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Why Do Juvenile Delinquents Become Heroes?

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Why Do Juvenile Delinquents Become Heroes?
On November 29th, 1964, a church in Windrixville caught on fire out of nowhere. It was the afternoon at exactly 3:32 on a calm day until two boys saved these children's lives. We do not have much information on how this fire started but we do know how juvenile delinquents turned into heroes. Many witnesses say they saw smoke and heard booms. Jerry, one of the teachers said two boys went in and came out burnt. Johnny Cade and Ponyboy Curtis were the ones to save the children along with Dally Winston who saved Johnny Cade from burning alive. From far away it looked like it had been burning forever until it finally came down. The kid's teacher Jerry, said “These kids are the bravest I have seen in awhile, and I think no one has ever gotten so close to dying before and should be rewarded for what they did.” Now when the church did fall it came down all at once. Smoke was everywhere and you couldn’t see. …show more content…
Their story will live on forever, and will definitely be one for the history. These 2 boys were heroes that day, and will be forever. Johnny and Dally are now in the hospital with Johnny having severe burns and breaking his back. But for Dally, he has some burns along with Ponyboy who is now out of the hospital and back at home. People of America deserve to hear this story, and heroes were made on November, 29th 1964. Fire was all over the place and smoke was crowding the air. We do actually not know how this fire happened. Some people said it happened out of nowhere and some say it happened because of cigarettes. We don’t really know what started the fire. This was a devastating loss of an abandoned church, but it was a great day that gave us 2 juvenile delinquents that turned into

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