In Chapter 8, Ponyboy and Two-Bit go to the hospital to visit Johnny and Dally. In a very emotional scene, Johnny tells Ponyboy that he busted his back and is afraid to die. Johnny says that their trip to Windrixville was the only time he's left the city and wishes to see the world. Ponyboy tries his best to control his emotions and analyzes Johnny's short life. Ponyboy mentions that in sixteen years you can learn a lot on the streets, but they will teach you all of the wrong things. Although Ponyboy doesn't elaborate on this statement, he means that being in the streets will teach a person how to fight, steal, and become a callous individual. Ponyboy then mentions that after years of living on the East Side, you learn to shut off your emotions and repress your negative feelings.
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