Johnny says he wants to turn himself in, in order to get off easier, which upsets Dallas, who doesn't want to see his young friend go to jail. Dallas eventually comes and finds them to bring them back, giving Ponyboy a note from his older brother Sodapop. They follow his instructions and set up camp at the church, cutting and dying their hair, reading Gone with the Wind aloud, and watching the sunrise. Dallas tells them to take a freight train to a nearby town and hide out in an abandoned church until he figures out what they should do next. When Ponyboy awakens, he sees the violent scene nearby, and he and Johnny run to find Dallas for advice. Recognizing Bob as the Soc who slashed his face with his rings a few nights before, Johnny pulls out a knife and saves Ponyboy from drowning by stabbing Bob. The Socs descend on Ponyboy, and Bob pushes his head into a fountain, attempting to drown him. At a playground, they run into Bob and Randy, who are looking for a fight. After Darry hits him, Ponyboy runs from the house, finds Johnny still asleep in a nearby park, and the two boys go for a walk. Upon arriving home at 2 AM, Ponyboy is met with anger by his strict oldest brother Darry, whose anger escalates into abuse. Johnny expresses grief about his abusive and unstable household, before Ponyboy says his goodnights. Livid that his girlfriend is hanging out with Greasers, Bob begins to challenge the Greasers to a fight, but Cherry agrees to go with them and the tension is relieved. After the movie, Two-Bit (another Greaser), Johnny, and Ponyboy walk home with Cherry and Marcia, but they are discovered by Marcia and Cherry's Soc boyfriends, the heavy-drinking Bob and his friend Randy. After Dallas offends Cherry with his crass and disrespectful behavior, Cherry strikes up a friendship with the more sweet-natured Ponyboy. Their evening adventures leads them to the drive-in movie, where they meet Cherry Valance and her friend Marcia, two girls who are members of the rival Soc gang. ![]() Dallas has recently been released from jail and is looking for a good time. His story begins with him and his other young friend spending the evening with an older member of their Greaser gang, Dallas. The film opens with the protagonist, Ponyboy Curtis, beginning to write the story of the film in a composition book for school, thus establishing that the narrative will be from his perspective.
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