The story from which you have posted here must be that you're father is a good man. So from the question you asked the story is describing you're father as a good man.
There are several reasons. First, Johnny was so young. I remember losing a friend of mine who was 14 (I was 17) and I was in disbelief for months. People aren't supposed to die young. It isn't the natural course of life and this is part of the reason Ponyboy has such a tough time. Also, they were very close friends, so this is a huge loss for Ponyboy. He's in denial. In addition, Johnny...
The answer is charles because the indirect object asks the verb who or the receiver of the action
You should consider who your audience is.
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