Honor Amongst Criminals
Hoodlums may commit crimes and do bad deeds but is there still honor among the lawless? In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the Greasers are criminals but they still show that they have moral standards and don’t just spend their lives breaking laws. They also do honorable actions that make up for the bad actions they have done. Greasers can still be honorable even if they are hoodlums because they have good intentions. They stand up for each other, care about other people (not just themselves), and they show love toward each other. To begin, the Greasers stand up for and protect each other, and they are loyal to each other. When Ponyboy was being jumped by the Socs, the gang came to rescue him. Ponyboy narrates, “By …show more content…
They might say that Johnny killed Bob but he wasn’t being attacked by the Socs at that moment so he had no right to do that. Johnny was not using selfdefense to save himself so killing Bob was wrong. However this is not true because Johnny killed Bob to save his friend. Ponyboy was being drowned by a Soc, so Johnny killed him, but only to protect his friend. For instance, Ponyboy said to Johnny, “ ‘You really killed him huh, Johnny?’ Johnny replied by saying, “Yeah… I had to. They were drowning you, Pony. They might have killed you” (57). Neither of the boys would have been able to take on the Socs by themselves. Johnny only did it to protect his friend which would be considered honorable. Thus, this shows that Johnny killing Bob is an honorable action which helps prove that there is honor among the lawless.
Even if the Greasers break laws, they can still be honorable. The Greasers are loyal to each other and stand up for one another. They can also be selfless and care about people other than themselves. The Greasers love and care about each other. People think that outlaws only steal from others, mug people, and get drunk, but they do good deeds to make up for all the bad deeds that they have done such as saving people and helping each other and other people. To conclude, there is honor among the
Hoodlums may commit crimes and do bad deeds but is there still honor among the lawless? In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the Greasers are criminals but they still show that they have moral standards and don’t just spend their lives breaking laws. They also do honorable actions that make up for the bad actions they have done. Greasers can still be honorable even if they are hoodlums because they have good intentions. They stand up for each other, care about other people (not just themselves), and they show love toward each other. To begin, the Greasers stand up for and protect each other, and they are loyal to each other. When Ponyboy was being jumped by the Socs, the gang came to rescue him. Ponyboy narrates, “By …show more content…
They might say that Johnny killed Bob but he wasn’t being attacked by the Socs at that moment so he had no right to do that. Johnny was not using selfdefense to save himself so killing Bob was wrong. However this is not true because Johnny killed Bob to save his friend. Ponyboy was being drowned by a Soc, so Johnny killed him, but only to protect his friend. For instance, Ponyboy said to Johnny, “ ‘You really killed him huh, Johnny?’ Johnny replied by saying, “Yeah… I had to. They were drowning you, Pony. They might have killed you” (57). Neither of the boys would have been able to take on the Socs by themselves. Johnny only did it to protect his friend which would be considered honorable. Thus, this shows that Johnny killing Bob is an honorable action which helps prove that there is honor among the lawless.
Even if the Greasers break laws, they can still be honorable. The Greasers are loyal to each other and stand up for one another. They can also be selfless and care about people other than themselves. The Greasers love and care about each other. People think that outlaws only steal from others, mug people, and get drunk, but they do good deeds to make up for all the bad deeds that they have done such as saving people and helping each other and other people. To conclude, there is honor among the