The Outsiders Johnny Essay

Everyone associates with characters in books. Everyone connects to characters in different ways. In the book The Outsiders by: S.E. Hinton have characters that have a vast personality and background. The characters all faced different situations that connect to people in certain ways. In the book, Johnny is a Greaser that is lonely and quiet and very shy to others. He has trouble socializing or fitting in around him. His friends are the only ones who support him and comforts him. Johnny has three strong traits that makes him. Johnny is very independent and doesn’t really need anyone but he cares for his friends greatly. He is willing to sacrifice for his friends without thinking twice, he can be very repulsive in situations when his friends …show more content…
In the book Johnny has a bad relationship with his parents and does not have many friends. Johnny’s friend Ponyboy describes Johnny as a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of stranger. The only people who he trusts are his friends as they comfort and support him. He would always get bullied by the Socials and it was his friends who made him stronger. In the book, Ponyboy said “His father was always beating him up and his mother ignored him.” It states Johnny’s bad relations with his parents. He also get bullied by the Socials because he is a greaser. But he does care for his friends greatly. He cares deeply for his gang and always keeps them on their toes. As he always remind them the people around them and what kind of special relations they have. This certain trait relates strongly to me. As I have a bad relationship with friends and my dad especially, trying to solve everything by myself. But I do care deeply for friends I love, even if the relationship was broken, I would protect …show more content…
In the book, Johnny ends up murdering the Social named Bob to save Ponyboy from drowning. Johnny also saved children in the burning church risking his own life. He rarely cares for himself and makes his first priority people around him. He inspires and gives hope to his friends to carry on without him and making him less important. When Ponyboy was complaining about his brother hitting. Johnny says “At least you got Soda. I ain’t got nobody.” Always making sure his friends are OK and know their place in the gang. He never accepts anything and live on with his life and following his heart. Even when he was on the run, he wanted to go back and face the consequence for Ponyboy to live his life and meet his brothers again. He always thinks of others and he leads his decision for them. This relates to me because the friends that I have only a few are people worth melting for. Friends always support each other. Like Johnny we have friends and it is our duty to take care of them, help them, and even die for them. Doing something right is not just to live, sacrificing myself would be worth it. If I don’t have a chance, they