The Outsiders: Was Johnny A Hero

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In our life, there is always a hero. In The Outsiders Johnny was one person who acted like a hero. Johnny had saved the kids from the burning church and died with the wounds from saving the kids. The Outsiders, Chapter 6, states, “ He (Johnny) wasn’t scared either. That was the only time I can think of when I saw him without the defeated, suspicious look in his eyes.” Johnny acted like a hero because he stopped being scared and jumped in the burning church to save the kids. You know a person is a hero when they don’t think about themselves and help because they know it is the right thing to do. Johnny was brave and fearless to save the kids from dying in the burning church. In the end, Johnny was on the paper because he saved the kids from

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