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He did not wanna talk about Johnny and said it was him because he thought Johnny was still alive and did not want johnny in trouble

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Q: Why do you think Ponyboy said he killed Bob instead of Johnny?
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Who does Ponyboy think killed Bob?

he saw it happen it was his freind johnny


How many socs were there when johnny killed bob?

Bob the Soc


What would your advise be to Johnny and Ponyboy if they asked you for help instead of Dally?

my advise for ponyboy and johnny would be to turn themselves in from the beginning. They were only defending themselves so i dont think anything would happen.


Where do the police think ponyboy and jonny are?

the police were looking for johnny and pony because johnny killed bob, the soc, with a switch-blade.


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Ponyboy never died, Johnny and Dally did.


Why do you think ponyboy said he had killed bob and that johnny was not dead?

Ponyboy said that Johnny didn't have anything to do with Bob getting killed, because he didn't want Johnny taking the blame. Johnny was already dead, and Ponyboy didn't want him to look like a bad person (because he'd saved Ponyboy's life).


Why did ponyboy think he killed bob?

Ponyboy pretends to be proud of Johnny killing Bob because it makes him look tough, an essential quality of a greaser. I hope my answer helped you. -Del Klassen -ihunt4ever


Why do you think that ponyboy told cherry about johnny?

Ponyboy told Cherry that Johnny had been beaten up a few months earlier by about 5 Socs (socials).


Why did Ponyboy tell himself not to think not to remember.?

Ponyboy is telling himself not to think, or to remember because he can't handle the fact that Johnny died.


Why were socs after ponyboy and johnny?

They weren't they were drunk and just looking for trouble


Why did Ponyboy tell himself not to think not to remember in the book outsiders?

He remembered that even though everything seems hopeless right now it will get better because everything has hope in it.


What do you think is going on with ponyboy when he says Johnny didn't have anything to do with bobs death?

Johnny was Bob's victim. Bob and the socs had beaten him up before. They were trying to drown Ponyboy, and Johnny stopped it.