Ponyboy: A True Hero

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What is a hero? A hero is a person who cares about others and helps people who are helpless, heroes are also brave they stand up for rights, Respectful, and are Honest. In the book outsiders, there are many heroes who are brave, helpful, and etc. Ponyboy is a real hero because of his courageous, supportive, doesn’t Judge.

Ponyboy is a hero because he is courageous, fearless and always ready to help others. A reason why Ponyboy is a hero is when the church was on fire he went to rescue the students. Ponyboy told the teacher “I’ll get them, don’t worry" and ran into a burning church. This quote shows the nature of Ponyboy
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