This question is rather vague, but I believe you are trying to ask why Ponyboy shares with Cherry the story of how Johnny got beat up by the Socs. In Chapter 2, Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally sneak into the drive-in movies, and Dally begins to harass two pretty girls named Marcia and Cherry. Johnny sticks up for the girls, and the boys sit next to them when Dally leaves. Ponyboy feels comfortable around Cherry...
This question is rather vague, but I believe you are trying to ask why Ponyboy shares with Cherry the story of how Johnny got beat up by the Socs. In Chapter 2, Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally sneak into the drive-in movies, and Dally begins to harass two pretty girls named Marcia and Cherry. Johnny sticks up for the girls, and the boys sit next to them when Dally leaves. Ponyboy feels comfortable around Cherry because she does not view him with contempt like most Soc girls do. She smiles at him and tells him that she likes his unique name. Cherry tells Pony that she thinks he is sensitive, unlike the other greasers. Ponyboy has never met a Soc female who says she admires Dally, and he feels both physically and emotionally attracted to her. When Cherry asks Ponyboy to walk her to the concession stand, she says, "Johnny...he's been hurt bad sometime, hasn't he?" (Hinton 31) Ponyboy nervously tells her the story about how Johnny was brutally beaten by a gang of Socs four months earlier. Ponyboy tells her this story because he felt comfortable around Cherry and she seemed genuinely interested in why Johnny appeared to have emotional baggage. Pony admits that he doesn't like retelling the story, but there is something about Cherry's tolerant disposition that allows him to confide in her.
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