During the prohibition era of the 1920’s‚ if one wasn’t an enemy of Alphonse (Al) "Scarface" Capone‚ was he‚ in many eyes‚ a hero? Due to his savvy street smarts and the corrupt rebellion of the decade‚ Al Capone was not only a popular commentary of the time‚ but is now a legend. His classic boy from the ghetto turned generous multi-millionaire story only adds to the heroism seen in this most famous Chicago mobster. Chicago’s industries‚ open spaces and four seasons were an enormous magnet for the
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from saving those kids and then saved Johnny and Pony while getting himself hurt. All he did was just made jokes about how he was fine and just needed a cigarette. As well as show up at the rumble against the doctors orders for johnny and the gang. He tries to make sure Johnny is comfortable even when johnny dies. So Dallas has a heart he just never shows it. He is just so sweet like a brother to the boys.
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fight against themselves. Three key scenes of the book are when Ponyboy and Johnny run away‚ when Johnny kills Bob‚ and when Dally commits suicide. Firstly‚ Ponyboy and Johnny run away. “Darry wheeled around and slapped me . . . I turned and ran out the door and
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Dally‚ and Johnny emerge as heroes because they acted courageously in the face of danger. During the course of _The Outsiders_‚ Ponyboy is a dauntless noble hero. The text states‚ "Johnny looked around‚ slapping his pockets nervously. ’We gotta get outa here. Get somewhere. Run away. The police’ll be here soon’" (57). Hinton is insisting indirectly that Ponyboy is a hero. In several ways‚ Ponyboy has gallant moments and completes heroic deeds. Gallantly‚ Ponyboy was a hero to Johnny‚ mentally and
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Character Analysis Life History: Early life for Johnny Hendrix wasn’t of the average status quo when it came to normality. Johnny was born in a voodoo shop in the French Quarter of New Orleans. His parents were not exactly ideal for what you would want a parent to be like. Johnny’s mom was addicted to every hard drug known to man. Johnny’s dad was a porn star who was always off filming somewhere. Johnny didn’t have any siblings. He was supposedly a mistake himself. His dad said that while
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Ponyboy‚ Darry‚ Dally‚ Sodapop‚ Two-bit and Johnny went through obstacles and problems caused by the Socs. Throughout the book‚ The Outsiders‚ there were many problems and conflicts that the Greasers had to go through because of the Soc’s imprudent decisions. To start‚ the Socs were at fault when it came to the death of Bob. Johnny and Ponyboy were only walking when the Socs attacked. Bob was drunk along with his friends and started to drown Ponyboy. Johnny did not have a choice but to stab Bob to
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Outsiders‚ who is to blame? The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ covers the life of two rival gangs‚ the lower class Greasers and the upper class Socs. The feud between the two groups grows out of hand after one of the Socs is killed by a Greaser by the name of Johnny. From then onwards a ripple effect leads to the death of two other boys and a rumble in which both gangs clash. These treacherous
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Meany and the other Johnny Wheelwright who loses his mother early in his life. It is narrated by Johnny himself‚ in which he describes how Owen altered his fate in god. The whole affair begins during a little league baseball game‚ when Owen hits a foul ball that unfortunately strikes Johnny’s Mom in the head‚ in turn killing her. After this event Johnny lives in different homes‚ however he and Owen remain good friends and together overcome many obstacles throughout their lives. Johnny tells his story
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Curtis‚ Bob‚ Johnny‚ and Dally are all characters that die in the book. The characters deal with grief in different ways; Ponyboy denies the fact that Johnny died‚ Dally was in depression‚ and Darry accepted their death. Ponyboy grieves for Johnny by denying the fact that he killed Bob‚ and died. Randy came to visit Ponyboy at his house‚ and talked to him about Johnny killing Bob. Ponyboy tells Randy that Johnny’s still alive‚ and that he killed Bob. Ponyboy said‚ “‘I killed him…Johnny is not dead
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and Johnny disliked that. Also Johnny and Ponyboy are like friends so they stick up for each other‚ and help each other. They are in the same “gang” and that’s what gangs do. After Johnny had enough of Bob beating up Ponyboy he came up behind Bob and stabbed him. Johnny really didn’t have a choice on harming Bob because it looked like Bob was going to kill Ponyboy if Johnny didn’t do anything. Ponyboy kept telling everyone that it was him who killed Bob because he couldn’t face that Johnny
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