What are some of the reasons the boys in the gang like to fight? Why do you think Ponyboy keeps asking them all why they like to fight? (page 133) Answer both questions. What does Johnny mean when he says “stay gold” right before he dies? (page 148)

How has Dally’s character developed from the beginning of the book until now?

1. Sodapop says that he likes fighting because “[i]t’s action. It’s a contest, Like a drag race or a  dance or something” (133).

Steve, is more violent in the sense that he likes fighting because he  wants to “beat those Soc’ head in” (133) because he enjoys it.

The boys explain that Darry likes  to fight because he gets to show off his muscles. Ponyboy says that Darry likes to take part in  anything related to strength.

Ponyboy will fight, but he doesn’t like it.

Darry is hesitant to let Ponyboy fight because he has lost weight and strength since being in  Windrixville. He also doesn’t like that Ponyboy will be fighting without Johnny, since they  usually protect each other.

2. Johnny’s last words to Ponyboy were “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold” (148).

This message  refers back to the poem that Johnny and Pony read while they were at the church in Windrixville.

Stay gold in this particular instance refers to being true to yourself and attempting to remain  innocent and uncorrupted. When Johnny, in his final hour, tells Ponyboy to “Stay Gold” he is  telling him to not conform to what society dictates and to stay true to his pure self despite the violent and tumultuous world he lives in.

3. Dally had pulled the kids from the burning  church and Dally had risked his life and risked going to jail in order to keep Pony and  Johnny safe. He made a difference by caring for his family.

JUST SWITCH UP SOME OF THE WORDS!!

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

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