How did the setting foreshadow the events in chapter 4 of The Outsiders?

The setting in the early chapters of The Outsiders foreshadow the events of chapter 4 in many ways. In chapter 4, Johnny kills Bob, a Soc, who along with four other Socs, attempts to jump Ponyboy and Johnny while they are at the park. Earlier, we see foreshadowing that this event will occur when we look at the setting at the beginning of chapter 2.

At the start of chapter 2, the reader learns that...

The setting in the early chapters of The Outsiders foreshadow the events of chapter 4 in many ways. In chapter 4, Johnny kills Bob, a Soc, who along with four other Socs, attempts to jump Ponyboy and Johnny while they are at the park. Earlier, we see foreshadowing that this event will occur when we look at the setting at the beginning of chapter 2.

At the start of chapter 2, the reader learns that the Greasers hang out in tough areas when Ponyboy describes the drive-in that the Greasers frequent known as "The Dingo". Ponyboy goes on to say "The Dingo is a pretty rough hangout; there's always a fight going on there and once a girl got shot." (Hinton p19). He later goes on to say "We knew about everybody there." (Hinton p20), showing the greasers familiarity with the violent atmosphere. Almost immediately after entering this scene a fight breaks out which leads to both fighters using switchblades, again showing that the risk of violence and death is always present in the greasers environment. The violent atmosphere at the theatre foreshadows the incident at the park, where Johnny is forced to use his switchblade to stab Bob in order to save Ponyboy, and defend himself from being jumped by Bob and the other Socs.

Later in chapter 2, following the walk home from the drive-in, and the run in with the group of Socs in the blue mustang, Ponyboy has a dream about how life would be better in the country, while he and Johnny lay in the lot. The dream about this setting foreshadows Johnny and Ponyboy going to hide out on Jay Mountain later in chapter 4 after the stabbing occurs. 

Both of these settings, the rough and violent atmosphere of The Dingo drive-in, and, ironically, the peace and calm Ponyboy dreams of in the country, foreshadow what is going to happen, and where Johnny and Ponyboy are going to end up, at the conclusion of chapter 4. 

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