The Outsiders - Final Essay Is Johnny Cade a Hero? With outstanding level of integrity‚ as well as rectitude despite a distressing home life‚ it would be justifiable to identify Johnny Cade in The Outsiders‚ as a hero. Although some may disagree with this statement by stating that Johnny could never be a hero simply because he killed Bob. However‚ we must remember the salient fact that when Ponyboy was being drowned in the park fountain by David‚ Johnny stabbed Bob on behalf of Ponyboy’s protection
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book‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E Hinton. Although there are many dynamic people shown in the book‚ with Ponyboy being the easiest one to see‚ soft-spoken Johnny Cade is one-of-a-kind‚ if examined closely. Johnny’s thinking changes dramatically as he faces many challenges in his life. Johnny is a timid and nervous 16 year old that changes into a strong-willed man‚ able to think and act as an individual‚ which shows that he is a dynamic character. First‚ Johnny appreciates
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How can two people with completely different personalities have so much alike? It is almost impossible‚ but in S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders‚ it is not possible. Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston are similar because both characters have uncaring parents and they care for each other. With all the similarities they have their many differences‚ Johnny is the most law abiding and Dally is the least and their personalities are nothing alike. Thus‚ Dallas and Johnny have significant similarities and huge
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Johnny Cade‚ “the little Dark puppy that was kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers‚” as Ponyboy‚ Johnny’s friend‚ states in page eleven. In the novel‚ The Outsiders‚ by Susan Eloise Hinton‚ Johnny Cade is a character who goes through resilient phases in his life. Some phases are on how he created his inflection points‚ his inflection points‚ and the ramifications. Johnny is doubtless the first one‚ and one to have the most‚ to have a tremendous crisis then the other characters
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Johnny Cade has killed Bob Sheldon and is now on trial for his murder. However‚ questions have risen regarding to what degree are Johnny’s actions justifiable? Should the defendant be accused of first degree murder‚ second degree murder‚ involuntary manslaughter‚ or is he simply not guilty? I believe that Johnny Cade is guilty of second degree murder. We have enough evidence to confirm that Johnny is the one who killed Bob Sheldon‚ so we know for a fact that he is guilty to some degree. For example
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gentlemen had nothing on Johnny Cade.” The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about a group of greasers from Tulsa‚ OK during the mid-1960’s who battle with rich Socs and about the main character/narrator Ponyboy growing up. One character that stands out in the story is Johnny because he greatly impacts the plot. He is a dynamic character that has an ironic change in the way he acts and is a round character who shows multiple sides of his emotions. Three characteristic traits about Johnny are nervous‚ caring
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Johnny Cade “The Hero” By: Jayvi There are many things that come to mind when hearing the word hero. Some think of super heroes‚ but the truth is that super heroes aren’t real. There may not be super heroes‚ but there are heroes. A hero can by described many ways. Johnny Cade‚ a greaser‚ is considered a hero because of his courage‚ sacrifice & determination. Courage is probably the most important characteristic of being a hero. Johnny may not look courageous‚ but he shows the courage inside of
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import. These characters need community to get along and work together for the better. Johnny Cade is an example of community. “A little dark puppy that has been kicked to many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers‚” this is how Johnny is described in the story. His father was always beating him up and his mother ignored him unless she was yelling at him. But the in the gang‚ everyone treatsed Johnny like their little brother.
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Who really is the hero in the Outsiders? Is it Johnny‚ He saves the kids in the church‚Is it Dallas? He saved Ponyboy from the church‚ or is it Darry‚ Who stay with his brother instead of becoming a socs.Well Ponyboy is the real hero in the Outsiders. When Ponyboy and Johnny were in the church johnny dropped his cancer stick on the floor and made the church burn. A hero makes mistakes sometimes but this hero burns a church and a hero does not burn churches. Johnny did go in the church to save the
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One character that has changed from the beginning of the story until now (i.e. Chapter 4-6) is Johnny. He went from being an innocent puppy that was scared to a younger version of Darry‚ being tough‚ cool‚ and knowing what to do in certain situations. He went from getting beaten up badly by his father‚ and Bob (once) to killing Bob‚ and running away from the Police. What caused Johnny to change was that Ponyboy was being drowned by David (a Soc) and Bob was going to kill Johnny after Ponyboy was dead
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