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Church Fire - Coggle Diagram
Church Fire
Characters
Ponyboy
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Dyes his hair blonde so as to not be recognised as a Greaser - shows how much he cares for Johnny (SC) - breaking the stereotype
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''Why aren't I scared?'' - not thinking of himself, he is thinking of others - brave
Johnny
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Usually sad and defeated but now he found a purpose - adrenaline ''That was the only time...'' - humourous / seeing J smile finally
Vulnerable - asks whether his parents were asking for him or not (we learn they're not) - however, the greasers were asking for him (actual family)
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Dally
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Advises J and PB - ''you don't know what a few months in jail could do to you.'' - doesn't want J to go through what he did
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Darry
Very protective of PB (of his brothers) - ''I thought we lost you like we did Mom and Dad.'' - he cries - he is taking responsibility over his brothers
Theme
Social Class
Dyes his hair blonde so as to not be recognised as a Greaser - shows how much he cares for Johnny - breaking stereotype
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''Us Greasers get it worse than anyone else.'' - Dally says this to J - due to public perception (stereotypes) they may be treated worse than if a Soc got in trouble
Friendship
J asks whether his parents were asking for him or not (we learn they're not) - however, the greasers were asking for him (actual family)
Trust each other - ''I hadn't realised... right behind me..'' - loyal. Also, Dally steps in to the fire to help out the boys
PB is pushed out the window first so as to save him. Dally tries to put out the fire on PB's back - protective
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