Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton is about a young boy and his crew's life in Oklahoma as they battle crime, gang fights, poverty, and trauma. Johnny Cade is a traumatized and nervous young man who becomes more brave before his tragic death. In The Outsiders by S.E Hinton it states “I looked quickly at Johnny,an idea dawning on me. I remembered that it was a blue mustang that had pulled up aside the vacant lot and that Johnnys face had been cut up by someone wearing rings.”(Hinton p.44) This quote describes a traumatic experience that Johnny had. The Arthur of The Outsiders states in chapter 2 …show more content…
This shows that Johnny is brave as he killed someone to save one of his friends. In chp. 6 of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton the author states “I caught one look at his face; It was red marked from falling embers and sweat streaked but he grinned at me. He wasn't scared either.” (Hinton p.92) This shows that Johnny is brave because he put himself in a life or death situation to save people he doesn't know. As in this part of the story Johnny and his friend are in a church that is on fire so they can save the little children trapped inside. In chapter four of the outsiders by S.E. Hinton states “we’ll need money. And maybe a gun. And a plan.” (Hinton, p.57) This shows that Johnny is smart because he is thinking about how to get out of a rough situation. Johnny sat down and pulled out his knife, “we’re gonna cut our hair and you’re gonna bleach your’s. They’ll have our descriptions in the paper. We cant fit em.” (Hinton, p.71) This shows that Johnny is smart because he knows that if they change their looks they will not get caught by the