Examples Of Heroes In The Outsiders

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Can a ordinary person be a hero? What about a juvenile delinquent? In SE Hinton's The Outsiders. Many of the main greasers were heroes. The greasers are mostly friends who stick together that try to not get jumped by other gangs. Three of the main greasers who are considered juvenile delinquents are also heroes. Three main greasers that are heroes (that don't look like it on the outside) are Johnny, Darry, and Dally. Johnny was one of the main greasers who was a hero. One of the reasons Johnny was a hero is because he helped Ponyboy, the main character, to save the kids in a burning church. He went in first even though the adults and Dally told him not to. Also Johnny let Ponyboy get out of the church first so he got paralyzed instead of Ponyboy. Also Ponyboy said that Johnny listened to everyone's problems when they were feeling bad, and Ponyboy said he was kind of like the gangs pet. Two-bit …show more content…

Darry is a hero because he is always protecting Ponyboy, and is looking out for his grades. One example is at the beginning of the book when Ponyboy is walking home from the movie theatre and he is jumped and held down by multiple Socs, Darry came and ran the Socs off. Another reason that Darry is a hero is that he did not take the scholarship and doesn't go to collage, so that Ponyboy could stay in school even though Sodapop dropped out. Ponyboy had said that Darry was a popular kid at school and that he would've have done well in college, and this shows how much he sacrificed for Ponyboy. Ponyboy also said that he thought that at some points Darry was wishing he could go to college. Darry is also a hero because he works two jobs so that Ponyboy and Sodapop don't have to go to a boys home. Ponyboy mentioned multiple times about how he works a roofing job, and tries to work hard and well at that job, and he works another job. Darry is a hero because he supports, cares for, and sacrifices for his

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