Bob is Cherry Valance’s boyfriend. He is responsible for brutally attacking Johnny, which forces Johnny to carry a switchblade for protection. It is the same switchblade that ends up killing Bob after he almost drowns Ponyboy. In order to defend Pony, Johnny stabs Bob to death and the two friends are forced to escape to Jay Mountain. Pony later confirms from Cherry that it was indeed Bob that attacked Johnny, because the rings he wore...
Bob is Cherry Valance’s boyfriend. He is responsible for brutally attacking Johnny, which forces Johnny to carry a switchblade for protection. It is the same switchblade that ends up killing Bob after he almost drowns Ponyboy. In order to defend Pony, Johnny stabs Bob to death and the two friends are forced to escape to Jay Mountain. Pony later confirms from Cherry that it was indeed Bob that attacked Johnny, because the rings he wore on his fingers matched Johnny’s injuries.
On the other hand, Bob’s friend Randy is unable to stomach the senseless violence and decides to quit fighting. He bumps into Pony before the rumble and they have a chat in his car. Randy tells Ponyboy of challenges faced by the Socs and how Bob was just a normal kid going through the same challenges. Randy blames Bob’s upbringing for his behavior. He states that Bob was spoiled and his parents failed to provide the necessary guidance despite his attempts to seek their attention. His parents never confronted him when he did something wrong, forcing him to vent his frustration on society.
"He's dead--his mother has had a nervous breakdown. They spoiled him rotten. I mean, most parents would be proud of a kid like that--good-lookin' and smart and everything, but they gave in to him all the time. He kept trying to make someone say 'No' and they never did. They never did. That was what he wanted. For somebody to tell him 'No,' to have somebody lay down the law, set the limits, give him something solid to stand on. That's what we all want, really."
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