Ponyboy uses words like soused and crocked to describe the drunken teens. How does the abuse of alcohol contribute to the tragic events in the park?

The abuse of alcohol contributes to the event in the park because the SOCS were drunk cherry's Bf Has never had anyone say "No" to him, and that's all he wanted...Later on in the book when Ponyboy and Johnny had no other way but to Defend themselves from the SOCS...they did what they never thought they would do...and the police were looking for ponyboy and Johnny...they hid in an old church...later on the old church was on fire because of the cigarettes that either johnny and/or ponyboy litthere were kids inside and a teacher... Ponyboy, johnny, Dallas saved those livesPonyboy died at the end ;(

Explanation:

When Ponyboy makes the observation that the Socs were "reeling pickled," he means that they were very clearly drunk and exhibiting evidence of drunkenness. When people are drunk they can get into fights and get violent.

a simple sentence must have at least one dependent clause.

i believe that the correct answer is (d) the struggle between tradition and change.

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