“Sixteen years on the street and you a lot. But all wrong things, not the tings you want to learn”. This quote applies to Johnny due to the fact that he is not your typical greaser.
This quote has a significant meaning to this story. It’s basically saying you can learn anything you want on the street but it wont get you anywhere but killed or in jail or in some kind of trouble. The reason I picked Pony Boy is because he is the best example of what this quote means. One example is when Johnny gets beat up and he learns to walk alone he has to carry a weapon with him at all times. Another example is when Pony Boy is getting drowned and Johnny stabs Bob. One last example is being in a gang has ruined his life because he is doing bad things all of the time. That is why Johnny fits that quote so well.