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Something about the novel and how Pony and Johnny use Gone with the Wind to define gallantry and essentially what makes a man and what kind of person they want to become (i.e. saving random kids from a church fire, remembering to look at simple things (the difference between survival and living)). It’s a story for both of them and creates discussion about life.

Today's gripe is her breaking up with Bob in the musical. In the book, Cherry loves Bob because he shows her a side of himself that few others see. To her, he was sweet, friendly, and 'something special.' She was able to acknowledge that Bob's death was his own fault but she couldn't go see Johnny in the hospital because she loved Bob anyways. She states she can fall in love with Dally because Bob and Dally are written to be two sides of the same coin. And the reason for this isn't just Cherry having bad taste - their relationship is one of a couple relationships in the book that represent the major point of perception vs reality.

The greasers look at Bob (and the other Socs) and see someone cruel, someone heartless, someone who beat on Johnny and Ponyboy and deserved what he got. Meanwhile it's implied that the Socs see Bob as someone innocent who was only giving the greasers what they deserve because, in their eyes, greasers are dirty. Violent. Lazy good-for-nothings. What Cherry - and Randy - represent is the reality. Bob did something bad and his death was his own fault, she knows that, but Bob wasn't heartless and cruel. He was captivating, kind, and going through his own struggles.

So when she breaks up with him, it conveys a message of Cherry either not loving Bob enough to stay with him, or her seeing him as irredeemable. This weakens that point of perception vs reality. It tells the audience that everyone's perception of Bob as a villain with no nuance is correct, because at that point the only ones on Bob's side are the 'bad guys,' the Socs and cops, and that removes the idea that everyone is going through their own things and is capable of both good and bad behavior.

My fave flavour of Iliad-inspired Patrochilles:

✨️✨️The Outsiders✨️✨️

And no idc if its the 60s lgbt still existed its just it was illegal so theyre all closeted

Ponyboy: Aroace

Sodapop: Bisexual

Darrel Curtis: Pansexual and Genderfluid

Johnny Cade: Omnisexual

Dallas Winston: Polysexual

Two-bit Matthews: Asexual and Demiboy

Steve Randle: Gay

Bob Sheldon: Bisexual

Randy Anderson: Gay

Marcia Meyrink: Berrisexual and Genderfluid