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Violence In The Outsider

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The Outsider, is an exquisitely written novel and numerous themes were taught through the life stories of the characters, an important message which the author communicated through characters is violence is never the solution to solving problems, being genuine to yourself is the treasure. Amongst other Greasers, Johnny and Ponyboy are often the outcasts, both of them stood against violence; this is demonstrated when Johnny’s last words to Ponyboy were “stay gold Ponyboy, stay gold”. In the latter section of the book, as Johnny was drowsing away in the hospital. Johnny called Ponyboy over and mumbled “stay gold Ponyboy, stay gold” before he passed away. This quote represents Johnny’s expectation for Pony’s future. Although nothing gold can …show more content…

After the rumble against the Socs, which the Greasers succeeded. Dally and Ponyboy didn’t waste a minute before rushing towards the hospital, both anticipated that Johnny would be proud and excited after hearing the news. However, Johnny reacted with an apathetic attitude as he responded with “useless, fighting’s no good”. In comparison, when Dally stated that he was proud of Johnny. Ponyboy narrated Johnny’s response with “Johnny's eyes glowed. Dally was proud of him. That was all Johnny had ever wanted. Johnny announced his perspective on violence quite explicitly. He did his best to keep balance, whether it is when he slept in the lot, because Johnny did not want his parents to argue over him. Johnny certainly had a hatred relationship with the brutality of violence, shown through many situations. Johnny often served as the middleman; avoiding and terminating violence. Johnny tried signifying Ponyboy and Dally that fighting is pointless, harmony between the two gangs is the solution. At the end of the novel, Ponyboy scrutinized Johnny's letter. Johnny’s final advice to Ponyboy was “there’s still a lot of good in this world. Tell Dally, I don’t think he knows.” Even though Johnny knew he was dying, he was determined to transmute Dally. Nevertheless, Ponyboy never had the opportunity to pass on Johnny’s message. Even at the end, Johnny was trying to convince Dally to turn around because violence cannot benefit anyone, afterall nobody can be classified as a

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Before Johnny was going he gave Ponyboy his book and left a note that was too late to be discovered. The note said “Stay Gold Ponyboy, Stay Gold!” Meaning stay pure and live life to the fullest, Dally is more of the opposite. The note also said to show Dally the sunset to make him not as mean and to care more about the world and to be more kind. Johnny didn’t know Dally would suicide because of him.

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Dally is part of the gang in the the east side of greasers. He had found Johnny living with awful parents that always beat him up with no care. Dally had gave and showed him love. Johnny is also in the gang and he is like the youngest pet out of all of them. Nobody in the gang can’t live without him especially Dally, he overprotects Johnny.

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And now Johnny was gone." (152) Even though he shouldn’t have gotten himself killed, the reason why he did it proved that Dally did care, and that he did love Johnny and would risk his life for him or end his own because Johnny was gone. Dallas loving Johnny that much and caring about him and Pony enough to risk being jailed for giving them a way to protect themselves or risking his life to save Johnny earns him

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That shows that Johnny wanted Ponyboy to stay the way he is, liking sunsets just like an example, but also because he’s soft and hates hurting people. He wants Dally to look at sunsets, and to appreciate things for once, and that might make him become gold again. Dally, also, who committed suicide after hearing that Johnny died didn’t stay

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Dally was a leader when Johnny killed a socs and ran away instead of turning himself in because they went to Dally for help and a sense of what to do next. ‘’Johnny, I ain’t mad at you. I don't want you to get hurt. You don't know what a few months in jail can do to you’’ (76).

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Johnny, Darry and Ponyboy’s experiences throughout the novel slowly shows them that violence is not the multitool to solve any type of problem. As a result, changing their personality, the way they walk, talk and act. An early example is when Johnny and ponyboy who are greasers are in constant conflict with the socs. Multiple examples of how violence would not make the fight any simpler is shown.

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Introduction  The important moments in life that guide us in making the choices that lead us down the right paths should be found out as we grow up in a world full of negativity. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Johnny helps the readers with the idea of 'staying gold'. Johnny is a member of the greaser gang. Through his relationship, he learns the importance of having a positive outlook on life and the values of life. Staying gold means staying true to yourself; even in a cold world, you can see the warmth in people's hearts.

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Dally is not strong mentally (when he couldn’t let Johnny go), he really does not do good deeds, and he does not care about any other people than only Johnny, and he’s rude to others and bad at using words. A quotation that supports my statement is, “What for? Get back in here before I beat your head in.” (p.90) This quotation supports my statement because Dally said this to Ponyboy when he hopped off the car and said to see what the deal is when he saw the old church on fire, it proves that Dally does not care about other stuff that does not involve him and that he’s rude to others and using

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