If Donnie had lived, the girl he loved would have died, Swayze's house would have burned down and he would have been ruined, and there's a couple other things. Oh, right. His mother and sister would have died. So Donnie had to die in order to save the people he cared about. He knew it, and was at peace with it. I guess that's my take.
Oh, and about Swayze, some people choose to interpret the scene with him sobbing at the end as his redemption, i.e. he will reform his evil ways.
Or is this not what you meant?
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