Decisions In The Outsiders

Johnny had to kill Bob to save Ponyboy because there was no other way around. He couldn’t have stopped them because they were drunk and looking for a fight. (pg 44 and 55) He couldn’t have fought them without a weapon because it would have been a one on five.(pg 55) He had to stab Bob to make them stop because they wouldn’t have run away. They would have drowned Ponyboy.(pg 56 and 57) To save himself and his friend, the defendant had to stab Bob. It made them scared and run away because they had the sole thought of harming both of them so Johnny had to act fast before he was going to be killed along with Ponyboy.

Claim: However, Johnny still can be considered innocent of murder because he killed Bob out of self defense, he had to defend Ponyboy, and the Socs were the ones who provoked the fight.

After running for a while they stopped in another parking lot with a fountain in the middle. While in the parking lot a blue mustang that belonged to the Socs that beat up Johnny a long time ago pulled up. They stepped out and started to insult Johnny and Ponyboy, Ponyboy snapped back and they grabbed him and shoved his head in the found as stated, “They grabbed my arm and twisted it behind my back, and shoved my face into the fountain. I fought, but the hand at the back of my neck was strong and I had to hold my breath. I’m dying, I thought, and wondered what was happening to Johnny.” This showed that those Socs were even going to kill them just because they talked back, but they were also drunk which also shows how dangerous drunk Socs are. To save Ponyboy Johnny had to kill the Soc and afterwards they both had to run out of town to avoid being arrested. This changed Ponyboys identity into a outlaw.

In the novel, The Outsiders, spending lonely days in the old church strengthened Ponyboy and Johnny’s friendship because it made them trust each other more and showed they needed each other more than they thought through the different events that occurred at the church. In the book the whole mess starts when Ponyboy gets slapped by Darry for coming home late and starts running away from home to meet up with Johnny. As they meet up they walk around alone at night all the way to a fountain in the park. Even though, they were far from Soc territory it was still dangerous. Consequently, the two boys get jumped by Socs, and Ponyboy starts getting drowned in the fountain. Thankfully, before it was too late Johnny pulled out a blade and sadly killed Bob, who was one of the

Have you ever thought about how life would be like without your family and friends? Throughout this novel, The Outsiders, By S.E. Hinton, three brother share many common conflicts between each other. Every brother and sister have been in fights or arguments, but after everything, you still love them. Darry, Soda, and Pony have changed dramatically throughout the novel.

The ethical dilemmas and issues taken from the case are first, the lack of integrity. Curtis is helping Jackie to launch her singing career and helping her to find a nice house as well as assisting her in moving exemplifies self-interest (Ferrell, Fraedrich & Ferrell, 2013). Curtis also pursued a romantic relationship with Jackie that can also be viewed as having self-interest. There is also evidence presented of abusive and intimidating behavior. Curtis has created a hostile work environment by harassing Jackie with phone calls and in-person advances, thus, causing Jackie to be unable to perform. Leslie also exemplifies unethical behavior by lying to Jackie regarding her request for help in Curtis’s actions. Curtis used bribery

In the story The Outsiders, there is many life lessons that could help many people. Ranging from the people you hang out with, to people who need your help. You should always treat people how you want to be treated,even if that means giving something up. The main character, Ponyboy, experiences certain events in the story that makes you realize that these kind of conflicts are a reality. Ponyboy lives with his two brothers, Darry and Soda. Their parents died in a car crash. Ponyboy never realized how much his parents did for him. There is a “Gang” that Ponyboy is involved in called the Greasers. Their rival “Gang” is called the Socs. The Socs are kids that have a better upbringing and are more of rich kids. The Greasers are basically the opposite. The theme of this story is don’t take the things you have for granted.

He made this choice because he knew that he was the one responsible for the fire. Which he started when he forgot to put out a lit cigarette. This caused Dally and Johnny to come in to help him save the little kids with Ponyboy. Johnny and Dally ended up getting injured when flaming boards fell on them. Johnny later died of his wounds while in the hospital and Dally survived. They also were called heroes in the newspaper for saving the little kids. Ponyboy had lost a very close friend which deeply hurt

Johnny and Pony have been Jumped before and this time when someone's life is on the line it can cause a bad chain of events starting with Johnny killing Bob, the Soc. Once again, S.E Hinton establishes that social class causes chaos in one's life. Johnny and Pony come home after

Well running away they are reunited with Dallas later they cross paths with a burning church action must be taken to safe some kids traped inside. Ponyboy goes into the church Johnny chooses to follow. They save the children but at a terrible praise Johnny is crushed by a rafter beam and breaks his back, Dallas and Ponyboy are also burned. Because they saved the kids, they became heroes; but that does very little to help Johnny who was put in critical care. When he hears of this Ponyboy becomes upset with himself for allowing Johnny to follow him. Well both Dallas and Johnny are in the hospital the whole gang become scared for them but ponyboy takes it the hardest this is displayed when they said “We both begged and pleaded.(119)” because they were unable to see Johnny. After Johnny’s health worsens Ponyboy goes into denial refusing to expect it. Ponyboy feels more guilty when it becomes clear Johnny will not make it this is inferred when it is written that ”He was pale as the pillow and looked

Right after the socs ran away when Johnny killed Bob, Johnny said to Ponyboy “’I killed him,’ he said slowly. ’ I killed that boy.’" (Hinton PDF 49)He was in shock that he did that but he later expressed that he had no other choice but to kill him. He felt that he deserved it for jumping him not one but two times.

Fracis Ford Coppola’s “The Outsiders” (1983) is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by E.Hinton published in 1967. There are many theories that can be found throughout the movie, victim precipitation theory, differential association theory, strain theory and labeling theory are the most prevalent. The story takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma and revolves around the story of a 14 year old Greaser named Ponyboy Curtis. The town is split into two conflicting adolescent groups, the Greasers and the Socs. The Greasers are of lower class standings with harsh upbringings, poor kids from the wrong side of town (north) and are considered delinquents. The Socs, are privileged kids living on the south side who have an easy life where everything

Later on Johnny and Ponyboy run into the Socs again in the park all alone by themselves, Ponyboy gets a smart attitude with a character named Bob, after words were exchanged Ponyboy spit in Bob’s face, causing them to start fighting by a water fountain which Ponyboy and Johnny drowned Bob in until he had blacked out underwater (Hinton 51).

When they arrived there was a field trip going on and there were kids inside the church. Johnny and Ponyboy jumped out of Dally’s car and ran inside to save the kids.When they were inside Johnny threw some kids out of the window to save them along with Ponyboy. After Pony helped save the kids Johnny pushed Pony out the window. The reason why Johnny is a hero because of him throwing the kids out of the window,is because Johnny stayed in the church and he got hurt instead of the kids and Pony.When they were about to get out of the church Ponyboys jacket caught on fire and Johnny got hit with a falling piece of

The choice that Johnny decided to make was to kill bob because, when they were attacked by the socs bob grabbed Johnny and then david took ponyboy. And put his face into the water fountain and started to drown him. Then, Johnny broke free from bob and then saved ponyboy but pony was on the floor passed out and then Johnny said “I killed that boy.”