Reverend Lampham's Life: How Johnny Changed His Life

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.

My unusual feeling upon my arrival is proving to have some validity but not what I had first thought. After examining my data collected I’ve come to the conclusion that the devil does not reside in Salem only the idea and the mass accusations are nothing more then just that accusations which seem to have no validity. I have been responsible for the killing of innocent people and for that I will pay. But for now I don’t feel right prosecuting the innocent citizens of Salem, I feel the time I’ve spent here has done nothing to destroy the moral fabric of the town.

To conclude, in Miller’s The Crucible, each character goes through a change or transformation that leads to the insight that leads them to learn more about themselves and the people around them. The character that goes through the most significant change in the play was John Procter. His insight leads him to realize his mistake of trying to hide his adultery from society in order to save his public face. By trying to hide it, however, he puts the life of his wife, and many other people at risk. By finally

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

Even though he didn’t have a large quantity of friends, he did have high quality friends. Those friendships prospered because of the things he did for them.

To begin, Johnny is innocent for the murder of Bob concidering that Bob was killing Johnny’s third party Ponyboy, leaving Johnny to use self defence. “ ‘I had

In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, it is clear that Reverend John Hale of Beverly is the character that undergoes the most dramatic transformation and is a perfect example of how a well-respected, strong willed man can be changed due to deceit and lies. His reputation and control in the play moves between two extremes as the events continue- shifting from confident accuser to helper of the accused.

The final reason Dove should have given Johnny the cracked crucible is because he made many friends during all that happened. He was acquainted with Paul Revere, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and many other important men while on his adventure, though the best friend that he had was none other than Rab. The young man who fought and died in the

Put simply, the miraculousness of Owen Meany catalyzes Johnny’s faith. Yet, Johnny’s faith did not spring forth the moment he met Owen; instead, Owen’s life, sprouting with miracles, gradually inspired Johnny to accept and pursue a life of faith. Therefore, his true faith was born out of the miracle of Owen. After the Christmas pageant in which Johnny starred as Joseph and Owen as baby Jesus, Johnny mentions that “that Sunday…contributed to my belief in—and my dislike of—the miracle” (231). Here, Johnny’s reference to “the miracle” alludes to Owen Meany. Nonetheless, the miracle in this instance contradicts the heartwarming, wondrous thoughts that may first float through one’s mind at the mention of a “miracle.” This miracle, Owen’s role as baby Jesus, astounds Johnny because of Owen’s ability to take charge and the changes and revisions that Owen brings about to an established faith tradition. In reaction, some despised Owen’s rude outburst to his parents and slight alterations to the traditional Christmas story, but some appreciated the modifications. Similarly, when Jesus preached new teachings and introduced revisions to ancient traditions, many attacked him and proclaimed his teachings heresies. Therefore, both Owen and Jesus experience hindrances in their lifestyles that differ from the norm; although, both manage to persevere in leading others in their missions as God’s instruments on the Earth. Another miracle occurred much later in Johnny’s life, after Owen’s death, when Dan Needham shuts Johnny into an unlit cellar as a joke. Unfortunately, Johnny loses his balance at the edge of the stairs, and he begins to fall backwards. Just before he topples over, Johnny feels a small hand guide his own hand to the light switch while pulling his body forward to retain his balance; meanwhile, a voice,

In his childhood and early adulthood, Johnny had a friend named Owen Meany that always told him what to do and he always went along with it. When Owen helps Johnny learn to read and tells him what he should major in, Johnny rationalizes that Owen knows what is best for him. Owen says,

One reason why Johnny is seen as a hero is because he is kindhearted. Johnny reveals his kindhearted actions at the time when the church catches on fire, when he hears that couple of kids have gotten trapped inside of the church in the fire. Johnny began to realize when he smoked a cigarette he forgot to put it out and found that he had started the fire. Since Johnny didn’t want to cause any more trouble, he jumped in the church with Ponyboy from one of the windows that they broken. They were starting to bring the all of the children out of the church. One more time was when he and Ponyboy were in the Nightly Double with Cherry, Johnny talked with Cherry the way he would with his own friends and was kind even though her boyfriend jumped her.

It has become his way of life; if he is not doubting his religion then he is doubting his students or his acquaintances, for he has no real friends. As the novel transitions between different time periods, Johnny’s habit of self-perpetuated doubt becomes more evident to the reader. He has become so consumed by doubt that he even questions the sole person he calls his closest friend; pondering, “I still tease Katherine about those days. What if she’d been headmistress when I applied for a job? Would she have hired me?” (Irving 284). Johnny also directly doubts his religion even after strongly affirming his devotion to the Anglican faith. He testifies, “I am an Anglican now, and I shall die an Anglican. But I skip a Sunday service now and then; I make no claims to be especially pious…” (Irving 3). Here he shows his doubt towards how involved with his religion he really is, compared with what he claims. This indicates an obvious inconsistency with how devoted Johnny really is to his proclaimed faith, and shows how he continues to inwardly question what he believes, while conforming to the idea of a confirmed faith.

In the book Johnny shows he is golden because he is very caring, he was a very helpful and supporting friend and hero to all. Even though he might have killed a soc, he did it to protect those he loves. Johnny reveals that he is selfless when he pushes Ponyboy out of the church risking his own life. When Johnny and Ponyboy go into the burning church to save the kids, the church starts to crumble and Johnny “shoved me towards the window. ‘Get out”’(93) he said.

Johnny has little value in his life and he proves that in the hospital. Although they have many similarities, they also have their

When Johnny was younger, he was excited for a little brother. He would finally have someone to play with. He soon found out that babies are too fragile to do anything. When Oliver was old enough to play with, Johnny was too old for it. He was a teenager now. He didn’t seem to care for Oliver and ignored him often.