Johnny In 'The Outsiders'

Johnny is a panicky and sensitive boy. For example, when he stabs Bob, he panics after the incident and is afraid of the consequences that would happen because of the crime of murder. To escape from the consequences, he decides to run away with Ponyboy to an abandoned church, hoping that no one recognizes them from the descriptions in the newspapers. To help be unrecognized, they cut their hair short and bleach it, since Greasers are known for their long, greasy hair. Also, Johnny can be a selfless person; he puts other people before himself. When Johnny doesn’t hesitate to rescue the kids from the burning church is an example of this. When the kids are about to suffer and die from all of the smoke, JOhnny immediately goes inside the …show more content…
For example, he defends Soda against Darry; Soda sticks up for Ponyboy when Darry screams at Pony for coming home so late and falling asleep in the lot. Pony doesn’t think it is right that Darry is yelling at Soda. Pony idolizes and loves his brother, showing how he is more comfortable with him. By this, Pony can’t stand his “mean”, older brother, Darry, shouting at Soda for defending …show more content…
Darry shows how sorry he is to Pony when he slaps him, even though he doesn’t reveal it at first. For example, after Darry slaps Ponyboy, he says “Ponyboy,” in a sad way, like he doesn’t mean to hurt Ponyboy. Although Ponyboy doesn’t realize it for a period of time, Darry is actually concerned about Ponyboy’s safety and education. In the book, Darry shows how worried he was by always trying to stop Ponyboy from doing anything dangerous or would get him in trouble. In the novel, Darry tries to talk Pony into not being a part of the rumble, because he lost a lot of weight and wasn’t in good shape due to his injuries from the church fire. Because of Ponyboy’s condition, Darry thinks that Pony wasn’t going to fight so well and get beaten up at the rumble. This shows how much Darry loves Ponyboy and doesn’t want to lose