Johnny tells Ponyboy his feelings in his quote about how even if it is even worth living “I can’t take it much more… I’ll kill myself or something.” (47). To add onto how Johnny feels about his parents, the rival gang, the Socs, keep treating and beating Johnny up real bad. This messes up Johnny’s mindset.. Plus, with the way he is treated with the rival gang leads to thinking “After all the bad stuff I have gone through, is it really worth living through it?” Johnny struggles throughout the story with rejection and shame from his parents and the rival gang. While also, rejoices with love and affection from the Greaser gang. S.E. Hinton shows very clearly that Johnny does not have the best life. Throughout The Outsiders , Johnny is seen like a “Puppy that has been kicked too many times, and is lost in a crowd of strangers.” (11) In the end, Johnny has a good heart, but he has been caught up constantly in a bad situation with his family and