For example, he was arrogant and prideful. This made many enemies of the other boys working for the Lapham’s. He was also bossy, vulnerable and had a low self-esteem. These character traits were troublesome for Johnny. I can support this with concrete examples from the novel.…
Another honorable moment from Johnny was, Ponyboy and Johnny saved a bunch of kids from a burning church. Johnny wanted to save those kids because they haven’t experienced life yet. Johnny wanted to give the children to live their life because they would live longer on earth than he would. In conclusion, Johnny can be an honorable person despite all of the pain that he has suffered, and being mistreated,he has always been an honorable person.…
Hanien Hamad Mrs. Sheridan Language Arts 0 The outsiders In the book the outsiders johnny is a person that changes a lot hd dynamic character. He changes dramatically. "If you can picture a little dark puppy that had been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers, you'll have Johnny”(pg.11).…
Shane In Jack Schaefer’s short novel Shane it's about well a man named shane as it might imply. Every character in Joe’s Farm is selfless in their own way. This novel is an unforgettable adventure from front to back. Personally my favorite part is when Shane meets Jr. and Jr. has a unloaded gun and Shane’s reflexes kick in and he pulls out his gun and then Joe sorts everything out the reason I like this scene so much is because Shane thinks someone would give their like 10 year old kid a gun.…
In the book, The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, when Cherry Valance said, “Things are rough all over”, she meant that when being a soc, there are many hardships that come with it. One of the troubles of being a soc was that, according to Cherry, “It seems like we’re always searching for something to satisfy us, and never finding it. Maybe if we could lose our cool we would. ”(Hinton, 38). This shows one hard thing they have to manage.…
In her novel The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton explores the theme that stereotypes are unfair and that therefore, one cannot judge an entire group of people based on these prejudices. A person is more than just a product of their community or circumstances, which is seen to be true in the characters of Johnny and Ponyboy. The Outsiders has two types of people, there are Greasers and Socs. The Greasers were the middle class unlike the soc who are more rich and Greasers are more wilder.…
Johnny is also considered to be a hero to many people. He put his life in jeopardy when he Saved the little kids out of the fire with ponyboy. Additionally he pushed Ponyboy out of the window as the ceiling was caving in and it took Johnny's life On page 79 of The Outsiders it says “ Johnny shoved me toward the window . Also he put himself in danger with the law when…
Johnny has a really rough life. When his parents aren't physically or verbally abusing him, they're ignoring him. Johnny can stay away from home for long periods of time and nobody seems to care or notice. The doctor said that if Johnny were to survive he would be crippled for life. He would have to be stuck in a house that he loathes, along with people who are apathetic about him.…
Johnny also proved to be a hero when he stood up to his own personal hero, and even though he was scared, he wanted to help someone else, as shown in this quote: “"Leave her alone, Dally." "Huh?" Dally was taken off guard. He stared at Johnny in disbelief. Johnny couldn't say "Boo" to a goose.”…
Brandon Mull once said, “In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences.” Johnny is the person that Brandon Mull was talking about. In the book, The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton Johnny helps people no matter the consequences. Johnny is a hero because he saved the kids from the burning church, cared for others, and held the gang together. When Johnny saved the kids from the burning church it was an act of heroism.…
Johnny made the sacrifice to save the children’s lives in the burning building without regard to his own health. He put something more important to him over himself. I hope I never have to make the decisions Johnny did, giving his own life for the lives of children, however, I still feel that in life you have to sacrifice. Hinton shows this through the voice of Johnny, “It’s worth it. It’s worth saving those kids.…
is an exiled place away from the feminine world. The younger men he hangs around provoke Homer to keep his freedom from an overbearing woman, becoming a non-marrying man. It is almost that Homer is trying to prove his manly behavior by rejecting what Emily wants for their relationship. Fick and Gold conclude that “We are therefore not arguing that Homer does not feel threatened by suggestions of unmanly behavior, but that manly behavior is defined by liking men rather than women.” (Fick and Gold 102).…
The hero in the Outsiders could be more than one person, from Ponyboy even to Steve! But there is always one character that sticks out from the others, and that character is, Johnny Cade. Johnny was the character people would least expect to be the hero of the story, he was nice, helped others, and even saved someone's life! But others like Pony and Dally can be considered heroes just for willing to help others if needed. But Johnny did more than just help others and be nice, he was a hero.…
Stereotypes are everywhere in the world. Today many major groups of people are still being stereotyped due to certain events that are being witnessed around the world. In The Outsiders, there are two groups of people. They are socs and greasers. They are groups of people that stereotype each other.…
The two best friends; Ponyboy and Johnny, both have similarities and differences. Ponyboy and Johnny had a huge impact on the book. The storyline would be complete different if Ponyboy and Johnny were not included. There are a few similarities between the two boys, one being they were both not into fighting. They fought because they had to.…