Heroism In The Outsiders

In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. HINTON the main character Ponyboy’s identity changes multiple times over the text. In the beginning of the story Ponyboy was introduced as a greaser, a greaser is someone who is usually poorer than the middle class and like to screw around and start gang fights and they are considered hoods as stated on pages 2-3, “We’re poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we’re wilder, too. Not like the Socs, who jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, and get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace almost like hoods.” this shows that even though the Socs are much more wild the greasers are still considered the bad crazy hood people. Ponyboy didn’t like being a greaser

The theme of The Outsiders is that everyone can rise above what others expect from them. This is relevant throughout the book when Johnny and Ponyboy save the kids from the burning church, when Randy doesn't want to fight or hate the Greasers anymore, and when Johnny stands up for Cherry and Marcia.

It was only two gangs, three deaths, and many injuries, but the bloody, death defying, life changing brawl is what ended all of the chaos.In book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton Ponyboy learns a lot about being caring. In this novel two groups called the Socs and the Greasers fight each other continuously. This leads them to unexpected fights and deaths, causing things to not go as planned.Ponyboy is caring because he is thoughtful, trustworthy, and brave.

    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.

Has there ever been a time in your life where you have felt put in the middle? In The Outsiders by: S.E. Hinton, Cherry Valance experiences what it is like to feel stuck between her two groups of friends. The groups were very different from each other. The Socs were the rich kids on the West Side, and the Greasers were the poor, dirty troublemakers. This story takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the mid 1960’s. It shows us what it was like for the protagonist of the story, Ponyboy, to grow up as a Greaser. In this story, Cherry’s friend, who was a greaser named Johnny, killed her boyfriend. Ponyboy ran away with Johnny to a church in Windrixville because of what Johnny had done. While they were outside of the church, the church caught on

Have you ever had two friends that are enemies? In the story, The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, Cherry Valance (her real name is Sherri) is a fashionable, fiery, red headed, emotional, understanding, and trustworthy friend. The story took place in the mid 1960’s in Tulsa, OK. Greasers and Socs are two very different, yet same groups, which most definitely do not get along. After Ponyboy and Johnny got jumped, Johnny killed Bob, a Soc who was also Cherry’s boyfriend. During Ponyboy and Johnny’s hiding out in an abandoned church, the church starts on fire, while the children are playing in there. Johnny and Ponyboy somehow made their way back in to save the kids. Johnny and Ponyboy both made it out alive. Unfortunately, however, Johnny gets out with severe burns and a broken back. While he is in the hospital, Cherry has a conflict with herself: she is asked by Ponyboy to go see Johnny in the hospital, but she says no because she doesn’t want to face the person who killed Bob. In the time of the trial, Cherry and other Soc’s testify and come clean about the night of the stabbing. Consequently, since they told the truth, Johnny, Sodapop, and Darry all got to stay together. Cherry Valance is an emotional, caring, and trustworthy friend.

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

Heros from the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Have you ever heard of a hero? Well, in this book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. There is a definitely a few heros. These heros names are Dally, Johnny, and Ponyboy. These three boys have done some life threatening actions to save others.

Fracis Ford Coppola’s “The Outsiders” (1983) is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by E.Hinton published in 1967. There are many theories that can be found throughout the movie, victim precipitation theory, differential association theory, strain theory and labeling theory are the most prevalent. The story takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma and revolves around the story of a 14 year old Greaser named Ponyboy Curtis. The town is split into two conflicting adolescent groups, the Greasers and the Socs. The Greasers are of lower class standings with harsh upbringings, poor kids from the wrong side of town (north) and are considered delinquents. The Socs, are privileged kids living on the south side who have an easy life where everything

When people think of heroes they think of soldiers, superman mostly just people who save others and have this perfect image. In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton there are heroes that don't get that image of being a hero. There are three greasers that have shown that they are heroes throughout the book.

The first Greaser who showed the most heroism is Johnny Cade. In the beginning of the book, we see Johnny as a scared kid who has had a lot of trauma and hardships in his life. His father beats him, his mother ignores him, and he was brutally beaten up by Socs. Ponyboy describes Johnny by saying, “If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers, you’ll have Johnny” (Pg.11). But even though all of this he still puts others first. The first heroic action Johnny does is being Johnny and surviving through all of the pain in his life. The second noble action Johnny did was kill Bob, a Soc, to save Ponyboy’s life. Johnny tries to explain himself to Ponyboy by saying, “I had to. They were drowning you, Pony. They might have killed you. And they had a blade… they were gonna beat me up” (Pg.57). Johnny was scared of the Socs

A 1950’s, commonly known novel, ‘The Outsiders’ written by S.E Hinton is based on two rival gangs; the Socs and the Greasers who, throughout the novel understand the importance of belonging. The main concept explored of belonging shows that most young people in society need to feel the urge of belonging for a reason. Through this, Hinton has focused on the Greasers needing to feel a sense of belonging more than the Socials.

Greasers were people who were true to themselves, and did not hide, but were proud of their identity. It took a letter from Johnny to help Pony recognize what all of them were saying. “I've been thinking about it, and that poem, that guy that wrote it, he meant you're gold when you're a kid, like green. When you're a kid everything's new, dawn….. Like the way you dig sunsets, Pony.

If you were in the book The Outsiders, you would be a part of one group, either the ‘Greasers’ or the ‘Socs’. The ‘Socs’ came from a rich background and the ‘Greasers’ came from a poor one. In the book The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, Johnny and Ponyboy run away after Johnny kills a Soc. Then tension rises between the two gangs, and the church Johnny and Ponyboy were staying at, sets fire! Johnny and Ponyboy save the kids, which were inside the church, from the fire and become heroes. The Greasers win the rumble and Johnny dies from his injuries in the fire. Finally, Ponyboy writes The Outsiders as an English paper. The Outsiders is about how Ponyboy grows up with a rivalry between gangs in the mid-1960s in Tulsa, Oklahoma. One person who stands out in this story is Johnny, a round and dynamic character. He is a round character because we see different sides of him throughout the story. He is Dynamic because he changes throughout the story. Johnny would not know what love and affection was because his father abused him and his mother ignored him. Johnny is shy, caring, and mature.

S.E. Hinton, the author of The Outsiders, is considered one of the most influential writers for