HELP ME OUT PLEASE From the statement, "If you don't have anything, you end up like Dallas...and I don't mean dead, either. I mean like he was before. And that's worse than dead," the reader understands that-

Ponyboy wishes he could be brave like Dally

Dally only cared about himself and no one else

Dally wanted to die because he didn't care about anyone

caring about nothing makes you cold and mean​

Dally only cared about himself and nobody else. Basically he was selfish.

the correct answer is c. usually the language, and its emotional insight, that is how feelings and attitudes are expressed through language, are not quite present in film adaptations. despite that, it is a factor that a fan may either not notice or not care much about, especially compared to the other factors.

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.