Have you ever been brave enough to save a friend of yours, a family member, or even someone who you just met? Would you save children in a burning church, and risk your life for others? A heroic person is someone who puts other people in front of themselves, and sacrifices many things for the lives of others. In the book “The Outsiders,” by S.E. Hinton, there were many heroes that fit this definition. Ponyboy, an orphan, who is part of a gang, is the type of hero who helps other people without asking for a prize. Ponyboy saved the children in the burning church. Johnny, also part of the same gang as Ponyboy, is someone who puts other people in front of himself. Heroes can be anyone, people all around the world have been heroes to their families to their country, and even to their friends. Ponyboy and Johnny both sacrificed their lives to help save the children in the church. Johnny saved Ponyboy from the burning flames, by pushing him out of the window. Darry sacrificed his education for his family to have a normal life. Jonny, Ponyboy, and Darry are a couple of examples of people who do not help others for fame, but for the love of their family and others.

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heroes can be anyone, even people who live next door to you. Ponyboy, Johnny, and Darry are all heroes in different ways. Ponyboy is a hero from saving the children in the burning church. Johnny is a hero for saving Ponyboy. Johnny threw him out the window to get him away from the fire, and not thinking about himself first, even though he was in the fire himself. Darry is a hero to his family. He sacrificed his own education so that Soda, and Ponyboy could have a normal life to live. Many people in the world, are heroes to their friends, families, and even people that they just met there and then.You could be a hero one day, and you might not even know