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CHURCH FIRE - Coggle Diagram
CHURCH FIRE
CHARACTERS
Darry
He cares for PB - "I thought we lost you like we did Mom and Dad" - finally showing his loving emotions, care
"I hadn't seen him cry in years, not even when Mom and Dad had been killed" - when his parents died he took responsibility over his brothers, tough, cold
Ponyboy
"I hadn't...." - PB has come to the realisation that Darry has always loved him and cared for him - gratitude to brother
Guilt - "We started it! We started it" - his has a conscience,
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"I should be scared" -adrenaline, thought he had nothing to lose
Johnny
Found a purpose - "That was the only time I can think of when I saw him without that defeated, suspicious look in his eyes" - saving the kids, seeing Johnny smile finally
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Dally
Cares about PB and J - he ran in to help them "I don't want you to get hurt. You don't know what a few months in jail could do to you."
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THEMES
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Friendship / Loyalty
J follows PB into the fire - "I hadn't realised Johnny had been behind me almost all the way" - risks life for him
Dally helps them out of the fire - "He told me that if I ever did a stupid thing like that again, he'd beat the tar out of me " - relief that PB and J are alive
In the hospital, it is clear Dally is concerned for PB and J
Society and Class
"Take me to town and you'll find out pretty quick" - people will recognise him as a Greaser (Socs might notice them)