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johnny is one of the youngest, timid, less out spoken character who takes a turn in this chapter when he is put on the spot to protect him and his friend. I feel it was self defense but i feel like this will affect many friendships.

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While Dally is portrayed to be tough and hot headed, in chapter four we can see a more passive and caring side to his character. In this chapter, Johny kills Bob, a soc, in defense of Ponyboy. Unlike how you would previously imagine, Dally reacts level minded and calming to Johny in an attempt to defuse the situation.

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Character change: Johnny has always been more on the quiet side but this changes when he sees one of his friends being hurt. We see a different side of Johnny than we have in the previous chapters. It shows how much he cares about his friends and is willing to do anything to protect them.

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Jhonny is the last person you would expect to even just harm someone. Yet when he killed the Soc more was revealed about himself. And we may start to see his true colors or more just about him in general later on.

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Johnny, despite being abused by his parents at home never became someone who looks to hurt people. He is always soft spoken and timid until it comes to standing up for someone that he cares for or needs it, like He did for Cherry in chapter 2. He never thought or intended to kill Bob but when he saw what they were doing to Pony-boy, a mixture of PTSD and anxiety came over him and he snapped. This only happened because he was so loyal to Pony-boy that he didn't even realize what he was doing until afterward.

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I think Johnny killing the Soc is just as Mr. Levine put it during one class, he's like a little puppy, but when a puppy gets cornered and frightened, it can lash out and attack. Just as Johnny did in that situation.

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When Johnny kills the soc it shows how people can really be. They can have a mask showing sweetness when in reality they can be cold-blooded. Now, this is not the exact case with Johnny as he was doing it in defense of ponyboy.

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In the earlier chapters, Johnny is considered a timid, soft-spoken, and shy individual. However, the author also make a point in showing Johnny's anxiety and PTSD after being attacked by the Socs in the blue Mustang for the first time. Johnny's anxiety combined with his fear of the Socs makes him act impulsively, attacking Bob because he was drowning Pony. I think this shows how a switch can flip in someone's mind in a split second. Johnny went from being a scared and quiet character to a murderer.

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Character: Johnny killed a Soc in order to defend Ponyboy. This is a surprise since Johnny is not known as a violent person. So when he uses his knife, it really shows how he has adapted and changed from a timid character to a braver one, but also more anxious. Since his intent was not to hurt anyone, it shows that he is still caring and empathetic.

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Character development: Johnny was introduced as a character with a sensitive heart and like a weak little puppy. He had a lot of strong emotions being held in from his abusive parents, and being jumped by the Socs, and he had finally exploded. He exploded when he killed Bob, defending Ponyboy. I see character development because he went from a weak, scared, boy to a bold and fearless boy. Before, no one would of seen that come out of someone like Johnny, people would expect to see that out of Dally because he is more ruthless toward the Socs.

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Throughout the first few chapters, Ponyboy and Johnny are shown as the youngest and weakest of the group. However, they were the ones to fight and by surprise, killed a Soc. This sudden action makes them realize their responsibilities and how they have to grow up quicker.

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Characters: When the Socs try drowning Ponyboy, Johnny gets scared and pulls out his knife. He didn't think he would ever hurt anyone,( maybe he did) he just was sticking up for Ponyboy and himself. This goes back to chapter 2 when Ponyboy is talking to Cherry because he said that Johnny carries his switchblade with him, and will kill the next person who tries to jump him. Which is exactly what he did.

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In chapter 4 you got to see more of Johnny's personality other than what the group thinks. of him. He also takes on more of a parental role with Pony by worrying about him, saving him. by doing something he would never usually do, and making sure he slept.

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When Johnny killed the soc. it came as a shock.  This is because he is considered the child or pet of the group. This shows there might be more to johnny than we have seen.

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Johnny was flooded by emotions when the Socs attacked. He was sad for Ponyboy and for himself for their family troubles, he is scared because he doesn't want to be beaten up again, and he is angry because he can feel the unfairness of the situation. All of these feelings eventually led up to his killing Bob. If it were during another time in a different situation when Johnny wasn't under so much pressure, he might have not reacted so strongly. All of this should have been taken into account before harshly judging Johnny for that 1 mistake.

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I like how much of a change in the story happened. We are begginning to know Johnny a lot more. Johnny takes more of a parental role in this chapter. And the subtle fear adds some underlying eerieness in the chapter.

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Johnny pulls his knife out and attacks Bob after he and his goons attempt to drown Pony boy, it portrays are startling glimpse at what abuse can do to you and others, but then again it also shows the justice that must be performed onto those who hurt others

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Johnny is usually a timid character, but when someone is hurting one of his friends we can see that he won't hesitate to do something about it. Johnny shows how much he cares about his friends.

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Though Dally has been portrayed as cruel and tough through the first three chapters, in chapter four, he helps Ponyboy and Johnny after Johnny kills Bob. He speaks more softly to Johnny, knowing that he is afraid. This proves that Dally has the ability to care about others, and will make sacrifices for his friends.

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When Johnny kills the Soc that was drowning Ponyboy, we can see that Johnny will kill somebody if they are harming him or his friends. The scene shows how much Johnny cares for Ponyboy and when they are on the run they make sure that the other doesn't get left behind.

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When Ponyboy has to cut and bleach his hair, he gets all fussy about it because their hair is like the trademark of a Greaser and Ponyboy really likes that and the thought of removing the only thing that makes him him made him cry.

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Character: In this chapter we see Johnny develop into a sophisticated character when he kills Bob to defend Ponyboy. On page 62 the text says, "Quiet, soft-spoken little Johnny, who wouldn't hurt a living thing on purpose had taken a human life." Johnny proved that in certain situations when he feels threatened, he will risk all costs to protect himself and his friends.

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When Johnny killed Bob it was foreshadowed back in Chapter 2 on      p. 34 when Ponyboy thought "He'd use it, too if he ever got jumped again. They had scared him that much." This shows the Socs that the Greasers are more aggressive than they thought.

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This chapter shows that people c an go to great lengths to protect their friends and family and that it doesn’t matter what they usually act like or what kind of person you think they are.

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Chapter 4 Annotation about Character Development: When Bob tries to drown Ponyboy, Johnny stabs Bob and kills him. This shows Johnny's long lasting revenge, and how much he cares for Ponyboy, no matter what the cost is.

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In chapter 2, Ponyboy tells Cherry that Johnny would kill if anyone tried to hurt him again. We find out in chapter 4, that he wasn't bluffing, but was still surprised to see that Johnny actually went through with the act. This chapter showed a more dangerous and protective side of Johnny that Ponyboy hadn't seen before.

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Character : Ponyboy and Johny worry about situations and don't think clearly. It was an act of self defense so it wasn't really a murder.