Examples Of Heroism In The Outsiders

Johnny would do anything to save his friends. After Dally drove Pony and Johnny to eat some much- needed food. They came back to see the church that Johnny and Pony were hiding out in on fire. There was a school having a picnic there. Some of the kids trapped inside the church. Without saying anything, Pony jumped out of the car and ran into the burning church with Johnny behind him. Right after saving the kids, Pony described, ‘‘Johnny shoved me out the window. ‘Get out!’ I leaped out the window and I heard timber crashing and the flames roaring right behind me” (Hinton 97). Instead of saving himself, Johnny pushed Pony out the window and saved him. Johnny puts others before himself and is willing to risk his life for others. This act is truly heroic.

Ponyboy is a hero because he is courageous and not afraid to rescue and help people in their times of need. One main reason why Ponyboy is a hero is that when school children are stuck in a fire Ponyboy runs in to rescue them. Ponyboy yells to the teacher, “I’ll get them, don’t worry… I’ll get them,” and immediately rushes into the burning building to rescue the children. This quote shows the true nature of Ponyboy because he is concerned for a group of children trapped in a burning church. He was so worried that he goes in to the burning church with disregard for his safety and saves the kids. What he did when the church was burning meats the definition of a hero perfectly, he was courageous, saved people who needed his help, and was even called a hero by the newspaper. Another way that Ponyboy is a hero is that when Randy, a soc comes over and talks to Ponyboy, Ponyboy listens and talks to Randy about Randy’s problems. Randy then goes on to say, “Thanks kid.” This is a small gesture of kindness shown by Ponyboy, yet it is an act of heroism too. People do not have to save the world to be a hero, a small act of kindness still can take a courageous gesture like overcoming the differences between two people like Ponyboy and Randy did. Heroism in its own simple but pleasant way being kind to others is also heroic. Ponyboy is a hero because no mater how big or small

Who do you think is a hero or has shown heroism through their life. In The Outsiders, Ponyboy’s interests and behavior contrasts his gang. For example, he hates to fight unless he has to, unlike his friends who fight for the fun of it or because everyone is doing it. Though he is the oddball of the group he still displayed great heroism throughout the book. In S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, Ponyboy displays many heroic traits and is a risk-taker. He shows great courage, his personality, and his actions are respected by many people.

Johnny has an abusive family and he has both a mom and a dad.  His family keeps hitting him and he likes that because he wants to get noticed and that is how he gets noticed.  His life accomplishments are being with the Greasers and saving all the kids from the burning church.  Saving all those kids from the burning church is a life accomplish because those kids were going to die if he wasn’t going to the burning church to save them.  Being with the Greasers is another life accomplish because if he never meant the greasers he would've killed himself or worse.

He may at times be afraid to stand up for himself but he is very courageous. One way Johnny shows courage is “We pushed open the door to the back room and found four or five little kids, about eight years old or younger, huddled in the corner. One was screaming his head off, and Johnny yelled, ‘’Shut up! We’re goin’ to get you out!” Page 92. This quote shows that Johnny is courageous because He went into a burning abandon church to save five or four kids that were about eight years old or younger. He risked his life to save those kids in the church. Another way how Johnny shows that he is a ‘’hero’’ is, “You really killed him, huh, Johnny?’’ ‘’Yeah.’’ His voice quavered slightly. “I had to. They were drowning you, Pony. They might have killed you. And they had a blade . . . they were gonna beat me up. . . .” Page.57. This quote shows Johnny being a ‘’hero’’. Johnny defended his friend before the group wanted to drown Ponyboy. Johnny took out his switchblade and killed Bob. The last example is “Leave her alone, dally.” Huh?” Dally was taken off guard. He stared at Johnny in disbelief. Johnny couldn’t say “Boo” to a goose. Johnny gulped and got a little pale, but he said, “You heard me. Leave her alone.” This quote relates to how Johnny is brave because Johnny is always afraid to stand up for himself but he was brave enough to fight back and stand up for Cherry because Dally kept annoying Cherry and she

Johnny was a hero too because before Pony and him stayed at the church. The socs came to Pony and Johnny about why were they walking their girlfriends home. Since the socs are very violent they got Ponyboy and tried to drown him in a fountain. Then Johnny killed one of the socs named Bob because if

By stabbing Bob, he also saved Pony from drowning by scaring the rest of the Socs. However where he genuinely shined, was when he jumped into the burning church in Windrixville to save the innocent children trapped inside. Sadly, by saving them, a log fell on him that later killed him. What I find special about Johnny, is that he was raised in a house where he got physically and emotionally abused by his parents. Yet he made the ultimate sacrifice anyway to save kids despite his background.

Johnny Cade is hero because he was one of the Greasers that were saving the children in burning church without thinking. Johnny is a hero

Some people might think that Ponyboy has the stereotype of a hero and not a greaser, because he, Johnny and Dally saved the kids at the burning church. “I swear, you three are the bravest kids I’ve seen in a long time.”(42), after saving the trapped kids Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally were called the bravest kids the school teacher has ever seen. Another reason that Ponyboy could be considered as a hero is that he tried to save Dally, because when he was in a police chase. Ponyboy tried to make the police not shoot Dally, he was tried trying his life for his friend but he could not complete. The final reason that Ponyboy is a hero is that he helped out Cherry (a girl soc who is a spy, rich, and snobby). What Ponyboy taught her is that the socs and the same it does not depend on the side they live

    In the novel, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, there are 3 Greasers that are heroes. Johnny is a hero, for  many reasons, he is courageous, brave and he risked his life to save a lot of people. First, he saved Ponyboy from drowning in the fountain. Also, he saved some kids from the church that was on fire. Finally,  Dally is a hero, for reasons just like Johnny, he saved Johnny from dying in the church. Also, Ponyboy is a hero,he also saved the kids from the church that was on fire.

A hero can be anyone your neighbor your friend or maybe even a stranger on the street.But to be a hero you must be someone who is kind, caring and risks his or her life for someone. Some heroes in the outsiders were Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally.

Diversity always flourishes when people do not stereotype each other, but do meaningful actions in life. In The Outsiders, by S.E Hinton, the author explores qualities of characters in society when challenged greatly and what happens when the general population stereotypes. The book starts out with conflicts between Greasers, who are in poverty, and Socs, who rich and spoiled. Both classes believe the stereotypes against one another, and the characters soon come to realize that not all of them are true, and that all people have their own problems. This all starts happening after Johnny, a suspicious and scared Greaser kills a Soc who was drowning Ponyboy, the main character and narrator of the story, in a fountain.

Therefore, this is even more evidence stating that a greaser can be a hero no matter what shape or size, like how Johnny even though was a sad, and depressed kid, he still had the courage to stick through the tough times and save those kids out of the burning church

My reason for thinking Ponyboy is a hero is because he went into the burning church to save a few children that were trapped inside. He risked his life by going into a burning building

The way that Johnny helped Ponyboy was that he saved him from drowning because of the Socs. The way that Johnny saved Ponyboys life was that “He was clutching his switchblade, and it was dark to the hilt”. This evidence illustrates that one of the greasers is a hero because