The novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about a heart touching society story between two gangs and two kinds of people: Greasers and Socs. It is a challenge of family and friendship for the Greasers since there were so many obstacles in-between. In this story, there is a selfless and brave Greaser boy called Johnny. He acts very brave and selfless to face difficulties with the Socs and family. Johnny’s courageousness wins his weaknesses. The first act that proved he is different from who he use to be is when he told Dallas not to bother Cherry and Marsha. No one ever stepped up to Dallas, but Johnny did it for the first time, it shocked and surprised Dallas and he quit bothering them. “Leave her alone, Dally.” "Huh" Dally was taken off guard. He stared at Johnny in disbelief. Johnny gulped and got a little pale, but he said, "You heard me, leave her alone." …show more content…
It is the first time that Johnny has ever done something like that, even though by the reaction you could feel that Johnny is still afraid, but he stepped out of his "comfort zone" to say that to a dangerous guy. It is a risk and a huge move of courage to step up to the socs and let them stop bullying Ponyboy. Surprisingly, Johnny accidentally killed Bob, which leads Ponyboy and himself into serious trouble. "I had to. They were drowning you Pony. They might have killed you. And they had a blade… They were gonna beat me up.” This is what Johnny said, trembling, worried and messed-up. In the novel, the descriptions meant how Johnny felt like when he killed Bob, but he told Ponyboy what he did and acted calmer than anybody would do if they're in the same situation. In this whole series of events, Johnny acted calm, but brave. This is proof of his loyalty to the gang, Ponyboy and himself. It also shows how he became more courageous throughout the