Ponyboy is a hero because he saved the children from the burning church. He risked his own life for someone else because he believed they deserved to live. He is also always there for the rest of the greasers when they need help. “I picked up a kid…and he promptly bit me, but I leaned out the window and dropped him as gently as I could to save him”.(page 93)
Johnny is a hero because he saved Ponyboy when Bob was trying to drown him. In order to