What was it like to be a hero as a Greaser? Being a hero require self-sacrifice. That's what Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally did in The Outsiders. Pony, Johnny, and Dally sacrificed themselves to help others. Pony and Johnny could’ve died in a fire trying to save four kids. Pony jumped into a church that was on fire with Johnny on his tail. They went to where the kids were in the church and got the kids out. The price for doing that was Johnny getting severely injured. Pon and Johnny could’ve died by that fire by being trapped by it or being burnt alive. Dally risk serving jail time by giving Johnny and Pony a gun. When Johnny killed a Soc with Pony their they went to where Dally was. They told him the story and he gave them supplies and told them