Chapter 7

Chapter Seven ***

1. Explain what Pony means when he says Soda "reminds me of a colt" on p. 101.2. What condition is Johnny in after the fire?
When Pony says that Soda "reminds me of a colt" he means that Soda enjoys things that are action-packed and exciting. a colt is like a horse. When exciting things happen like this, colts are the first ones to see whats going on, Soda does the same thing.

2. What condition is Johnny in after the fire?
Johnny was in critical condition and suffered from 3rd degree burns from he fire. His back had been broken when the peice of large wood fell on him. there is a high chance he might not survive.

3. Why would being crippled be worse for Johnny than someone else?
If Johnny would be crippled, it would be the worst because he has gone through so much, being abused by his father to being jumped by the socs to murdering someone, Johnny has been through TOO much for such a young kid and he is a good sensative kid and deserves better.

4. "Maybe people are younger when they are asleep" (p.104). what do you think about this comment?
The comment, "maybe people are younger when they are asleep" makes me think of how quiet and helpless a person is when they are asleep, like a baby. when the person is awake they are full of energy and loud and crazy. but when you sleep you are restoring your energy and peacefully sitting still.

5. What is a juvenile delinquent (p. 107)?
Find a definition on the internet, in a dictionary, or create your own based on your own knowledge.
JUVENILE DELINQUENT: a young person or minor who commits criminal offenses, vandalism, violence and cant not be controlled by parental authority.

IN MY OWN WORDS: to me a juvenile delinquent is a young child who is going in the wrong path. Either they dont know right from wrong or they do and is just asking for attention and they act out to get that attention. If kids like this don't get help they could grow up to be a bad criminal.

6. Why would Two-Bit think Johnny, Dally, and Pony were heroes all along; before they saved the kids?
Two-Bit thought of Johnny Dally and Pony as heroes before they saved those kids because he knew that they had it in them all along. After all the things that they have done for the gang. They all have qualities that make a hero, and Two-Bit knows them so much that he knew they were heroes all along.

7. What was Bob's 'real' problem, according to Randy (p.116)?
According to Randy, Bob's "real" problem is his parents. Bob was a good kid, good looking, good grades but His parents gave into him all the time. They always thought things were their fault and thought their son was too perfect to screw up. He would to do something so bad that other parents would flip, but his parents did nothing to him and blamed themselves. This made Bob do even more stupid things and ended up in his death.

8. Why did Pony think it was better to see socs as "just guys" on p. 118? What do you think he means by this?
Pony would rather see the Socs as "just guys" because that makes it seem like they are all the same. They are all just humans with problems and hard times. This made the Socs seem more real, that they had something in common with the Greasers. Socs are still Socs and Greasers are still Greasers, but they both have feelings, they both need someone to talk to and someone to love them. But their both just people, they both only human. Every single one of us is only human after all. Pony means that when the Socs are "just guys" they aren't Socs anymore. They aren't people who hate the Greasers and who the Greasers hate. When they are "just guys" everyone can relax.