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S.E Hinton develops loss of innocence by the setting because if the greasers or Socs are in a place they shouldn't be, the author will explain what the setting is and how its going to effect them. The author also develops the theme through characters by explaining who they are and what kind of person they are. The author also develops theme through the plot by explaining what is happening and using key words and foreshadowing to tell the reader what is going to happen. S.E. Hinton develops loss of innocence through setting, characters and plot over the course of the text

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Ponyboy and Johnny loss their innocence by going into hiding after Johnny killed Bob. When Ponyboy and Johnny went into hiding, they didn't really have anyone to look after them 24/7 so they had to mature and grow up and learn to take care of themselves.

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In this novel, the Greasers get jumped a lot by the Socs. In order to protect themselves, some of them carried weapons on them. Since Johnny had a weapon on him, he used it in self defense to kill Bob

"Johnny never walked by himself after that. And Johnny...now carried in his back pocket a six-inch switchblade. He'd use it, too, if he ever got jumped again. "(pg. 31)

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"He had quite a reputation. They have a file on him down at the police station. He had been arrested, he got drunk, he rode in rodeos, lied, cheated, stole, rolled drunks, jumped small kids--- he did everything. " (pg. 10-11)

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After Dally finds out about the death of Johnny, Dally gets very upset and robs a store

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In chapter 4 Johnny and Ponyboy get into a fight with some Socs. One of the Socs, named Bob, starts to drown Ponyboy and Johnny kills him.

"I killed him," He said slowly. "I killed that boy," (pg. 56).

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Ponyboy and Johnny ran away and stayed at an old abandoned church. Since Ponyboy and Johnny smoked, later on, the church caught fire and there were children inside.

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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about Loss of Innocence and reveals that when someone makes a mistake when they know they shouldn't, it ruins the rest of what they know is right.