Summary Of ' The ' I Am About It '

First of all, Johnny is firm and doesn't back down. Johnny defended Cherry and Marcia when Dally was messing around with them. The text states, “Leave her alone Dally”(page 22). This explains why Johnny is from, he did not back down even though, he was scared of Dally. In addition, Everyone was surprised of what Johnny did, and that made him feel good.

“‘Come on, Johnny, we're running away.’” Johnny already has a lot of stress and grief, and will break like he did in the

On page 11, it says, “He had a nervous, suspicious look in his eyes, and that beating he got from the Socs didn't help matters.” (S.E.Hinton) This explains that Johnny knew when something bad was going to happen to him because he had already been beaten up before and he was still very fragile from it. On page 22, its states, “Johnny was always nervous around strangers.” (S.E.Hinton) This means that everyone could tell that he was nervous around people because he would act different and he would also act shy,the gang could tell to but they knew that was how he always had

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

Johnny himself was basically protecting the universe and in doing so lost his mind. Even when he is returned to a reset Earth with his “sanity” he is still shown to be crazy through one of his first thoughts being to cut off a cheerleaders legs. The overall events that occurred left an irreversible scar on his psyche and he continues to act as before for a while until the behavior steadily dwindles until he is ready to try to repress these psychotic

‘GET OUT!’...... Then I heard Johnny scream,”(pg. 93) “It was Johnny I was worried about… His back had been broken when that piece of timber fell on him.”(pg. 102) .

Johnny is characterized as being paranoid at all times. Before being beaten by a group of Socs, Johnny was still incredibly jumpy from being abused by his parents. After he was attacked, he became even more

We talked to Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy said “it was a no brainer”. He said he wanted to save the kids. Ponyboy said Johnny would have said the same thing.

"Can you help make sure the bandages don't move?" Roy asked, knowing full well that it was a pointless task as after the saline was poured on the sheet would do the same thing. However, he knew that his crew needed to do something to feel useful, even if was something so simple.

I remembered Johnny—his face all cut up and bruised, and I remembered how he had cried when we found him, half- conscious, in the corner lot.

Sighing, Joe took off his glasses and looked around the family who had taken in Johnny, unsure how long he would remain a child. He had hoped to give them better news than this, but he knew they deserved to

Johnny cares about the

“It will be ok. It’s not that scary like, you think it is.” said Kathryn.

This quote is from the scene of the fire at the church, when Johnny was putting his life on the line to save the children. With no regard or concern for his safety,he stayed inside the burning building until every last child was out of the burning building. "Johnny wasn't behaving at all like his old self", he was more brave, brave enough to risk his life so that he could save others. I never expected to see this side of Johnny, I never even knew that it existed. Johnny is in critical condition now and it's a matter of life or death,will he make it? Either way, he'll be a hero.

The next morning I know that Johnny made the right choice because he said a small prayer: “DearLord, I’ve decided to trust in you and make God like decisions in my life. Thank you for everything that you’ve done and the lesson I have learned this whole journey. In Jesus name