In S.E. Hinton's, The Outsiders, people judged each other by family wealth. All they have to do is forget the wealth and focus on qualities, heroic qualities, of everyone, greaser and Soc. Here are the reasons why three greasers, Darry, Ponyboy, and Johnny should be named heroes as a result of their selfless actions.

Darry is a thoughtful young man, and though he never acted like a superhero, he has qualities of a real hero. In the book it mentions that the Curtis parents were killed in an Auto Wreck, so Darry was left in charge of his brothers. Darry is father-brother figure to his brothers and honestly not every 20 year old can take care of two high school boys. Since Darry has to provide food for his brothers he works to jobs so that