gender roles are enforced when parents or even society tells women to "act like a girl" by wearing makeup and wearing dresses and being feminine overall. This leads to men saying girls hit "Like a girl". Men are also supposed to "act like a man" and be strong and not cry or show feelings.
The book had stated that they didn't believe him but did " Yet they allowed him to remain on the farm not working with an allowance of a gill of beer each day.
Johnny, or Johnny-cakes as he is called in the book, has been with the gang for several years however due to circumstances he finds himself injured within an abandoned church. Within the church he and Ponyboy stay however as they are out one day pre-teens find a way into the church and catch it on fire, when one is trapped inside Johnny rushes in to save him. In the end Johnny realizes that to "stay gold" means to do the right thing- in this case to leave the gang's way of life. At least that is how I see it.
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I am super proud of you as you have won the scholarship. I hope that you will enjoy what comes from it. During the duration of studying I hope that you make memories and that this is everything that you have hoped for.
B cause it is the most correct