Heroism is not something you’re born with, it is a characteristic you adapt into as you grow. A heroic act is caused by adrenaline, or just pure heroism. If you are pumped up with adrenaline, you aren’t thinking and just do it. On the other hand, if it’s an act of heroism the person is putting their lives second to the ones in need of saving. A person who saves someone is usually a nicer one, others may save someone if they feel guilty for something did and has put others in danger. Taking an example of Johnny Cade, in the novel who is kind, gentle and nonchalant but save the lives of not just their friends but any given person. Where if we take Dallas Winston also known as Dally to the gang, is tough and heartless saves his friends only and …show more content…
Hinton suggests that if a person goes out of their way to help others no matter how small the act, it is heroic.
Without a doubt, Johnny shows that he is the most heroic of the Greaser gang in the novel. Johnny lives at home with his abusive father and a verbally abusive mother, he has a rough life. He is truly at home when he is hanging out with the gang. In the gang there’s Dally, Two-Bit, Steve, PonyBoy, Sodapop and Darry are Pony’s brothers they are all known as Greasers. Greasers are known for starting fights, stealing and carry switchblades also called hoods or JD’s. In the Outsiders, we see another gang named as the Socs. They’re rich, drive nice cars and get good grades. Socs we see in the novel are Cherry, who is sweet and nice, her Boyfriend is Bob a mean Soc who is friends with Randy. Randy is mean aswell, drives a nice mustang and has a girlfriend named Marcia,
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Eight months before the storyline takes place his parents died in a vehicular crash. Now Darry is the man of the house and the guardian of two teenage boys. Darry works in the carpentry business to support himself and his brothers. Steve and Two-bit are usually at the house messing around. Pony becomes a savior to Johnny after he leaves the city with him but is more based on friendship. A better example of when he is a hero is, when the church is on fire in chapter six. "We were having a school picnic up here and the first thing we knew, the place is burning up. Thank goodness this is a wet season and the old thing is worthless anyway." This is an example of pure heroism and guilt because they started the fire and wanted to save the kids in the church. Johnny and Pony went in to save the kids, after they got the kids out the window, Johnny was hit by a beam that broke his spine and ended up killing him. Pony risked his life to save the lives of another, that is
He is smart, and gets good grades in school. This is purposefully mentioned several times within the story, and people tend to be surprised to learn that he is a Greaser. In addition, some Greasers are nicer than people tend to think. When the church burned down, Ponyboy and Johnny run in to save the children without a second thought. They acted with selflessness, putting the safety of the children above their own. In the ambulance on the way to the hospital, Ponyboy is asked if he and Johnny are "professional heroes". He responds by telling the entire story of how they're Greasers and Johnny is wanted for murder, shocking the man in the ambulance. It is difficult for him to believe that a group of Greasers would do something so heroic. Johnny dies as a direct result of their actions, but neither Ponyboy nor Johnny regretted what they
From looking at the two gangs, both the Greasers and the Socs. The book The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton is able to show that the Greasers were the true disgrace and a menace to society. The Greasers were able to show this from their looks, their behavior, and the choices that they make.
But then, when I thought about it, they are heroes. Pony boy is a hero because he is remorseless on being
Boom! Johnny drops to the floor. Kids are screaming. This is when Johnny is a hero for the second time in the story, The Outsiders. Johnny is a hero because he saved kids from a fire and Johnny saved Pony from dying.
For instance, “It had taken more than nerve for him to say what he'd said to Dally—Johnny worshiped the ground Dallas walked on, and I had never heard Johnny talk back to anyone, much less his hero.” (pg. 24) This means that even though Johnny respected Dally because he was there for him when his parents weren’t, he took a risky step and stopped him from doing something wrong. By doing this, it shows that Johnny isn’t afraid to protect others like Cherry when the situation involved his friend Dally. More importantly, “I swear, you three are the bravest kids I’ve seen in a long time. First you and the blacked-haired kid climbing in that window, and then the tough-looking kid going back in to save him. Mrs. O'Briant and I think you were sent straight from heaven. Or are you just professional heroes or something?” (pg. 95) As shown, it is important to realize that Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally wouldn’t only defend their gang members, but they would also endanger their own lives in order to save others. It proves that their act of heroism can be used in all situations. No matter what situation they are in, the Greasers use their heroic actions towards not only their gang members but other people
The first Greaser that I believe is a hero was Ponyboy because he was mentally tough. An example is when he was still attending school and getting straight A’s. Another heroic act was when he stood by Johnny’s side after Johnny murdered Bob, the Soc. He ran away with him while risking the chance of getting into trouble. In chapter six, there was an important scene where Ponyboy was a real hero by being brave and tough. "I'll get them, don't worry!" I started at a dead run for the church, and the man caught my arm. "I'll get them. You kids stay out! I jerked loose and ran on." (Pg. 78) This was when they heard the children’s screams come from inside the church. Ponyboy ran in the burning church and saved the children without hesitation. These are some reasons why Ponyboy was a hero.
When Johnny and Pony killed Bob, Dally covered for them and had them go hide out in the church until the cops were gone. Also, when Pony and Johnny went into the burning church to save the kids, Dally put out the fire that was on Pony’s back and he attempted to save Johnny. Johnny was heroic because he killed Bob when he was trying to kill him and Pony. Also, he was heroic because he went into the burning church to save the kids. Without Johnny doing that, the kids would’ve been burned to death or gotten seriously hurt. In conclusion, Dall is heroic because he helped Johnny out in the police situation, and Johnny is heroic because he saved the
Dally was hard, but this incident would eventually change him for the better. The only thing Dally loved, Johnny, gave Ponyboy words of advice for Dally, “Listen,
The Outsiders is a book about Greasers And Socs. The Greasers are the poor east side kids they would wear their hair long and greasy and they will dress in blue jeans, T-shirts, or wear they shirttails out and wear a leather jacket and tennis shoes or boots. The Socs are the rich west side kids that worn nice clothes, drove nice cars, and had all the pretty lady’s. They both was gangs in Oklahoma. The Socs they would jump Greasers, wreck houses, and throw beer blasts for kicks.
In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, there are many different people with different personalities. There are Greasers and Socs. If you to see a Greaser you would think that they are mean cold hearted people, and if you are to see a Soc you would think that they are nice loving people. That is not entirely true. Everyone has a sweet spot. Dally is the tuffist greaser but is also gallant and loyal.
There is a hero in us all. A hero is someone who risks their own life to save or do good for others. Ponyboy is a hero because he risked his life to save children from a burning church. Johnny is a hero even though he killed someone it was to save his friend’s life but he also saved children from a burning church. Dally has been arrested, picks fights, and drinks, but when it comes to the people he is close with he has his soft spots for them. All bad boys have a good side.
Johnny is the hero because he saved the lives of multiple people by putting his own life at risk. One example is when Johnny and Ponyboy ran away. While they were running away Bob and his gang decided to jump Johnny and Pony for stealing their girls. They had Johnny on the ground beating him up and they were drowning Ponyboy. Johnny was really scared and he didn’t want Ponyboy to die so they grabbed the switchblade he had in his pocket and he killed Bob . So what he did was worth it because all the socs ran away in there Mustang. Another reason that Johnny is the hero is because he saved
The sacrifices The lengths the gang would go to for each other shows the reader the level of loyalty they have for each other. Johnny goes to the greatest lengths for the gang in The Outsiders. Johnny sacrificed for Ponyboy time and time again. The reader sees this especially when Bob was drowning Ponyboy.
The Greasers and the Socs in S.E. Hinton’s novel “The Outsiders” aren't as different as you think. The Greasers are low class “hoodlums” who are part of a brotherhood like gang. The Socs are a large group of wealthy teen who have too much time on their hands. Both of them rivals and from complete opposite walks of life. Greasers and Socs may seem like complete opposites on the outside, but actually have more in common than you would think. They both have faced stereotyping and have a rough family life.
S.C. Hinton wrote the novel, The Outsiders about two different groups with a different social class status. The Socs were considered the wealthy, sophisticated kids, while the Greasers weren’t liked so much by society. They were poverty-stricken and lived in poorly maintained neighborhoods. “Most greasers don’t have real tuff builds or anything. This is partly because they don’t eat much and partly because they’re slouchy”(Hinton 140). The two associations fought each other time and time again with an intimidating appearance. They may have on a hard face on the outside, but on the inside, they are people with emotions and are devoted to keeping their brotherhood safe.