The novel “The Outsiders” by SE Hinton can be defined as an emotional, heartbreaking and informative story. Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade were the youngest of their gang of Greasers. They were all wild kids, who liked to look “tuff” and be known as 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 kids. 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 hair. Eventually the boys came to their senses and planned to turn themselves in. 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 themselves into the church to save the children stuck inside. Ponyboy ended up with a small concoction and some minor burns on his back. Although Johnny wasn't so lucky, an extremely large, heavy, 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 was getting worse by the minute. After a long and depressing journey, Johnny died. Therefore, their group of Greasers would now be introduced to how loss and grief could drive people to make illogical decisions. First, once Johnny got through... halfway through the paper... nny lost a piece of each Greaser's heart is dead too. Ponyboy who usually excelled in his classes was lucky to get a C on his homework after Johnny's death. During class he would get dizzy and think about the gang, especially Johnny. While Dallas completely lost his mind when Johnny died. Dallas robbed a store to make sure the police followed him. He had made the courageous decision to draw his unloaded gun when he was surrounded by police officers. Dally knew that once he pulled the gun, his life would be over. Dally had no reason to stay alive as the only person he truly cared about was dead. Johnny spiritually gave Dally the courage and determination he needed to face each day while he was still alive. In other words, the loss and pain suffered by their group of Greasers was what drove all the kids to make illogical decisions.