Friendship
... and Dally. After the deaths Darry and Ponyboy seem to argue even more than usual and Soda is torn between them. Ponyboy and Darry appear to forget about Soda’s feelings until he runs out and tells his feelings to his brothers. “ We ought to be able to stick together against everything. If we don’t have each other, we don’t have anything”(176). Then the brothers realize they need to stop arguing and understand each other’s feelings in order to be happier. A Separate Peace is about Gene and Phineas and their friendship. They both go to Devon School and are best friends. At Devon there is a tree that hangs over a river. Gene and Phineas sometimes climb up the tree and jump into the river. One day Gene, on a blind impulse, makes Phineas fall out of the tree and break his leg. Even though Phineas will never be able to play sports or join the war, he still forgives Gene because they are best friends. “ ‘It’s okay because I understand and I believe you.’”(183). Great Expectations is the story of Pip’s transformation into a gentleman. In the story Pip leaves his good friend Joe Gargery to London to become a gentleman. After comparing his old life to the new one, Pip becomes ashamed of Joe. But when Pip becomes ill, Joe stil...