One nurse pressed a button which slowly relieved my body form the unbearable pain it was in. Nurses and doctors flooded into the room. Scars all around my body burned like the fire I had just been in. When I woke up in the hospital, I was numb, but for only a moment. The pain was excruciating, and I screamed. At a snail's pace, it fell, slowly until finally it knocked me over. Slowly it released itself from the ceiling and fell. That moment, as a watched the beam fall, seemed to last forever. I tried to move but I realized that my foot was caught between two floorboards that had separated during the fire. Suddenly I heard a beam from the ceiling creak loose from the nails that held it in place. I shoved Ponyboy through the window into the safety of outside. Right as the last little girl was out I heard the ceiling start to give way. Hastily, but gently, Ponyboy and I tossed the rest kids out of the window. “Shut up!” I yelled, “We’re goin’ to help y’all!” Ponyboy grabbed the closest kid at gently dropped him out the window. “Help, help us, please save us!” one of the children screamed. Racing, we speed down the hall until we found a group of four or five, eight year olds huddled in a corner. My eyes watered and it made it difficult to see, but Ponyboy and I weren’t going to give up. Ponyboy threw a rock at the window to make an entrance for us.
Though many people were trying to stop us, we were determined to save those kids. Quickly, Ponyboy and I ran up to the side of the church. Then we heard a faint cry of distress that seemed to be coming from the burning church. Dally was yelling at us about how we had better get back into the car or he was going to bang our heads together, but all that I was worried about was that maybe Pony and I had started the flame.Īs Ponyboy and I approached the crowd around the fire, we heard a lady talking about how some kids had gone missing half an hour ago and she couldn’t find them.
“Let’s go see what the deal is,” Ponyboy said. Johnny Cade realized the good of life, learning from his past, and just accepting the things that have occurred to him.The Outsiders (From Johnny’s Point of View) Everyone goes through hard times, and the best thing is to learn from them. Johnny’s change in personality only happened because of the events he experienced. The dilemmas you go through makes you who you are. In The Outsiders, the author portrays the rue dilemmas and struggles that all teenagers go through. Johnny knew saving those kids was a great choice that he does not have to regret because he knew is he died, he would die gallant. It’s worth saving those kids,” reassuring Ponyboy that nothing was Ponyboy’s fault almost. He realized that saving the kids would be better for everyone including himself and he shows his realization by saying, “Listen, I don’t mind dying now. As the novel draws to a close Johnny chooses to risk his own life to save the kids in the fire. Johnny acting this way was the start of him realizing that there were more important things in life. While they were at the church, Johnny took control by taking care of everything, buying food, supplies, and things like cards to kill time. He went to Dally, asked for help, and got most things semi-taken care of. Johnny takes immediate action by leading the way for Ponyboy. He unwillingly killed Bob in order to save Ponyboy from drowning. “You really killed him, huh, Johnny? ” (57). Later in the story, the death of Robert Sheldon constructed a big contribution to the chage of Johnny. But as the story progresses the different scenarios changes Johnny. His dad was abusive and his mom didn’t have a care in the world for Johnny.
Ponyboy mentions, “He had a nervous, suspicious look in his eyes, and that beating he got from the Socs didn’t help matters,” and even the gang knew that he is a very troubled kid.Īlso his family issues didn’t help at all. Johnny feared that where ever he went there always was a chance of getting jumped again. That caused Johnny to carry a just-in-case pocketknife at all times. In the beginning of the novel, Johnny is jumped by the Socs, leaving him traumatized. Johnny is depicted as a vulnerable teen, filled with fear. Johnny undergoes many struggles that made him emotionally and physically unstable.īut with the gang by his side, he learns a lot and rapidly changes the way he thinks. His changes separate him from the rest of the characters who remained constant throughout. From weak and afraid to courageous and bold, Johnny Cade’s personality evolves throughout the novel. One of the inevitable struggles that teenagers go through is dealing with change. Literary Analysis: Johnny Cade SE Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders conveys the true dilemmas and struggles that all teenage kids go through.
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