Frenemy In The Outsiders

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Have you ever thought of having a book character as a friend? The Outsiders has a variety of different characters with many different characteristics. The book The Outsiders is a book that has a focus that is mainly on the characters and who they are. The characters can range anywhere from best friend ever to arch nemesis. In this essay, arch nemesis will not stand for frenemy, but somebody that you would like to exterminate from the world. Having Ponyboy as a friend, Two-Bit as a frenemy, and Dally as an arch enemy would be an interesting life to live.
An interesting character to be friends with from the book The outsiders would be Johnny. In the book, Johnny is described when it says, “If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been

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