The Outsiders Hero's Journey Essay

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

While Johnny lay on his deathbed he writes his final act of heroism. In Johnny’s last breaths, he writes a letter to Pony. Pony read the letter from Johnny, “It’s worth saving those kids. There lives are worth more than mine, they have more to live for” (Hinton 178). Basically, he said saving the kids was worth the pain, and that he feels that their lives are worth more than his. This act of heroism shows that Johnny is not afraid of dying and he is willing to save others even if he doesn’t personally know

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

Meanwhile, as the witch waited the long years needed for the second part of her plan to be enacted, the babies soon began to grow up. Roland grew up a sneaky child, he had always believed his father to be the warden, and the warden of course treated Roland badly. Roland grew up being sneaky, he learned from his fellow outlaw fairies how to steal, how to talk his way out of dire situations. Roland being a fairy himself liked to experiment with magic and that’s what he spent most of his time doing in private. Although he was afraid, that his interest in this subject would make him more of an outsider within his own group of “friends” due to the fact that most fairies used magic frivolously and did not care about its inner workings. Roland liked

In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, it's built around the class division between the Socs and the greasers. The kids in the Socs came from privileged and wealthy families while the greaser grew up in a unstable and poor environment, and it shaped who they are and how they act. The novel deals with issues important to urban teens, and the obstacles that are part of their daily lives, showing realism in Hinton's writing. In the article ¨The Urban Experience in Recent Young Adult Novels¨ by Sandra Hassell and Sandy Guild, it discuss the importance of urban teens worlds represented in literature. The article consists of many characteristics that are established in urban youth books such as, the usage of slang, strong sense of community,

Have you ever met someone that you absolutely hate but they actually like you and always try to be nice to you? If you have, good for you! If you haven’t, still good for you.Anyways, on to what the book is about. The Outsiders is about a gang called “The Greasers” that have a rivalry with a gang from the West side called “The Socs”. The Outsiders is told from the perspective of a 14 year old named Ponyboy Curtis (a member of the greasers). Ponyboy enjoys reading and watching movies alone unlike the other Greasers. So, what exactly happens in the novel? Well, one day, Ponyboy comes home late. Darry (Ponyboy’s and Soda’s older brother) lashes out on Ponyboy causing him to run away. That same night, Johnny kills a Soc because he was trying to

    During the book, The Outsiders, Johnny was represented as a hero. One of the signs pointing to this was when he showed responsibility. On page 95, Johnny wanted to take responsibility and turn himself into the police. He also wanted to do this because he cared about Ponyboy and his brothers. Although this did not happen due to the fire, Johnny showed another heroic trait. He showed bravery by jumping into the burning church with Ponyboy to save the kids inside. You can see in the middle of chapter six, Johnny even broke his back attempting to rescue the children. Lastly, Cade showed humility while in the hospital. In the letter he wrote to Ponyboy, Johnny said, “It’s worth saving those kids. Their lives are worth more than mine, they have more to live for.” Hinton showed the readers that Cade was a real hero through the entire story.

The Outsiders Essay – Describe an interesting theme from a text you have studied. Explain why this theme is interesting.

In contrast to the removed Johnny shown early on, after the realization that he endangered several children, he boldly rushed to assist. After killing Bob in self-defense, Johnny bolts with Ponyboy to an abandoned church in the countryside. However, after presumably dropping a lighted cigarette, the church ignites in a blaze of fumes. Realizing there are children in the flaming church, Johnny and Ponyboy dart to aid. During the calamity, Ponyboy realizes that, “Johnny had been right behind me all the way” as he slips through a broken window and into the fiery church and notes that, “Johnny wasn’t behaving at all like his old self...That was the only time I can think of when I saw him without that defeated, suspicious look in his eyes” (92).

Towards the middle of the story, a boy named Johnny had killed a Soc that was drowning Ponyboy. He and Ponyboy fled the city to another town, and hid in an abandon church there for a week. When they were going to leave, they realized the church was on fire and there was kids trapped inside. Johnny and Pony were good friends and they decided to go help the children. After they rescued the children, they had to escape the burning, ravaged building. A flaming, steaming hot beam from the ceiling fell on Johnny. After this happened, Pony passed out, “ I leaped out the window and heard timber crashing and the flames roaring right behind me. I staggered, almost

When Johnny dies, Dally wants to be dead because Johnny is the only thing he loves. Ponyboy says “I know he would be dead, because Dally Winston wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted” (154). After Johnny dies, Dally does not see any good in the world. Since Dally does not see any good in the world, he sees no reason to live. Likewise, Johnny says how he does not mind dying in his note he writes to Ponyboy. Before Johnny dies, he tells the nurse to give Ponyboy Gone With The Wind, and he leaves a note inside. One the note, Johnny writes “Listen, I don’t mind dying now. It’s worth it. It’s worth saving those kids. Their lives are worth more than mine” (178). Johnny wants all of the kids to have a good, long life. Therefore, Johnny places little value on his life just like Dally

Johnny got severely injured and rushed to the hospital where, “ The pillow seemed to sink a little and Johnny died¨ (148). This choice impacted Ponyboy because he loses his very close friend. He now feels as though he can't move on in his life, but later learns to appreciate what is most important to him while it is still in his

You’d better get home” (49). Johnny cares about Ponyboy getting home on time and not being too late. Furthermore, here is another example of how Johnny is a caring person. Johnny rushes into a burning church to save kids he does not even know without hesitating. Pony watched him, “He looked over his shoulder and saw that the door was blocked by flames, then pushed open the window and tossed out the nearest kid” (92).

This quote shows us that Johnny is so protective over Ponyboy, he doesn’t even care about his own life. This also shows us how close Johnny and Ponyboy are.

Your book the Outsiders let me connect like no other book has before. Even though me and Ponyboy’s lives differ. Like my brothers don't raise me and my parents didn't die thankfully. But I still feel like I can connect to The Outsiders. Your book showed me that it isn't just here where there are gangs maybe not the same gangs but everywhere there is always a violent rivalry.