In chapter 2 the author used foreshadowing to suggest that johnny might kill someone. re-read the section in which ponyboy described to cherry how johnny had been beaten up by socs. find the excerpt that foreshadowed the events in chapter 4.

to inform readers about the ways young people improve the world.

i think it's either 'to expose the corruption of the communists in russia', or 'to criticize animal brutality by communists in russia.'  

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the answer is five curious-looking beans