Dally chooses to die because deep down inside, he cannot live without Johnny and the pain of his death and not having Johnny around anymore is just too much to bear. He also feels in some way, a little guilty. In a way, his act was a bit cowardly. His friends have to live with the death of Johnny, just like he would if he didn't die. Now his friends have to live with the death of Dally too.
1.being a photographer they would sometimes say to be more creative with your pictures of more feelings into it and you'll what they would mean
One is ''out of the frying pan into the fire.'', or ''out of the cauldron into the fire.''
A. He becomes mentally tortured by his actions