As was mentioned in the previous post, Randy Adderson has a conversation with Ponyboy where he mentions that Johnny is being charged with manslaughter. When Johnny and Pony were attacked by a group of Socs, Johnny stabbed Bob Sheldon in order to save Ponyboy's life.
If you read a lot of books they typically have a main character that has a struggle and finds a way to deal with it, this includes Harry Potter, Goosebumps, and even Shakespeare, so my answer is d
