A hero is someone who is admired for his/her courage and his/her need to help others. Some examples of heroes are Spiderman, Superman, Ironman, Superwoman, and Batman. However, the real heroes are strangers that risk their lives to help others. The book, The Outsiders, shows several heroes that sacrifice their own safety for the greater good. This book centers around the gang, greasers, and the feud between the greasers and Socs. Three characters that show enormous courage and save multiple lives are Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally. In S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders, Johnny, Ponyboy, Dally emerge as heroes because they all risk their lives for another. To begin with, Johnny evolves into a hero throughout the story. At one point in the story, Johnny …show more content…
In one scene, Dally is a hero because he saves Ponyboy’s life, he tries to get the fire out on Ponyboy’s jacket. According to the text, ””Dallas hit me. How come?” “Because your back was in flames, that’s why.” I was surprised. “It was? Golly, I didn't feel it. It doesn’t hurt.” We put it out before you got burned. That jacket saved you from a bad burning, maybe saved your life. You just keeled over from smoke inhalation and a little shock- of course that slap on the back didn’t help much”” (Hinton 94). The author’s main point is that Dally saves Ponyboy’s life. Not only did he try to put the fire out, but Dally gave Ponyboy the jacket that saves Ponyboy from a bad burn. Ponyboy could’ve got more injured if it wasn’t for Dally. Another example when Dally is a hero is when he gave a gun, money, and a way out to Johnny and Ponyboy, he asks no questions. When he knew if the police or Darry caught him, he would get in so much trouble. Hinton states, ““Darry would beat him to death for giving us the money and the gun and getting us out of town...Hop the three-fifteen freight to Windrixville,” Dally instructed. “There’s an old abandoned church on top of Jay Mountain. there’s a pump in the back so don’t worry about water. Buy a week’s supply of food as soon as you get there- this morning, before the story gets out, and then don’t so much as stick …show more content…
In the book, Johnny saves several characters from death. In the book, Ponyboy evolves into a hero which will be shown in the evidence. He is more than a friend to Johnny and saves a couple of children’s lives. Dally may not care about strangers, but he cares about his friends. Dally goes into the burning church for Ponyboy and Johnny. Ponyboy’s jacket is on fire and Dally put out, which saves him from a bad burn and possibly saves his life. Ponyboy isn’t the one saves. Dally goes into the burning and crumbling church to save Johnny, risking his life. The Outsiders proves that anybody can be a hero, no matter his/her
What comes to your mind when you hear the term hero? Is being a hero preventing villains from corrupting the universe? Yes, a hero is someone that stands up and tries to protect others from being harmed. In the book, The Outsiders, the Greasers proved to be the heroes of the story. It shows that no matter what your background is, you could always turn into a hero. They also showed that no matter how poor you are, you can still be a hero.The Greasers that I think showed bravery and fearlessness were: Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally.
He knows that Ponyboy has a chance because he is very smart. How they both reacted to not having parents shaped and effected who they are. “Johnny was high-strung anyway, a nervous wreck from getting belted every time he turned around and from hearing his parents fight all the time(2).” This explains how Johnny was effected by his parents. His parents constantly fighting and beating him made him who he was. A part of him was effected by all the chaos and pain he had to go through every day. “We're poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we're wilder, too. Not like the Socs, who jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, and get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace one day and an asset to society the next. Greasers are almost like hoods; we steal things and drive old souped-up cars and hold up gas stations and have a gang fight once in a while. I don't mean I do things like that. Darry would kill me if I got into trouble with the police.” Social roles are a part of self-image that makes a person who they are. In the novel Ponyboy explains the groups that the Greasers and Sochs were split into. This
One of the most obvious themes in S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders is heroism. There is heroism in basically every chapter of the book. Heroism is a big part of The Outsiders because the greasers are like a family and they help each other out in moments of sorrow and need. One of my favorite moments of heroism in The Outsiders is when Ponyboy and Johnny raced back to the burning church to save the kids trapped inside. Talk about another act of fearlessness followed by another. After that fiasco, Dally went to pull Johnny out of the church when a piece of burning wood falls on him and burns him. Dally ends up in the hospital after the incident and unfortunately, he dies of major burns on his back after trying to save Johnny. For me a true hero is a person who puts other people’s needs before their own. Dally is an absolute hero because he ran into that burning church regardless of what could happen to him. In conclusion, the theme of heroism is present in The Outsiders alright. Heroism is a huge part of the foundation of the book. Heroism is not only about physical strength but also about fortitude, mental and emotional strength in facing diffi...
Hitnon’d novel, The Outsiders, are extremely different on many accounts, yet the two share multiple similarities as well. First of all, neither boy values his life, taking death as a meaningless consequence. Also, both Dally and Johnny come from abusive households, where people do not want or care properly for them. In spite of the similarities these characters share, they have major differences such as Johnny’s ability to notice the good in the world, while Dally fails to detect it. As well as the fact that Johnny dies a hero who saved children from a burning church, while Dally dies a criminal, and nobody would ever recognize him for being kind and good. The relationship between Johnny and Dally is just one example that demonstrates how two people who seem to have nothing in common, can still share similarities that connect them to one
When Johnny and Pony killed Bob, Dally covered for them and had them go hide out in the church until the cops were gone. Also, when Pony and Johnny went into the burning church to save the kids, Dally put out the fire that was on Pony’s back and he attempted to save Johnny. Johnny was heroic because he killed Bob when he was trying to kill him and Pony. Also, he was heroic because he went into the burning church to save the kids. Without Johnny doing that, the kids would’ve been burned to death or gotten seriously hurt. In conclusion, Dall is heroic because he helped Johnny out in the police situation, and Johnny is heroic because he saved the
Throughout life individuals face many challenges testing their values and personality one situation at a time. In the evocative novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton themes of growing up and innocence are shown. Ponyboy is not your average 14 year old he is part of a gang known to many as the Greasers. He encounters many situations testing his values and beliefs. Having lost both his parents recently he and his brothers stick together like a true family but this relationship is tested when Darry hits Ponyboy. He also experiences the loss several close friends in a very short period of time. Throughout this novel, Ponyboy encounters many life changing experiences that prove he is a dynamic character.
Before Johnny died from his severe burns and broken back he gave Ponyboy a book, Gone With The Wind, he found a note from Ponyboy saying “stay gold”. Ponyboy’s friendship with Johnny is so strong that he is persuaded to write an English assignment about his experiences. Johnny mentions that saving the children was worth sacrificing his own life. Johnny thinks sacrificing his life for the children is worth his life, because they still have their whole life to live and Johnny was going to get arrested if he would have lived. Johnny wants Ponyboy to do better for himself, and he believes he can achieve anything because he is strong.
In the end I think all these boys showed a very heroic character and you realize what it feels like to be in the face of danger. Even though that Dally and Johnny didn't get to live out their life of a hero. Ponyboy tells their story for them.I think that ponyboy is a hero for doing it. he shows that he's not scared to face the fact that they did something good. And he can always live with his feeling that their story got told this is why I think that the three boys are all heros in their own way.
A hero is someone that you look up to, someone who goes out of their way to help you or others at their expense. Hero’s, to me, are those who unexpectedly help you, because no one thinks they can because of who they are and where they come from. To me, hero’s possess qualities such as loyalty, courage, and kindness. A lot of people judge others based on the clothes they wear or their style of hair, but after reading this book, I feel that those stereotypes can be disproved by the three Greasers, Dally, Johnny, and Ponyboy- Curtis from “The Outsiders”, who to me, are heros. They can all be considered heroes because of some of their actions and choices they made throughout the book.
“Heroes are people who are ordinary who make themselves extraordinary.” Johnny is a perfect example of this quote. Johnny was an ordinary teenage boy,Ponyboy said he looked like a puppy who was kicked too many times. Johnny is the hero of the The Outsiders because he saved many people, did not promote violence and his death made a big impact on his family.
When Ponyboy, Dally, ponyboy, went back to the church that had kids inside and was about to catch on fire he followed pony running behind him .When Ponyboy was running into the church that was on fire Ponyboy said “ I didn’t realize that johnny had been right behind all the way” (92). This shows that johnny was courageous enough to run into a burning church. While on the other hand Dally did not run into the church after them. Instead of following ponyboy and Johnny, Dally said “Get back in here before I beat your head in” (90) Which showed that dally is not as brave as Johnny and ponyboy. This I believe was a major difference between Dally and
Johnny was a hero and I respected him. To us he was brave enough to save people’s lives. I was remembered when he saves the children from a brock, old church from the fires. He did not think of anything that was possible can happens to him. One thing he's only cares about being those kids in a dangerous situation, they possibly could dies for some how. He ran into the church and picked up the kids out of the fires church. After, he saves a few kids, Johnny needed to be gotten out the church but he did not do this. He went back and saw some kids still in the corn of the church, but at that time, the church would fall at any minute. Finally, saves all the kids, the church fall and Johnny got hit on his back. Even he in the hospital, but he still injury very bad. Later, our Johnny became a hero and left us forever. Before he died, Johnny gave the book Gone with the Wind to Ponyboy and said “Ponyboy, Stay gold. Ponyboy.” He is there to remind us of whom we should be, who we can be, he is there to
Johnny and Dally are both major characters in the novel “The Outsiders” by SE Hinton. “The Outsiders” is a novel about friendship, rivalry, stereotypes, trust and family relationships set in the 1960’s of America. SE Hinton. Describes how two gangs, the Socs and the Greasers get to know each other’s problems in an exciting and nail-biting storyline. Johnny and Dally are both very contrasting characters and each play a vital role in both the novel and Ponyboy’s life.
The Outsiders is a novel of conflicts---greaser against Socs, rich against poor, the desire for violence against the desire for peace. The character Dally and Johnny affect the novel’s conflicts as greaser and as friends of Ponyboy, however they have opposite personalities and approaches. Johnny and Dally are different because Johnny likes to stay out of trouble. Dally on the other hand doesn’t mind getting in trouble. He has gone to jail and has gotten beaten up for some of the things he does, but he still continues to do things that will get him into trouble. Some similarities between the two of them are that they both care for their friends. When someone is in getting into an unfair fight against the Socials, they all come down and help no matter what it was for.
The Outsiders is about the life of a 14-year-old boy. The book tells the story of Ponyboy “Curtis” and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. Ponyboy and his two brothers, Darrel (Darry), who is 20, and Sodapop, who is 16, have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident. Pony and Soda are allowed to stay under Darry's guardianship as long as they all behave themselves. The boys are greasers, a class term that refers to the young men on the East Side, the poor side of town. The greasers' rivals are the Socs, short for Socials, who are the "West-side rich kids."