Johnny Woul Belonging In The Outsiders

Through the novel, ‘The Outsiders’, Hilton has proven her point in which all young people should have a sense of belonging. Ponyboy, the main character as well as a member of the Greaser gang and he believes that belonging to a gang is the reason to the safety of his friends and himself; he has someone to rely on. Johnny, Ponyboys best friend as well as another member of the Greaser gang, needed the urgent sense of belonging as he wasn’t overly supported by his own family and “he would have run away a million times if [the gang] hadn’t been there”. The absence of Johnny’s own family was replaced by the gang and it was as though he had family right there; the Greaser gang. By showing and elaborating the character Johnny, Hilton strongly displays how Ponyboy believes that belonging to a gang is not only important but also comforting.
Hilton points out how important it is to have a sense of belonging. Johnny needs to belong to a gang because his family didn’t show the love and care that he needed. Therefore, the Greaser gang accepted him and provided the [sense of belonging] that was missing from his life. “If it hadn’t been for the gang, Johnny …show more content…
‘The Outsiders’ has really shown and made it clear about how important it is to belong. Ponyboy believed that belonging was critical for both himself and Johnny as there were times where Johnny felt like he had no-one. Johnny constantly felt as if “… [he walked] in that house and nobody [said] anything. [he stayed] away all night, and nobody [noticed]… At least Pony [had] Soda. [he] ain’t got nobody.” The feeling of not belonging really hurt and meant that Johnny didn’t really have anyone to rely on or show any love towards. Although Ponyboy was always there for Johnny, his best friend and constantly reminded him, “you got the whole gang.” Hilton has really shown that there is always a place for someone to