The Outsiders: Chapter 8

1. How does what the doctor first says, on page 119, foreshadow Johnny's condition?
What the doctor first says foreshadows Johnny's condition by when he said "it can't hurt now" is that Johnny isn't going to be alive for much longer and that his condition is really bad.

2. "We needed Johnny as much as he needed the gang. And for the same reason" (p.121). What do you think Pony means, and what is the reason?
I think that Ponyboy means by this is that no one can get along without johnny and that Johnny can't live without them. I think the reason is that they all pretty much don't have parents and that they need each and everyone of them so that they can have something close to a family.

3. What does Pony mean on p. 123 when he says, "we could get along without anyone but Johnny"?
Ponyboy means when he says "we could get along without anyone but Johnny" by that you could talk to Johnny and he woul listen to you, and because Johnny is the type of guy you just can't stay mad at.

4. If Darry didn't have Soda and Pony, why would he be a soc?
If Darry didn't have Soda and Ponyboy, he would be a Soc because Soda and Ponyboy keep him in line and that their his family and that if he didn't have them, he wouldn't have any other reason to stay a Greaser.

5. What does Cherry mean when she says Bob "wasn't just anyone" on p.129?
Cherry means when she says Bob "wasn't just anyone" by that Bob had something that made people follow him and that he had something that marked him different than other Socs.