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I've been following Johnny through the book. A big idea statement for him is Life is short so live it to its fullest. I think this because at the end of his life he realized that all the fighting they did was useless, and they could have done so much more with their life.The passage I chose to support this is "Useless....Fighting's no good...."(Hinton 148)

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My big idea statement for Johnny is "Being heroic doesn't always have a happy ending." Even though Johnny saves Pony, there are many other people who die because of that one act. Because he killed Bob, they went to the church, which led to Johnny and Dally's death. Ponyboy is still alive, but he's traumatized by watching both his friends die.

You'll be okay, you gotta be. We couldn't get along without you" (Hinton 121).

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Dally: my big idea statement for him is when you are in your darkest hours you still have some thing to live for.

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I have been following Johnny throughout the Outsiders. I think a big idea for Johnny is: Life doesn't give you everything, but life does give you opportunities to make a difference.
"Johnny's eyes glowed. Dally was proud of him. That was all Johnny had ever wanted. 'Ponyboy'" (Hinton 148).
I chose this big idea because I think it perfectly fits Johnny. He wasn't given the best family in the world, or a lot of people to count on. What he was given was many chances to make a difference in the world. Johnny courageously took that chance, and he did it.

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I followed Dally throughout the book and a big idea statement for him is I think is doing what you want isn't always what you need. Dallas obviously just wanted to die or else he wouldn't have shot at the police officers. If he hadn't he could've gotten past Johnny's death and moved on but he didn't and thats the sad part.
"I knew he would be dead, Dally wanted to be dead... because Dally always got what he wanted." (Hinton 154)

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My big idea is that even through the tough times and the heartbreak, you still need stay gold and love all. "Johnny managed an admiring grin," (Hinton 25.) This shows that even in hard times, he still smiled.

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Johnny:
I have mostly been following Johnny throughout this book. I think that a main idea to describe Johnny is probably To be a hero you must sacrifice yourself. I think this is good for Johnny because he was a hero for what he did, but he was a hero also because he sacrificed himself for others. He put others before himself and that's a true hero.
"Yeah, They're calling you a hero now and heroizin' all the Greasers. We're all proud of you, buddy."
(Hinton 148)

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Some one I have been following is Johnny. I feel like the big idea for Johnny is "Nothing Gold can stay" I say this because to Pony Johnny was gold and the more I have thought about that line more I realize it is true. Nothing gold can stay.

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I have been following a few different characters through the book but I choose to share about Johnny.
Big Idea: "Life is precious and short use it to do good."
Passage: "The pillow seemed to sink a little, and Johnny died." (Hinton 148)
Rationale: No one expected Johnny to die at a such a young age. They all thought he had a good life ahead of him and we all do too. Everyday we need to do the right thing like Johnny by saving the kids even though he risked his life for them.

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I was following Johnny throughout the book, and one  thing that I noticed about him was that he was a hoodlum, but not a Dally type hoodlum. My big Idea was: Life is short. What are you going to do with it? He was a soft and scared hood, who all he wanted was for his parents to love him. He wanted to live abundantly. He didn't realize how little time he had left until he was dying from the burns and the broken back. "Two friends of mine died that night: One a hero, the other a hoodlum."(Hinton 154)

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I have been following Dally throughout this book. At the beggining of the book, right away, I noticed that Dally didn't really care what others thought of him, no care in the world, and he definitely did not care about the law. But, this changed throughout the book. My big idea statement for Dally would be, "Push through the pain." I chose this because even when times get tough God is still in control and we just need to push through the pain and trust in him. I think if Johnny would have heard more things like this he would have changed his mind about things. "Easy, buddy, easy, there's nothing we can do now."  I chose this because sometimes in life there is truly nothing we can do that will make things better. We can pray. That is all that we can do.

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I followed both Johnny and Dallas through this book. My big idea statement for Johnny: Sometimes gallantry is shy and bold all at once. I chose this Big Idea because Johnny was gallant. He was shy, and at times he was bold, but he was definitely gallant. Even though the only person Johnny thought was gallant was Dally, he coundn't see that he died gallant too.
"I figured Southern gentlemen had nothing on Johnny Cade" (Hinton 120).

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I have been following Dallas and my big idea is that don't let tragedy lead to another. Passage: He died viloent and young and desperate.(Hinton 154) Rationale: Dallas couldnt live without Johhny so he wanted to end his life.

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Ponyboy big idea statement:
Life is great, friendship is better, when life is lost it is a tragedy.
I think this fits Ponyboy because when Johnny died Pony just goes into this horrible grief for Johnny. Pony really had a strong relationship with Johnny.
"Johnny is not dead. My voice was shaking. Johnny is not dead."(Hinton 165)

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The character I have been following through the book has been Ponyboy. My big idea statement for him would be Things Will Happen That Are Unexpected. I chose this because Ponyboy lost his best friend, Johnny, and Dally. They both are on earth for a short amount of time  and the right series of events culminated to Johnny dying and then making Dally grieve and get himself killed.
"Nothing we can do...not for Dally or Johnny or Tim Shepard or any of us"(Hinton 154

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The character that I followed was Dally. The big idea statement that I would give to him is: "Sometimes life gets tough, but keep going." The reason I would give this to him is because of what he did after Johnny's death. He committed an indirect 'suicide' by going in front of all those cops. This was a way for him to mourn with Johnny's death. He should've kept on going, but he couldn't handle it.
"He was dead even before he hit the ground. But I knew that was what he wanted, even as the lot echoed with the cracks of shots, even as I begged silently- please not him... not him and Johnny both" (Hinton 154). It says there that that was what Dally really wanted. To just end his life.

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Dallas
My big idea statement would be that not everything can go your way.
Passage: "We won." Dally panted. "We beat the Socs. We stomped them -- chased them outa our territory (Hinton 148)
Rationale: I chose these things because when Dally and Ponyboy were at the hospital and Johnny died, Dally was frustrated and mad and he couldn't control himself from being mad. It's like he wanted to control if Johnny could live but Johnny didn't  and then Dally got mad and pulled out his gun and was shot by the police and died.

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As we have been reading the outsiders, I have been following Johnny. I think that a good big idea statement for him is, being good comes at a cost. "We dropped the last of the kids out as the front of the church started to crumble. Johnny shoved me toward the window. "Get out"(Hinton 93)! "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold..." The pillow seemed to sink a little, and Johnny died"(Hinton 148). I Chose this as my big Idea, because Johnny wanted to help those kids, and Pony before himself. He got caught in the fire and died. Johnny's bravery, saved many, but came at the great cost of his own life. I chose these statements to support my big idea, because they show Johnny's death, and him saving Pony and the kids.

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"He died violent and young and desperate, just like we all knew he'd die some day."(Hinton 154) I chose this statement because it was true. They knew he was going to die like that but they never wanted it to happen. It was as both expected and unexpected.

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Johnny
Big Idea: Life can be shorter than you expect.
Passage: "I tried to say something, but I couldn't make a sound."(Hinton 149)
This passage shows how unexpected Johnny's death was. Ponyboy couldn't even talk because he was so shocked and sad.
Rationale: Johnny didn't see his death coming and neither did the other boys. But they had to except it and keep moving forward. He gave up his life for children that he didn't know.

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The character I followed through the book is Ponyboy Curtis. The big Idea I would give to Ponyboy is Don't waste your time doing bad stuff. You only have a certain amount of time ln the Earth. Johnny messed up and he left too early. I think Ponyboy is starting to realize this.

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I followed Johnny and my big idea statement is no matter how much you get kicked around STAY GOLD. "Stay gold ponyboy stay gold " (148 S.E. Hinton)

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Dallas Winston:
Big Idea-  You don't always have to be someone special to be a hero.
Passage- 'He died violent and young and desperate... but Johnny was right he died gallant." (Hinton 154)
Rationale- Dallas wasn't a big shot or anyone really special, yet he still found away to be a hero.

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This is Simon Feucht

I followed Dallas the whole book. He was kind of Good and Bad, like darkness and light. He died to gunshots but inside he actually cared for people. My big idea for him is, There is more than just the outside to a person. In the last few chapters, Dally robs a store and holds the owner to gunpoint, then runs. He wanted this to happen because he couldn't live without Johnny.

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I have been following Johnny and one big idea for him is he died knowing he did good. This fits Johhny because he thought that he would die to the electric chair so he when to help those kids whether he died or not he knew that he was helping those kids
"Johnny didn't even try to grin at him. 'Useless...fighting's no good....' He ws awful white
(Hinton 148

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I followed Johnny, and I think that a big idea for him is: The best and worst can stand out in life-or-death situations. It makes sense for Johnny, because he was in two life-or-death situations in the span of a few days, along with Ponyboy. The worst of him came out in the scene at the park, where he was super scared and murdered a Soc in fear. He was too afraid for himself, and he didn't want a remake of what happened with Bob last time. His best actions came at the abandoned church, sacrificing himself for little kids who he didn't even know. "First you and the black-haired kid climbing in that window, and then the tough looking kid going back in to save him. Mrs. O'Briant and I think you were sent straight from heaven. Or are you just professional heroes or something?"(Hinton 95).He only cared about getting those children out alive. Without Johnny, some of those children probably would have died.

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The character I've been following is  Johnny. My big idea statement for him is being the hero can be good or bad, it depends on the situation. Johnny saved Ponyboy's life but by saving him he killed a Soc. He saved the kids but by doing that he was killed. He was a hero in that situation. "You are the bravest kids I've seen for a long time "(Hinton 95).

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My big idea statement for Pony is stay gold. I chose this because him and Johnny are different from everyone else in the gang. He sees sunrises differently than everyone else. Johnny realizes that everyone starts out gold but as the get tougher and more mature. He wanted Pony to stay how he was. Staying gold makes you look at the bright side of things instead of looking at the bad things. My line from the book is, "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold," (Hinton 148).

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My big idea statement for Johnny is a sacrificial hero. I think this comes through with the church fire. He is willing to go in the church to save the children even though he might die. He is sacrificing his own life to save the children. This makes him a hero. Johnny goes in the church to save the kids, and he doesn't even know who they are. "I swear, you three are the bravest kids I've seen in a long time (Hinton 95). "Mrs. O'Briant and I think you were sent straight from heaven. Or are you just professional heroes or something (Hinton 95)?"

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The character I've been following is Pony. My big idea statement for him is Stay Gold. Pony realizes after the rumble that he doesn't hate to Socs anymore. "...I don't hate the Socs any more...they shouldn't hate..."(Hinton 143) Also, those are the last words Johnny said to Pony. Those two words are very special to him. Pony doesn't like to fight and that is a good thing. He likes to look at the good things in life.

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My big idea statement for Dally is that even the toughest people have soft spots and breaking points.

"I remembered Dally pulling Johnny through the window of the burning church; Dally giving us his gun, although it could mean jail time for him; Dally risking his life for us, trying to keep Johnny out of trouble" (Hinton 154).

I chose this because, no matter who it is, everyone has something that they care about.

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I have been following Pony throughout the book. My big idea statement for Pony is stay gold. Johnny wants Pony to stay young and innocent. He wants him to stay the same and not become cold and hard like Dallas. "Stay gold Ponyboy, stay gold." (Hinton 148)

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Dally was tough and he could take anything... except Johnny's death. I chose this because Dally wasn't someone who would back down from a challenge. He fought in the rumble even though he was injured from the fire. He saved Johnny from the church. But when the person that held the gang together died, he couldn't take it anymore. "And even as the policeman's bullets spit fire into the night I knew that was what Dally wanted" (Hinton 154).

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i followed pony and i think that his big statement is he loved johnny and he wanted to keep his life pure but since he is in the gang he cant because the socs gang is ruining there life.( johnnys not dead) hinton165

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I followed Dallas through the book: The big idea I had for Dallas is reputation isn't a key for success. His reputation got him in a lot of trouble and also lead to Johnny and his own death because he was the one who had the idea to go to the church. His reputation got him in trouble with police and other people.

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I followed Dally. I think that the big idea for Dally is "Tough on the outside, soft on the inside." Dally overall was a tough guy. He didn't wear his emotions, but inside, he really cared for Johnny. Johnny was someone he loved, and the only thing he loved. Without Johnny, Dally went crazy. He didn't think he could live life without Johnny, so he wanted to die. He got what he wanted, and Pony knew that. "He died violent and young and desperate" (Hinton 154). I chose this line for my golden line because he didn't want to die when Johnny was here, but Johnny dying wasn't something he thought he could handle, and he ended up dying violently, young, and desperate.

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I mainly followed Dallas, and my big Idea for him is that even the toughest, meanest people have a heart. I chose this because Dally always acted tough, mean and always hid his feelings for others. Not that he had any, but when it came to Johnny's death you realize that a person that seems so tough, has become so weak and has finally reached his breaking point that nobody thought he had.

" So he finally broke." Two-Bit spoke everyone's feelings . "So even Dally has a breaking Point."

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I've been following Johnny. My big idea for him is that there's sometimes a cost for being a hero. I wrote this because Johnny was a hero, but he still died. He didn't deserve to die, but the lives he saved made him lose his own. A golden line for this is, "Don't remember how Johnny was your buddy, don't remember that he didn't want to die." (Hinton 156)

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I followed Dallas in the book. I think that a big idea for him is, "Stepping up can also mean that you can step back down." Dallas stepped up by helping Johnny and Pony escape from the law. When Johnny died, Dallas fell apart and couldn't take that pain. He decided to end it and by that, he stepped back down. "So he finally broke" (Hinton 152)

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Even a hoodlum can die gallant and even though it might not seem like it they did.
Even though nobody would write editorials about him.
"'Nobody would write editorials praising Dally (Hinton 154)."'
I chose this passage because, it shows anyone can die gallant even a low life hoodlum like Dally.

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I have been following Johnny. I think that he died a hero. Even though he had parents that didn't care about him, he still stayed strong. My Big Idea for Johnny is, "I caught one quick look at his face; it was red-marked from falling embers and sweat-streaked, but he grinned at me. He wasn't scared either. That was the only time I could think of when I saw him without that defeated, suspension look in his eyes. He looked like he was having the time of his life."(Hinton 92) I chose this as my big idea statement because it shows that even though that fire ended up killing Johnny, he had the time of his life inside of it while he was saving those kids.

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Mrs. O's Two Possible Big Idea Statements for Dallas Winston: 

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Mrs. O's Two Possible Big Idea Statements for Dallas Winston: 

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Sometimes, gallantry wears a leather jacket and looks like a hoodlum.
Dallas Winston had a heart composed of fire and ice.
"He died violent and young and desperate...But Johnny was right. He died gallant"(Hinton 154). I chose these statements and this passage for Dallas because like all of us, Dallas was a brilliant mixture of light and darkness. Some of the light was muted by how difficult Dallas' life was, but the "star" was still there in him if someone took the time to look up and look deeper.