Death Of Johnny In The Outsiders

“Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold,” Those are the words that Johnny wrote to Ponyboy before his tragic death. Johnny wanted to let Ponyboy and his best friends know that life goes on and just because there is hardships, there still is happiness in the world and that the grass is always greener on the other side. I believe that if Dally had not been killed then all of the gang’s lives would go on living the motto of Johnny. Dally would be alive and still heartbroken from Johnny’s death but he would know that it would be okay because of Johnny’s letter that he wrote. I believe that Ponyboy would have shown Dally the note, and Dally would be reassured that even without Johnny everything would better than alright. The book would have ended with only one of their best friends dead and as tragic as it was things wouldn’t get worse but better.
I believe that if Dally didn’t die, the Socs and Greasers could learn to be peaceful among themselves and not fight all of the time. I also think that Ponyboy and Dally would show them the note and the Socs would also try to live by it. The Greasers and Socs would live happily together and get along. Lastly, I believe that Ponyboy, Dally, and the rest of their gang would get the letter framed and put into a newspaper. If Dally hadn’t been killed the book would have ended with the gang mourning Johnny’s death but living happily by his motto, “Stay Gold.” That is what I think or believe would have happened if Dally wasn’t killed in the book The