1 - transitioning from selfishness to responsibility
2 - caring for yourself and others
they might become dry and lifeless
explanation: Because if you postpone your dreams and you don't work to acheive them as soon as you think of them, then they will become lifeless, because you aren't making them a reality.
The answer is A: request.
To request means to ask, usually, though not necessarily, in a polite way for something, commonly a favor with which one needs assistance or help.
Again, though it is not necessarily always the case, the action of requesting is often accompanied by humility and gratitude on the side of the person asking for something, and it is accompanied by satisfaction on the side of the one who is being asked.
The conflict in this excerpt creates suspense by making the reader wonder
It appears that Dally hates most everything. He seems to be somewhat different from the other Greasers according to Ponyboy.
