The novel “The Outsiders” by SE Hinton can be defined as a moving, heartbreaking and enlightening story. Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade were the youngest in their gang of Greasers. They were all wild boys, who liked to look "tuff" and be called criminals. Ponyboy and Johnny weren't as intimidating as the other greasers, Two-Bit Mathews, Dallas Winston, Darrel Curtis, Sodapop Curtis, and Steve Randle. One night, Ponyboy and Johnny were both on the street. Out of nowhere, some drunken Socs started chasing and beating the boys. One of the Socs was drowning Ponyboy in a fountain. Johnny saw the danger Ponyboy was in and pulled out his switchblade. He stabbed Bob Sheldon and killed him. The boys didn't know what to do, so they ran away to Windrixville and lived in an abandoned church. They cut their hair and Ponyboy bleached his. Eventually, the boys came to their senses and planned to surrender. Dallas came to pick up the boys, but first they went to eat at Dairy Queen. When they returned to the church, they noticed that the church was on fire. Ponyboy and Johnny forced their way into the church to save the children trapped inside. Ponyboy was left with a minor concoction and a few small burns on his back. While Johnny wasn't so lucky, an extremely large, heavy, and burning piece of wood fell on him. Both boys were sent to hospital. Johnny stayed in the hospital much longer than Ponyboy. Johnny felt weaker and weaker every day and his condition was getting worse by the minute. After a long and depressing journey, Johnny died. Therefore, their group of Greasers would now be presented with how loss and grief could cause people to make illogical decisions. Firstly, once Johnny died... middle of paper ...... nny died a piece of each Greaser's heart also died. Ponyboy, who usually passed his classes, was lucky enough to get a C on his homework after Johnny died. He would get dizzy during class and think about the gang, mainly about Johnny. While Dallas completely lost his mind when Johnny died. Dallas robbed a store to make sure the police were following him. He made the bold decision to draw his unloaded gun while surrounded by police. Dally knew that once he pulled out his gun, his life was going to end. Dally had no reason to stay alive since the only person he truly cared about was dead. Johnny spiritually gave Dally the courage and determination he needed to get through each day while he was alive. In other words, the loss and heartbreak suffered by their group of Greasers is what caused all the boys to make illogical decisions..