The Hero In S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders

Heroes are special, in the way that they can help others while putting away their own needs. Such heroes can be seen in many places where they help others without worrying about problems they have for themselves. People who can be defined as heroes in S.E. Hinton’s book, The Outsiders, are the teenagers Johnny, Sherri, and Ponyboy. Johnny can be defined as a hero in the book, because of what he does for other people. Johnny proved that he could be a hero, when he dashed in with Ponyboy in the burning church with no regard whether he would survive or not. Johnny also proved to be a hero when he stood up to his own personal hero, and even though he was scared, he wanted to help someone else, as shown in this quote: “"Leave her alone, Dally." "Huh?" Dally was taken off guard. He stared at Johnny in disbelief. Johnny couldn't say "Boo" to a goose.” (Hinton 24) Johnny helps Sherri, even though he was really scared of other things, much less than Dally. Although Johnny is a hero from the Greasers, heroes can come from the other side as well …show more content…
Sherri can be considered a hero for this because she aided the Greasers, even though that could mean hostility toward her from other Socs. She helped them in this quote as Dally says: “Hey, I didn't tell you we got us a spy." "A spy?" Johnny looked up from his banana split. "Who?" 'That good-lookin' broad I tried to pick up that night you killed the Soc. The redhead, Cherry what's-her-name." (Hinton 84) This quote deeply explains how Sherri helped out the greasers, by helping them see the Soc’s