In The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, Ponyboy Curtis and other Greasers have an encounter with the Socs. At one point in the story, Ponyboy and Johnny end up getting jumped in the park by Bob and his Soc gang. Pony ends up almost getting drowned and then Johnny ends up stabbing Bob. Then, they end up having to hang out at a church. Later on, the church ends up getting lit on fire and Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally end up saving some of them. This event may have saved the children, but it put Johnny in critical condition. The theme of The Outsiders is, self-sacrifice can shape into true kindness. The theme is supported on three different occasions. In one section the text states, “The cinders and embers began falling on us, stinging and smarting like