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=Johnny Cade =

If I had to choose any characters from //The Outsiders// it would be Johnny Cade. He is loyal, brave, and understanding. These are the qualities that stand out to me about Johnny. He might have all these other negative qualities, but I choose to see the positive qualities instead.

The first character trait I like to talk about is how loyal he is. The one thing that showed me how loyal he is was when Johnny didn't turn his back and let Pony get killed by Bob. He even told Pony, "I had to, they were drowning you, Pony. They might of killed you," (S.E Hinton 57). In this quote it tells me that he stood up for his friend and wasn't a person who would go behind your back or leave you.

The other quality I see in him is his braver. People who have read this book have seen he isn't much of a person who would have a courage to do anything but stay with his hoodlum friends. In the book, before Johnny saved the kids from the fire, he told Dally these exact words, "We're goin' back turn ourselves," (S.E Hinton 87.) He was willing to turn himself in and no one would turn themselves in out of guilt. Its surprising though that part of the reason why he wanted to turn himself is that he didn't want to be on the run for his whole life also didn't want Ponyboy to be involve anymore.

Last but not least, Johnny is understanding. Johnny got mad at Pony for bringing up the memories of murdering Bob, but right away calm down after seeing Pony reaction. To prove it there is a quote where Johnny is trying to calm him down, "I didn't mean it like that Ponyboy. Don't cry, we'll be okay, Ponyboy," (S.E Hinton 75.) He might of let his anger get the best of him but right away understand what he done.

Johnny might not be one of the best charters in the story, but to me he is for qualities that converts him as the good friend he is. Loyal, brave, and understanding could of been rare to be found at that time. There was a poem that reminds me of Johnny: 'Nature first green is gold Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour, Then leaf subsides to leaf, So Eden sank to grief; So down goes down to day, Nothing gold can stay,' (S.E Hinton 77) Johnny didn't stay gold.