"Nobody would write editorial praising Dally. Two friends of mine had died that night: one a hero, the other a hoodlum. But I remembered Dally pulling Johnny through a window of the burning church; Dally giving us his gun, although it could mean jail for him; Dally risking his life for us, trying to keep Johnny out of trouble. And now he was a dead juvenile delinquent and there wouldn't be any editorials in his favor. Dally didn't die a hero. He died violent and young and desperate, just like we all knew he'd die someday." -Ponyboy, page 154
RAFT
Role: Ponyboy Curtis
Audience: News paper readers from the East & West sides of town.
Format: An editorial. (An editorial is a news paper article that expresses an opinion. Be sure to include a topic sentence and supporting details.)
Topic: The life of Dally Winston. Be sure to describe what kind of person Dallas Winston was to his friends.
