Showing Heroism
Does everyone have a hero in their life? How so? Do Ponyboy and Johnny fit the description of what someone might think a hero would look like/be like? This book is called “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton. The main character is Ponyboy Curtis. In the story, Ponyboy is apart of a gang called the Greasers. Him and his buddy Johnny get into a fight with another group/gang called the Socs. The Socs attempt to drown Pony so Johnny stabs one of them. This killed one of the Socs. The two boys run away to avoid punishment for the murder. Ponyboy and Johnny are the biggest heroes in the book because Johnny has shown heroism, Ponyboy has shown heroism and they have both shown heroism working together. To begin with, there are a few examples of Johnny showing he’s a hero by himself. Johnny is talking in this scene. At this part in the story Johnny had just stabbed Bob as he was trying to drown Ponyboy. “‘I killed him’ he said slowly” (Hinton 54). Johnny only did this to save Ponyboy, not to purposely hurt anyone. He was looking out for Pony and tried to save him and it worked. This shows Johnny is a hero because he went out of his way to try and help Ponyboy.…show more content… Ponyboy is the one who says this in the story. In this part of the story Ponyboy realizes that Johnny has it hard at home and he knows he should treat him the best he can. “His father was always beating him up….if it hadn’t been for the gang, Johnny would never had known what love and affection are” (Hinton 12). This isn’t an example of Ponyboy being a hero by doing some big deed, but to Johnny he could be a hero. He realizes how hard Johnny has it without having to ask. Treating him right might make him Johnny's biggest hero. There are also other ways the boys are
