Johnny Cade

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Dialogue Dialogue can be very important to the growth of the story. Good writing can express what the characters are feeling without having to directly explain what is going on. I feel that S.E. Hinton’s writing does exactly that. “We’re goin to turn ourselves in.” Johnny said this as he had decided he didn’t want to be on the run any more, after he had killed Bob, and ran away with Ponyboy. Dally found them, starving in the church and took them out to lunch where they all were caught up on what has happened, when suddenly, Johnny announced he wanted to go to the police on page 87. This shows how Johnny knows what is best in a situation and will do the right thing in the end, even if it means he might go to prison. Johnny always seemed to know what he was doing, however much it scares him. They had planned out how they were going to go to the police, and what to say, and what to leave out. Everyone had to agree on how much they would tell the police to make sure that only the people involved would get any consequences. I think this proves how Johnny always puts others before himself. “I used to talk about killing myself…” “ I don’t want to die now.” These are some of Johnny’s last few words when he was in the hospital on page 121. This shows how bad Johnny felt when he was back home where his parents mistreated him. Johnny never wanted to have to deal with them again, so he was going to take the easy way out. However, the gang was the reason Johnny didn’t kill himself; they made him feel cared for. When Johnny was in the hospital, he knew how bad his condition was because he had a broken back and couldn’t feel anything from the waist down. But once he realized there was a large chance he was going to die, he saw how much he reall... ... middle of paper ... ...ink a hero can be described as someone who helps others, is a role model to others, does the right thing, but can also help and be a hero to himself, not just someone who does heroic things for only others. Being helpful to yourself is something I would think and important quality for heroes, and everyone else. A hero can set a goal and get it done. However, doing things all at once can sometimes be a bother and possibly make more problems. It is important to do things one at a time, even if this means some problems might not get solved until later. I think this description fits Johnny almost perfectly. Johnny can help others (page 24 and 28: standing up for Cherry), is a role model (page 91-93: the church fire), does the right thing (page 87: wanting to turn himself in) etc. Johnny always did what he knew he should do, even if he was a little late on the decision.

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