Johnny Character Analysis

While at a movie theater, Dally is antagonizing and annoying several Soc girls. Johnny stands up to Dally, his hero, and states, “‘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’” (24). It took all of Johnny’s bravery to stand up to his absolute idol. He was willing to stand up to a dangerous boy that could easily defeat him in a fight, to save others. Not only this, but when a church is burning down with children inside, Ponyboy states, ”Johnny wasn't behaving at all like his old self. ... he grinned at me. He wasn't scared either. That was the only time I can think of when I saw him without that defeated, suspicious look in his eyes” (92). Johnny gives his own life for kids who have futures. He charges into the church at full speed when necessary. Johnny becomes brave in the middle of the

Early in the book Johnny shows that he is shy. But also brave and not scared to stick up for his friends. The Socs jumped Johnny and Ponyboy. They started to drown Ponyboy. Johnny defended him by stabbing Bob. Later, Pony discussed with Johnny, “You really killed him, huh Johnny?’ ‘Yeah.’ his voice quavered slightly. ‘I had to they were drowning

Violence affects Johnny’s mental attitude. When Ponyboy was beaten up by Socs, Johnny with other greater came to help Ponyboy. Therefore, Ponyboy started introduceing each characters. Here is a quote which Ponyboy describe his best friend Johnny “if you can picture a little a dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers, you’ll have Johnny. ”(Hinton P12) Johnny was looked like a poor puppy which had been kicked by many times because family violence happened on himself everyday after his father got drunk.

Johnny has a fear of Socs after getting jumped by them, which led him to kill Bob. He is regularly beaten by his father and emotionally abused by his mother. Ponyboy mentioned a quotation of Johnny   “ I had never been jumped, but I had seen Johnny after four Socs got hold of him, and it wasn’t pretty. Johnny was scared of his own shadow after that.” After Johnny killed Bob trying to protect Ponyboy from drowning he ran away with Ponyboy to an abandoned church in Windrixville. At the time he was afraid of anybody that he thought could hurt him. When the church went up in flames Johnny made the decision to run in with Ponyboy to save the children in the burning building. His gallant actions led to him being paralyzed, but he learned to overcome his fears of easily being frightened. Before that, he always used to think about killing himself because he was scared and hurt, but now knowing that he has something to live for he thought he was too young to die. He said this “you want to know something, Ponyboy? I’m scared stiff. I used to think about killing myself… ”, “ I don't want to die now. It ain’t long enough. Sixteen years ain’t long enough. I wouldn’t mind it so much if there wasn’t so much stuff I ain’t done yet --- and so many things I ain’t seen. It’s not fair. You know what? That time we were in Windrixville was the only time I’ve been away from our neighbourhood.” Thus, adversity can help to overcome the hardships and

Through his life, he has been abused by both of his parents, with no adult guidance except for the older kids in the neighborhood. Inside the book of ‘The Outsiders,’ it stated that, “ … Johnny banged up

Firstly, Johnny has the thought of killing himself. This can be seen when Johnny says, “’I can’t take it much more.’ Johnny spoke my own feelings. ‘I’ll kill myself or something.’” (59). Possibly, Johnny feels this way because he has been abused by his parents and the Socs. Johnny’s dad abuses Johnny physically; meanwhile, Johnny’s mom ignores Johnny like he is not visible. On the other hand, the Socs attacked Johnny causing him to lie on the ground like a dead body. Johnny stayed in a hurtful position until his gang came to rescue him.

When Johnny was maturing, he began to bear appreciation for certain things. One of the things he started to treasure was the smocks his mother had made for him. Before, Johnny had not recognized the love that had gone into their creation. When he was young, he would be too proud to even put those smocks on. However, now that he has grown, he saw the smocks in a whole new light. When getting a smock in the attic to give to Pumpkin, a British soldier who wants to desert the army, Johnny started to adore them for he finally was able to see that his mother’s love went into making these

This presents him from a living a normal life because he is focusing on the negative aspects of the miraculous moment he encounters; although it is tragic, Johnny tries to prevent God’s plan from happening to Owen. Later, he realizes that he could not and God is unstoppable. Canon Campbell points out to Johnny that he lives “in the past” and has a “head for history which has affected their relationship because Johnny was once “close to Canon Campbell,” but he is focusing more on the past and ignoring the present (203). This demonstrates that Johnny is retreating into his past memories which affect not only his relationship with others, but him as well.

• Johnny’s parents hated him, beat and cursed at him, didn’t care where he was or what happened to him

Johnny's personality changed throughout the book. At the beginning of the book, Johnny was immature. He was too full of himself and did not think before he spoke. By the end of the book, he was more mature. He became more humble and less easily angered. In chapter one, Johnny was overly proud and arrogant. Then, in chapter two, his hand got burnt and he lost his pride.

For example, going back to when Johnny was experiencing that stage of rejection, he feels alone, secluded by society. Auspiciously, when he meets Rab in the paint shop, he starts to become more confident by finding out Rab covers his flaws because they have similarities. In the midst of all rejection, he finally found positive manipulation in his life through Rab (82). Likewise, Johnny always has Cilla and Isannah to comfort him through the society of constantly having to be on task with the Boston Observers` goals. Another societal impact on Johnny that is changed because of a person was during his court hearing with Mr. Justice Dana.

Johnny does not have the best life, yet he seems content with it. He comes from an unwealthy family, his dad drinks too much, he lives in a poor neighborhood, and he did not finish school. Yes, his life could be better; however, he remains satisfied with the food he eats and the clothes on his back. He seems to be a good person who is loving, responsible, and empathetic. However, reading between

Before the murder, there was a different type of Johnny living in the young soul and flesh of himself. One that was shy but fiercely loyal to his Greaser gang. Johnny was indeed very shy, small, and diffident. Johnny lives life being beaten by its hardships and unlucky situations. From being beaten by the Socs which puts him over the edge when we are first introduced to him, to being abused by his parents both physically and mentally. It is clear obvious that his life is not as it should be for any teenager, espscially when he when he claims to have ideas has thoughts so drasitc such as saying as “I used to talk about killing myself all the time, man. (102), which simply means he wants to end his life at such a young age.so short. With no

Johnny’s internal issues are as equally grievous as his external issues. He practically raised his siblings since he was six years old, and started to work in factories when he was seven. Due to his early start transferring to adulthood, he never really had the chance to experience a jovial and enjoyable childhood. Johnny “had been robbed of a large part of that playtime by being compelled to take care of [his siblings] … he had fallen the part of little mother and father as well” (8). Johnny does not have any pleasurable memories to look back on and confirm that his upbringing readied him to steadily transition to adulthood. His mother is not a major help in his life, consequently making him uphold both roles of provider and supporter when it comes to his family. With no time for himself, it was evident in Johnny’s face that “there was no joyousness in him…

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