Cam asked me to read on this fun Friday. He remembered the page we left on yesterday and was able to identify the story element as falling action. Cam summarized effectively; he recalled that Johnny is in the hospital in critical condition and the rival gangs are getting ready for a rumble. We examined the different characters motivation for the fight, and Ponyboy can only think of one good reason to fight for himself - self-defense. We also noted how the author uses the rumble fight scene as a way for Ponyboy to compare the other greasers to his own gang as his gang never uses weapons and never really hurt anyone as they fight with "skin." Ponyboy realizes that his gang are not hoods, and they don't belong with this group of future convicts. Ponyboy realizes that his older brother has the potential to be successful in life and he aspires to be like him.