Q. How is Johnny similar to a Southern gentleman?
Johnny is fascinated by the idea of the southern gentlemen, who he sees as exemplifying grace, gallantry, and manners. Strangely (to me) Johnny equates the qualities of the southern gentleman with Dally, but Ponyboy insists that Johnny more closely approximates those ideals.
Q. What does Johnny like about Gone with the Wind?
Johnny’s favorite aspect of Gone with the Wind was the gallant southern gentlemen “with their manners and charm,” who reminded him of Dallas Winston (76). Johnny admired their bravery and resolve, and even explained to Ponyboy about how one night Dally got picked up by the police for vandalism that Two-Bit committed.
Q. When Johnny mentions that the Southern gentleman remind him of Dallas Winston What does he mean?
When Johnny mentions that the Southern gentlemen reminds him of Dallas Winston, what does he mean? Dallas has a Southern accent even though he is from New York City. Dallas is a gentleman and treats all girls with respect. Dallas is willing to fight for his rights like the Southerners did in the Civil War.
Q. Why is Johnny so impressed by the Southern gentleman in Gone with the Wind?
Johnny is especially impressed with the Southern gentlemen. Johnny relates to these men because they are gallant and cool even when everything is against them, just like the greasers are. The South had attempted to secede from the union, and at the time of the Gone with the Wind story, they were losing the Civil War.
Q. Who kills dally?
1) How does Dally die? The policemen kill Dally. After Johnny dies in the hospital, Dally is so upset, he runs away from Ponyboy and robs a grocery store. The police chase him to the empty lot where the greasers hang out.
Q. Are Johnny’s parents abusive?
Johnny’s parents are abusive—his mother verbally, and his father physically. They’re both neglectful. Johnny refuses to see his mother when she comes to visit him in the hospital, and he takes his parents’ treatment of him personally (as would most people).
Q. Who does Johnny’s mother blame for everything wrong in Johnny’s life?
At the hospital, Johnny’s mother starts shouting at Ponyboy and blaming the greasers for everything that happened. Who pulls Pony out of the room? Q. What does Ponyboy ask Two-Bit to promise?
Q. What is Johnny’s mother like?
Johnny’s mother is described as small with straight black hair. Ponyboy says were eyes “were cheap and hard.” She’s quick to verbally attack the boys, wanting to blame anyone but herself for Johnny’s situation. We know she is a selfish, cold woman who has not been a good parent to Johnny.
Q. Why did Johnny accept his death so peacefully?
Why did Johnny accept his death so peacefully? Johnny accepted his death so peacefully because he got to die saving the little children from the church fire.
Q. Who is ponyboy’s oldest brother?
Darrel
