What does soda mean when he says that the way Dallas was before was worse than being dead

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Explanation:

Sodapop fears that if his brothers stop caring about each other, they will eventually lose hope like Dally and become callous individuals, which is worse than dying in Soda's opinion. Soda firmly believed that "if you don't have anything, you end up like Dallas"

Successes is traditionally considered a positive word, therefore C is the answer.