Question

In a paragraph of six to eight sentences, explain how the dialogue and text evidence support the climax you identified.

Answer 1

After the climax, the death of  both Johnny and Dally, the first falling action event is when Ponny Boy returns to school, and his teacher asks him to write an essay. Instead of doing it, Ponny Boy reads an excerpt of Gone with the Wind, given him by Johnny. He finds in the book a note Johnny had left to him telling he would die proud of having saved those children in the fire, and asking Ponny Boy to "stay gold", an important quote of the book, meaning that he shoul keep true to his dreams and ideals. The second falling action event occurs when after reading this note, Ponny Boy decides to really write the essay, which actually seems to be the the novel under discution, and begins it with the oppening line of it: When I steped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things in my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home..."