Character Analysis Of Johnny In S. Hinto's 'The Outsiders'

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinto
Johnny was a decent child, he really didn't get in much trouble. He was better than the rest of the gang, but when he did something really bad that made his whole life change... So have you ever regretted anything you've done? Johnny regretted killing Bob. It didn't come to his head until he realised that he was dead and what he has to go through. He wasn't trying to cause trouble he was just trying to protect him and his brother Ponyboy. Johnny is such a brave person because he overcame the limit he had which was the Socs.

He plays football so he is a strong and aggressive person. Getting in rumbles was no big deal for him. He knows how to handle all the punches because he’s use to getting hit hard from football. He had no problem fighting other people but when it …show more content…
Later on they were in a church fire and was found in the newspaper as heros. How are they found as heros if there was a murder, you say? Well in that fire they risked their lives to save the children that was in that church. Johnny was the only one that was found with severe burnings and had to be hospitalized and took everything like a beast. Pony would lie to himself to protect himself from thinking Johnny isn't dead. Ponyboy told the cops that he killed Bob when he really didn't he just hated to see Johnny in so much trouble with everything. Pony had to go to trials and the judge found him not guilty. Little do you know Johnny and his friend Dally both died. Darry, the oldest brother of Ponyboy takes care of them but really didn't care about anything but when he found out Johnny was dead he was really really sad about it because he felt as if Johnny was somebody super close to him and he didn't want to lose that. As you can see Johnny changed throughout this story he became a stronger fighter, with people and