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There is an expression--"You don't know what you have until it is gone." How does this expression apply to Johnny's life or your own?- At the beginning of the book, did Johnny want to die?
- Did Johnny's parents want him around? Did his mom try and reconnect at the hospital?
- Towards the end, does Johnny want to live?
Think of your own life--have you ever lost something or someone important, and you didn't really fully appreciate it until it was gone?
There is an expression--"You don't know what you have until it is gone." How does this expression apply to Johnny's life or your own?
- At the beginning of the book, did Johnny want to die?
- Did Johnny's parents want him around? Did his mom try and reconnect at the hospital?
- Towards the end, does Johnny want to live?
Think of your own life--have you ever lost something or someone important, and you didn't really fully appreciate it until it was gone?
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Johnny refused to let his mom into the hospital room. How does this show he has changed?
- At the beginning of the book, whose attention did he always want, but never got?
- At the end, whose attention did he want?
Johnny refused to let his mom into the hospital room. How does this show he has changed?
- At the beginning of the book, whose attention did he always want, but never got?
- At the end, whose attention did he want?
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Make a prediction--Why did Dally take Two-bit's knife and put in under his pillow in the hospital?
Make a prediction--Why did Dally take Two-bit's knife and put in under his pillow in the hospital?