Ponyboy wonders...why do the Greasers continue to fight the Socs? He says, “You can’t win against them, no matter how hard you try, because they’ve got all
the breaks” (11)? What does Ponyboy mean by this? Explain…

Why might the author have included the detail about father paul picking up the magazine? 1. it illustrates the constant conflict father paul faces in trying to communicate with leon.2. it establishes father paul as a well-read intellectual.3. it suggests that similar missionary work was causing conflict in other places as well.4. it shows that he was trying to remind himself that he did not agree with the people’s beliefs.(it's 3 )

1. the group spurned the newcomer and accepted him gladly.

Odyssey’s greatest fear is that lotus will make his