often. On page 57 Ponyboy said "You really killed him huh, Johnny?" And Johnny replied "'Yeah'", referring to Bob. Bob dies during a brawl because he was drowning Ponyboy, and Johnny stabbed him to save Ponyboy. The brawl was over Greasers hanging out with Cherry and Marcia, which are Socs' girlfriends. The Socs got worked up over something so small which resulted in a fight they most likely didn't think about the results that they might receive from this quarrel. …show more content…
One of the main factors from stress could've easily been fighting and arguments with his gang of Greasers and Socs. On page 131 Ponyboy said "I knew he would be dead because, Dally Winston wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted." In this quote it is saying how Dally wanted to die. There are several reasons for why he might want to die but in my opinion the pressure of Greasers vs. Socs was a component in his death. Stress can very much wear a person down to where being gone may make him feel like it's the only
In The Outsiders fights happen quite often. On page 57 Ponyboy said "You really killed him huh, Johnny?" And Johnny replied "'Yeah'", referring to Bob. Bob dies during a brawl because he was drowning Ponyboy, and Johnny stabbed him to save Ponyboy. The brawl was over Greasers hanging out with Cherry and Marcia, which are Socs' girlfriends. The Socs got worked up over something so small which resulted in a fight they most likely didn't think about the results that they might receive from this quarrel. …show more content…
One of the main factors from stress could've easily been fighting and arguments with his gang of Greasers and Socs. On page 131 Ponyboy said "I knew he would be dead because, Dally Winston wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted." In this quote it is saying how Dally wanted to die. There are several reasons for why he might want to die but in my opinion the pressure of Greasers vs. Socs was a component in his death. Stress can very much wear a person down to where being gone may make him feel like it's the only