Johnny is protective because he stood up to Darry for Cherry at the drive in. when Darry would not leave Cherry alone so he told him to leave them alone.”leave her alone,dally” “huh?” Then two bit came along and took the girls home. When they were walking home they saw bob. But the girls got home safe
Johnny is selfless because he took care of ponyboy when they stayed in the church. He went to the store, he played cars with him and kept him