Johnny Cade Quotes

The first reason why Johnny Cade is guilty of murder is because he carried a switchblade with him to kill the next person who jumped him. Ponyboy says, “Johnny, who was the most law-abiding of us, now carried in his back pocket a six-inch switchblade. He’d use it, too, if he ever got jumped again . . . He would kill the next person who jumped him” (Hinton 34). This shows

Because of Dallys words to Johnny, he is a hero. This quote explains how Dally really cares about Johnny. Dally doesn't show this amount of love to the other gang members; it is mainly geared to Johnny. If any other of the gang members stood up to what Dally said to them, they were gonna get hit or bad mouthed by Dally. This was not the case for Johnny, when they went to the drive-in theater Dally was talking to Cherry in a bad way and Johnny stood up for her.

What would you do if you had the chance to get back at someone who has wronged you? Would you do something that could ruin their life or would you turn the other cheek and forgive them and not do anything? In the novel Johnny Tremain, Johnny, a fourteen year-old prideful boy, is an apprentice for a silversmith. He is a hard worker, gifted and clever in the work that he does and holds it over the heads of the two other apprentices. He bosses them around constantly, is always getting on to them for the work they do, do not do, or do not do well enough, and never says a kind word even if they did finally do something right. All in all, Johnny was not pleasant to be around most of the time. When Johnny’s hand is burned, he is forced to find a new way to

Garrett Crescenti Mrs. Hallberg AP Literature and Composition 18 December 2023 A Look Into The Power Imbalance of a Naive Kid Toni Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson”, shows the life of Slyvia, a young African American female living across the famous New York street, 5th avenue. One day, her scholarly neighbor, Miss Moore, took Slyvia and her friends to 5th Avenue to see the stores. There, Slyvia found that she was much smaller in the world than what she initially thought. Slyvia’s defends her emotions and lifestyle as a natural response.

Johnny always had a positive attitude and really wanted to help others. He felt satisfied that although his death was tragic, it was not meaningless. This is ultimately the meaning behind Johnny's last words to Pony, “Stay Gold”. As a result, there is no doubt Johnny Cade is a heroic character in the book The

Johnny is not justified in what he did and is guilty because he had the intent to kill. Ponyboy talks about Johnny and the previous attack by saying, “He would kill the next person who jumped him. Nobody was ever going to beat him like that again. Not over his dead body…” (Hinton 34). This shows that Johnny was changed by the previous

“‘I killed him,’ he said slowly. ‘I killed that boy’” (Hinton 56). In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, they talk about a boy named Johnny that killed a boy, and the growth of a child named Ponyboy. Johhnny Cade has many names. To live on the rundown section of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the 1960’s you are not expected to be wealthy or to have an emotional attachment to things. That is what the Greaser’s were; they jumped, stole, and went to jail. People would never expect them to be educated or that somebody loves them. The Greasers were all there for each other, they loved one another like family. This boy, his family is the gang. From the backgrounds that Johnny grows up in, you can see why the names given to him. These titles are not just words. They explain who he is. Suspicious, damaged, and a hero are all labels to describe Johnny Cade.

On page 57 of The Outsiders, Johnny states, “I had to. They were drowning you, Pony. They might have killed you.” This states that he had to take Bob’s life to protect his friend Ponyboy Curtis. Not only that, he further goes on to state, “They were gonna beat me up.” So if Johnny had not killed Bob, Bob would have harmed Johnny. Bob and the Socs would never keep a witness alive, if Johnny saw Ponyboy get killed, they would have killed Johnny to protect themselves from the law. On page 56, when Johnny

This presents him from a living a normal life because he is focusing on the negative aspects of the miraculous moment he encounters; although it is tragic, Johnny tries to prevent God’s plan from happening to Owen. Later, he realizes that he could not and God is unstoppable. Canon Campbell points out to Johnny that he lives “in the past” and has a “head for history which has affected their relationship because Johnny was once “close to Canon Campbell,” but he is focusing more on the past and ignoring the present (203). This demonstrates that Johnny is retreating into his past memories which affect not only his relationship with others, but him as well.

At times there are people who will say their belief is one thing, when in reality it is another just to avoid conflict within a community. An example that portrayed this in the book also included the Cunningham’s. Walter Cunningham Sr., was known as a very hard worker. He would never receive something if he wasn’t sure he’d be able to pay it back, he’d pay whomever it was with whatever he had, which is why he and his family were respected. In chapter fifteen, there was a mob of people who were hanging out by the jail, they were going to lynch Tom Robinson for the act of assault he supposedly committed against Mayella Ewell. Jem and Scout, being children and full of curiosity decided to follow Atticus to where he was going, which was this location, in front of the jail with this mob of

Early in the book Johnny shows that he is shy. But also brave and not scared to stick up for his friends. The Socs jumped Johnny and Ponyboy. They started to drown Ponyboy. Johnny defended him by stabbing Bob. Later, Pony discussed with Johnny, “You really killed him, huh Johnny?’ ‘Yeah.’ his voice quavered slightly. ‘I had to they were drowning

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

Johnny Cade, from the book The Outsiders, is a small and meek boy. johnny is a part of the gang the Greasers. The greasers are enemies with the other gang “The Socs”. In the book, the main character Ponyboy, who

Even in his own home, he doesn’t feel right. A quote about him from page twelve that shows this is, “His father is always beating him up, and his mother ignored him, except when she was hacked up at something…” Both Johnny’s mother and father abuse him. His mother makes sure he knows that he isn’t wanted, and Johnny’s father likes to use him as a punching bag. He is also seen as an outsider in the Greasers. On page twelve, he is described as, “Johnny Cade was last and least...” and “He had a nervous, suspicious look in his eyes.” This means that out of all the Greasers, Johnny Cade is the smallest, most cautious, and most of all, afraid.

Johnny's personality changed throughout the book. At the beginning of the book, Johnny was immature. He was too full of himself and did not think before he spoke. By the end of the book, he was more mature. He became more humble and less easily angered. In chapter one, Johnny was overly proud and arrogant. Then, in chapter two, his hand got burnt and he lost his pride.