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Anyone can be a hero in your life. Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally are greasers but they turned out to be heros. When Ponyboy and Johnny made a run for the abandoned church on Jay mountain, Dally gave them some supplies to get them through the week. When Dally comes to visit, they go to Dairy Queen and eat, and on their way back they find the old church is burning down. Johnny and Ponyboy go in to save the little kids that were playing in there. Ponyboy made it out but Johnny broke his back. They were considered heroes after when the news found out. Even though they might not look like heros, they were. Every character is a hero in a different way, for example Ponyboy. When Ponyboy was in the hospital getting checked on Jerry comes in and tells him something interesting. “I swear, you …show more content…

“The headline: JUVENILE DELINQUENTS TURN HEROES... Y’all were heroes from the beginning. You just didn’t turn all of a sudden. (pg 107” The day Ponyboy and Johnny went into save the little j=kids from the burning church, Ponyboy saw something in Johnny’s eyes. “That was the only time I can think of when I saw him without a defeated, suspicious look in his eyes. He looked like he was having the time of his life. (pg.92)” You could tell he liked saving the kids he felt good. Dally was a hero too, maybe not in the same way as Ponyboy and Johnny. He saved Johnny and Ponyboy from getting into a lot of trouble. “‘there's an old abandoned church on top of jay mountain. There's a pump in the back so don’t worry about water. Buy a week’s supply of food as soon as you get there... then don’t as much as stick your noses out the door.(pg.61)” Dally cared for both Johnny and Ponyboy so he was their hero. Even though some people might not look like a hero, anyone can be. Johnny and Ponyboy were heroes because they saved those little kids from burning to death. Dally was a hero for helping Johnny and Ponyboy. Look around, anyone can be a

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