The word I chose for Chapters 9 & 10 is fear. This word almost exactly depicts what and how the characters are feeling during the chapters. The gang prepare for a “rumble” with some of the other gangs in the neighborhood, and they’re all anxious and fearful that something bad is going to occur. Since Johnny and Dally are in the hospital, the gang told them not to attend the rumble because they might get injured even more. Despite the gang’s warnings, Dally still comes to the rumble and fights the Socs. After the rumble, the Greasers won and they went to the hospital to check on Johnny because they feared that he was dying. Johnny eventually dies and Dally gets killed too. And so 2 members of the gang have been lost. So, this is why I chose the word fear.