Johnny Cade As A Hero In The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton

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In “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton, Greasers are people who live in poor neighborhoods. Growing up a greaser doesn’t mean you can’t be a hero. Not all greasers are JDs or hoods like Dally. Sometimes, they can be heroic, like Johnny Cade.who they are. Johnny Cade was definitely a hero, despite being a greaser.
Heroes are people who risk their lives to save those of others, regardless of who they are.
Johnny was very kind and cared very much for the other greasers, especially Ponyboy and Dally. He shows this when he and Pony get jumped in the park the night Darry hit Pony. They got jumped by Bob, Randy, David, and a few other Socs. David started to drown Pony in a fountain, and Johnny killed Bob with a switchblade, and saved Pony’s life. Doing