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ponyboy and Johnny becomes a hero
Another gang member called Two-Bit reads an article to Johnny and Ponyboy that calls them heroes. The article thrills Johnny, but he says he knows he's dying. Johnny's mother arrives and blames the Greasers for what's happened to Johnny. -
Ponyboy Gets jumped
The novel begins with a gang called the Socs attacking the book's narrator, Ponyboy Curtis, as he walks home from the cinema. Luckily, his friends turn up and scare them off. -
Socs attack johnny and ponyboy at the park
The Socs attack Ponyboy and Johnny in a park. The Socs try to drown Ponyboy in a fountain, and Johnny has to kill one of the Socs with his knife to scare them away. -
Johnny and ponyboy escape to an abandoned church
Dallas gives Johnny and Ponyboy a gun and some money and tells them to hide out in a nearby abandoned church. -
The church fire
Dallas takes Johnny and Ponyboy out for Dairy Queen. When they arrive back at the church, the church is on fire. Realizing there are children inside, Ponyboy and Johnny run into the church to rescue them. -
Johnny dies
After the fight, Ponyboy and Dallas run to the hospital to see Johnny, who they hear is now dying. Johnny dies soon after they arrive. His last words to Ponyboy are "stay gold." -
The rumble
The Socs and the Greasers begin the fight. Ponyboy gets badly beaten, but somehow the Greasers win and force the Socs to run away. -
Dallas robs a store and pulls out a fake gun to later be shot and killed
The police shoot and kill Dallas in a parking lot. Though Ponyboy is upset, he knows that Dallas wanted to die. He just couldn't live without Johnny in his life. -
Ponyboy falls into a sickness
Ponyboy falls into a fever for several days. When he finally wakes up he sees that his brothers have been sitting by his side throughout his sickness. -
Ponyboy is found not guilty
In the last chapter of the book ponyboy is found not guilty of murder or any of his charges and has to do no jail time, but he feels that he should have been found guilty