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THE OUTSIDERS ESSAY

A hero is someone that is not selfish, cares for others besides himself, and does things that are really brave. A hero is a person who is admired and idealized for courage. A hero would be someone that fights for a cause. Heroes are people who rescue others, or people that do something that is really brave. Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally are heroes in the book “The Outsiders.”There are many reasons why Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally are heroes.

Ponyboy is a hero because he went into a burning church and saved the children that were in the the church. Ponyboy is also a hero is because he is a survivor. Ponyboy is a hero because he is not afraid to step up. Ch.8 says a quote from johnny and it says I would, I would help her and …show more content…

Johnny is a hero because saved Ponyboy by killing a Soc, because the Soc could have killed Ponyboy by drowning him. There are quotes that Johnny said, and the first one is in Chapter 4 which meant that Johnny is a true hero by saving Ponyboy and it says "I had to. They were drowning you Pony. They might have killed you. And they had a blade… They were gonna beat me up." The other quote was in chapter 6 which meant that Johnny is a hero because he cares about others because they helped him in the church and he doesn’t want them to get hurt and it says "I'm sure. It ain't fair for Ponyboy to have to stay up in that church with Soda and Darry worrying' about him all the time."That’s how Johnny is a …show more content…

Dally is Johnny’s hero because he is more than a friend for Johnny. Dally is the meanest and toughest and is a juvenile delinquent and doesn’t care for no one, but when it comes to Johnny and his friends the Greasers, he’s there. He is a hero because of some parts that showed the lighter side of his personality A quote that was from Dally meant as him being a hero because of his careness for Johnny and it says "I was crazy, you know that, kid? Crazy for wantin' Johnny to stay out of trouble, for not wanting' him to get hard. If he'd been like me he'd never have been in this mess." The other one was when they were going to the rumble to fight the Socs and Dally said heroic words to avenge Johnny and the quote was “We gotta win that fight tonight. We gotta get even with those Socs! Let's do it for Johnny, man. We'll do it for Johnny!” Dally may be the meanest person but he cares for people and is brave which makes him a

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