Ponyboy, just a Greaser who gets constantly harassed by Soc’s. Sadly, that's just one of the struggles of being a Greaser, Soc’s would harass the Greasers just for kicks. Once, Ponyboy got jumped by Socs, nevertheless the situation got out of hand. Therefore, Fleeing was the only option. Called heroes for their courages acts, they where, but became seriously injured and were taken back to town. With the most influential fight coming near, will Ponyboy attend, and all this happening while his pal is dying. This and more in the unparagoned novel, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton…
Throughout the Outsiders novel, one can see that despite everything that Johnny has done, he was still considered a hero. At the start of the book, Johnny was very modest and would never move out of his comfort zone. However, as the novel proceeds, he developed into a complex hero because of his courage, responsibility, and acts of kindness. In the book The Outsiders, it has been proven that a hero may be found in the most unlikely of individuals, including supposedly introverted boys, like Johnny Cade.…
Johnny acts like a hero in two parts of the book. First of all he acts like a hero in the fire where he saves those kids, anyone that's going to risk their lives for someone else is a so called hero. Secondly he acts like a hero when he is on his deathbed at the hospital and Johnny comes in to talk to him before he goes, and he tells Ponyboy to “stay gold”.…
First of all, Johnny is an outstanding example of a hero. Johnny has a bumpy road relationship with his parents. Johnny is beat by his father and ignored by his mother. Johnny actually feels something when he is being beat because it’s the only time he feels like his parents know that he is there.(ch.3&4)…
What makes a person a hero? Perhaps heroism is defined by a large muscular figure, an unwavering bravery, and cape. This isn't always the case, however. In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Johnny Cade is a hero. He risked his life for others and was able to step-up and overcome his personal fears when others needed help. Johnny inadvertently finds that helping others gives his life meaning and worth.…
S.E. Hinton wrote an amazing book called The Outsiders. This book has many amazing characters. So many of these characters are heroic. Darry has strength, Two-bit has loyalty, Dally has courage, Johnny has kindness, Soda has charm, but Pony has loyalty, courage, and kindness combined. That is my personal definition of a hero.…
The revolutionary book The Outsiders has characters that evolve and develop throughout the story. If you take a long look at each character you can probably say each one could be a hero. My definition of a hero is ever so simple. You need to affect people for the better. That requires selflessness, caring, and loyalty. Darry best fits my definition of a hero.…
Heroes are strong and brave. A hero is someone who saves someones life and sacrifices themselves for another. Ponyboy is a hero. Johnny kills someone, but it was done in heroism. Dally is a hero. However, a hero does not have to be a perfect person, they can do bad things sometimes.…
What do you think defines a hero? Heroes in S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders help people a lot. Johnny, Darry, and Dally are all heroes because they help people in different ways.…
The Outsiders is an adolescent book about a gang of young adults and teens in the 60’s. They encounter a lot problems along the way and almost all of the characters emerge as heroes at one point. Everyone's definition of a hero is different, so everyone will have a different person who they think was the most heroic. My definition of a hero is someone who is selfless, kind, brave, someone who helps people, and someone who risks their lives for others. I think that Johnny best fits this description perfectly.…
Johnny showed he was a hero during the Outsiders. First, Johnny saved Pony from getting drowned by a Soc. Johnny explained “They were drowning you, Pony, they might have killed you.” (Hinton 57). This means…
Anyone can be a hero? Are you one? A hero is someone who helps others and puts them before himself and would risk his life to help them. Ponyboy is not a villain. Johnny kills someone, but to protect his friend. Dally could be a hero, but he chooses not to be. Who will be the hero in the Outsiders? we shall find out?…
Some might say that heroes need a cool suit and have to be like “Spider-Man.” They might say that they have to be born with powers. In reality a hero helps many people in need and always cares for others. In the novel, “The Outsiders,” by S.E Hinton there is one particular character that is a hero not just because he is brave, but because he never gave up. The people that are heros are Dally, Ponyboy, and Darry.…
People still say that ponyboy is the hero,he is a hero because of his bravery in the courthouse for standing up for Johnny and was a hero writing the story of the outsiders.People might think that Johnny is the hero but most people say that Ponyboy is the…
In the eyes of many, a hero is the embodiment of good; honest, giving, and humble. For two criminal teenagers to be considered heroic is strange, but for Dally Winston and Johnny Cade, sacrificing everything for their closest friends and community is a daily ordeal. Throughout H.E. Hinton’s fiction novel, The Outsiders, Dally and Johnny are constantly portrayed as dangerous and tough kids involved in illegal activity spouting from their street gang. Although this is true to an extent, they are simply trying to protect their family of other traumatized kids. Their capability to look past the social class system of Socs and Greasers allows them and the people around them to have a better quality of life, making them heroes.…