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When most of us think of gang war, we think of the bloods vs crips, or the other big city gangs. However, most of us do not know what gang life was like in the mid 1900’s. Inside this book, the author outshines herself in the production of a story so true, it makes us think to our core and ask ourselves, would I have done the same thing? In this book, set in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1965, the story follows greaser gang member, Ponyboy curtis. In this essay, the witch of the gang’s fault of Bob and Johnny’s deaths will be analysed and presented through 4 paragraphs.

In this paragraph, the fault of the gang responsible for Bob's death will be explained. The first reason is if Johnny was justified in killing Bob. The quotations

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