The Outsiders What do we learn was so special about Johnny?

A. a person who can play a mean polka on the accordion is rare. Johnny was a great accordion player.

B. a person who really listens is rare. Johnny was this person.

C. A person who is self-sacrificing for the sake of others is rare. Johnny was this person.

D. A person who can smolder their eyes is a rare person. Johnny was this person.

What does the first line in this stanza from old ironsides by oliver wendell holmes tell the reader about the ship

What is the central idea of paragraph 1 of the story?

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?