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"You really killed him, huh Johnny?' 'Yeah...I had yo. They were drowning you, Pony. They might have killed you." Page 57

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S.E. Hinton develops friendship in the Outsiders by making the characters chose hard decisions to maintain friendships and protect their friends. For example tough characters such as Dally and Darry show a more caring and selfless side when someone they care about is in trouble. The author also uses the loss of innocence of characters such as Ponyboy and Johnny to grow their friendship and include heroic sacrifices to save each other and their friendship. Change in ideals also evolves friendship as Ponyboy realizes he is different than the greasers and feels like he does not long and slowly shifts his valued to more of the socs at tensions with the greasers and traumatic events happen. Every time the reader thinks that they know a character a new side of the character is shown when they are involved in a conflict, the author develops characters by showing thier strenghts in weakness' in conflict.. The author uses sacrifice and loss of innocence to develops characters emotions and friendship.

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At the end of the novel friendship is displayed when Dally kills himself because the loss of his friend Johnny

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Late in the novel the greasers get in rumble with the soc's. During the rumble when a greaser is injured they try to help each other up and make sure they are okay.

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"Darry and me nearly went nuts when you ran out like that. Darry is awful sorry he hit you... I wish you'd come back."Page 81-82

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Sodas letter to Ponyboy is friendship because the letter is talking about how much the greasers miss him and feel like Ponyboy gave them hope in life because his innocence was a distraction form their rough life. The author wants us to understand the trauma the greasers have been through and understand how innocence brings them joy.

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Soda writes a letter to Ponyboy telling how how much the Greasers value him and how Darry feels sorry for hitting Ponyboy and how he was just in a tense siuation.

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Johnny killing Ponyboy was purely because of friendship and reveals how Johnny is a very selfless person and cares about him and Ponyboys friendship more than his own good. The author uses this event to create a sense of heroism and create Johnny as a heroe out to save his friends without worrying about himself

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Ponyboy and Johnny decide to run away and when they show up at a park a gang of soc's pull up and start to beat and drown Ponyboy. Johhny kills one of the soc's even though he did not want to he just wanted Ponyboy to live.

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Ponyboy and Johnny standing up for Cherry  shows friendship because Ponyboy stood up for Cherry because they started to develop a connection emotionally. When him and Johnny noticed Dally treating his new friend inappropriately they stood up because they did not want to see their friend suffer. The author wants the reader to feel that Ponyboy is not rough like the rest of the greasers and has a sense of charm and innocence that others lack.

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When the greasers go the movie theater they encounter a soc named Cherry. Ponyboy and Johhny stand up when Dally starts inappropriately treating Cherry even though Dally is their friend.

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The first action of the book is an example of friendship because the Greasers cared about Ponyboys well-being and knew the cruelty of the Socs and it gives the reader a sense of friendship and hospitality with the greasers

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"What were you doin walking by your lonesome."
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At the begining of the novel Ponyboy is jumped by the Soc's and is saved by the Greasers. Ponyboy then continues to talk about his love for his family and friends.

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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about friendship and reveals that friendship connects people and sways people opinions ans actions when ea friend is involved in a conflict