The actor’s body language and tone of voice affected the viewer’s understanding of the character, plot, and theme. For example, at the beginning when Dally was be a jerk to Cherry and Marcia at the drive in movie, he made people think that he was not a good person. The next example would be, when Darry hit Ponyboy, this contributed to the rising action because afterward Pony ran away. Another example, is the rising action, when Johnny killed Bob to save Ponyboy. Some time afterward, the church, that Pony and Johnny used as a hideout, was on fire and there were kids inside. Not only did this event contribute to the plot by being the climax, it also showed how brave and selfless Pony and Johnny were. Towards the end of the novel when Ponyboy
