The Outsiders Chapter 5-6 Analysis
The Outsiders Chapters 5-6
“Heroism is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” Arthur Ashe. In the novel The Outsiders we read of two young boys, Ponyboy and Johnny, who jump into a burning church to save a group of young children. In the few split seconds it took for the two to recognize the sound of innocent screams, Ponyboy and Johnny were dashing up the hill to the church; ready to risk it all for the lives of children they had never even laid eyes on, let alone known. By doing this, and eventually saving them at the cost of severe burns, the truest of true heroes are revealed. These two daredevils fit Arthur Ashe’s description perfectly. The urge to serve others at whatever cost.
“Heroism is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” Arthur Ashe. In the novel The Outsiders we read of two young boys, Ponyboy and Johnny, who jump into a burning church to save a group of young children. In the few split seconds it took for the two to recognize the sound of innocent screams, Ponyboy and Johnny were dashing up the hill to the church; ready to risk it all for the lives of children they had never even laid eyes on, let alone known. By doing this, and eventually saving them at the cost of severe burns, the truest of true heroes are revealed. These two daredevils fit Arthur Ashe’s description perfectly. The urge to serve others at whatever cost.