The Outsiders By S. Hinton: A Modern Day Hero

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“Look! it's a bird!” “No! it's a plane!” “No! It's Superman!” A great representation of what we call a “hero”. Spiderman, Superman, Batman, and Captain America are all modern day “heros” but what makes someone, or even something a hero? In the story The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, about two groups of social classes who had a dispute which send two boys, Johnny and Ponyboy, on the run. There are many characters who can’t fly, can’t spin webs, or even float! yet they are still heros. So, what gives?
A “hero” is described in an surplus of ways, by a immense amount of people. One person may describe a hero as a noble soldier returning or deploying to duty while another person says a hero is their pet dog. As put best by musician Ricky Martin, “Heroes

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