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I chose ponyboy and johnny to be my heros of my essay and bob to be my anti hero because A hero is a very special person. He is brave, confident, altruistic, and a maverick. A hero is someone who puts his life on the line to save others. He might be afraid but he will not back off. When everyone else runs away from the disaster or the enemy, he runs towards it.

Ponyboy fits my definition of a Hero perfectly because he said "’I'll get them, don't worry! I started at a dead run for the church” (78). Pony in this quote was true to the definition because he might be afraid, but he will not back off he als did in this quote was ponyboy is also a hero because he realizes, “There should be some help,... Someone should tell their side of the story,” pony after that quote he wrote for his school easy a book the outsider showed by the other by adding this quote “
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Get out! I leaped out the window and heard timber crashing and the flames roaring right behind me. (19) Johnny was heroic. He is brave and risked his life for Ponyboy.Another thing Johnny did is,”He stared at Johnny in disbelief. Johnny couldn't say Boo to a goose. Johnny gulped and got a little pale, but he said, "You heard me. Leave her alone."(22) Johnny was brave ,confident,, and altruistic. Her is another example that johnny is a hero is This is why Johnny is a

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