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Character Analysis Of Johnny In 'The Outsiders'

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Throughout the book, The Outsiders, Johnny starts as a quiet, shy, and scared teenager, only to become one of the most important and brave kids in the book. As we continue reading the book, we learn that we should never judge anyone, because one day, they may become very important. The Outsiders is a book about a kid named Ponyboy and his gang of friends. At the start of the book, Ponyboy and Johnny had just finished running away from Ponyboy’s older brother, Darry, after he hit Ponyboy. Shortly after their escape, however, they are confronted by four Socs, and they begin to drown Ponyboy in a fountain. Johnny has a switchblade in his pocket, however, and does all he can to save Ponyboy. What he ends up doing risks everything he has, which …show more content…

The quote from the book reads, “I caught one quick look at his face; it was red-marked from falling embers and sweat-streaked, but he grinned at me. He wasn’t scared either” (pg. 92). Before I explain how this connects to the main point, I just want to point out that Ponyboy and Johnny are rescuing kids from the burning church. What really strikes out from this quote is the end of the sentence, because it gives us definitive proof that he is being brave. Bravery is when you are not afraid of upcoming events, which is just what the quote says. It even says that “He wasn’t scared either.”, which is the definition of being brave as we just discussed. He even manages a grin while all this is happening. Through everything we covered, from him saving Ponyboy to savings kids from a burning church, I am certain that Johnny is one of the bravest kids in the book. He is definitely a star character through the book, and you could probably write an essay about his actions through the book. But that brings us to the lesson: never judge anyone, because you can 100% be sure that they are a good person on the

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In page 56 it states “ I’m drowning, I thought, they’ve gone too far …” and “ I killed him,” he said slowly. “I killed that boy.” This shows where Johnny saved Ponyboy from drowning. Johnny is also a hero when he helped get the little kids get out of the church that was on fire. In the text it states “ He looked over his shoulder and saw that the door was blocked by the flames, then pushed open the window and tossed out the nearest kid.”

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