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The of the story is a big city where there is a major spatial inequality. If the setting wasn't here you wouldn't have gangs and the conflict wouldn't be there."Greasers can't walk alone too much or they'll get jumped, or someone will come by and scream "Greaser!" at them...We get jumped by the Socs. I'm not sure how you spell it, but it's the abbreviation for the Socials, the jet set, the West-side rich kids. It's like the term "greaser," which is used to class all us boys on the East Side."West and East side shows spatial inequality.
The conflict of the outsiders is the struggle between the rich and fancy socs and the dirt poor greasers with tuff hair and abusive families. "Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs. Sometimes I think it’s the ones in the middle that are really the lucky stiffs."

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Pony is a reluctant hero because he is an ordinary person that is unwillingly thrust into heroic situations, like at the church.
Darry is the foil because in this story he develops Pony's character," when I brought home B's he wanted A's when I brought home A's he wanted to make sure they stayed A's."
Dally is the hotshot because he takes lot's of risks, like when he get's shot.
Johnny is the tragic hero because he tries to save the children and DIES.
Two-bit is the trickster because he is a smart aleck
Randy is the peacemaker who tries to unite people and stop the fighting.

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Johnny is a defender on the personality test.

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Johnny is a sponge.
He absorbs people's stories and then squeezes out emotional support and advice.
Sponges are soft and squishy which is shown when it is said that,"After that he was scared of his own shadow."
Sponges have a tough side and johnny shows this when he stabs the soc

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Johnny's flaws are that he has a very low value of his life. And is timid
This is shown when they go into the  burning church and he says,"that he would gladly sacrifice his life for those children."
He is timid of his parents because they abuse him throughout the book.
He is timid when the socs attack him.

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Johnny desires to be a good person despite horrible role models.
When They go in the burning church to save the kids Johnny says,"Were going to get you out."
"Everyone's kid brother."This  shows that he is lovable which is a good personality trait.
"He was the gangs pet." another good trait.

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Johnny emotionally supports people in the gang.
He goes into the burning building to save the children.
"Ponyboy, , I asked the nurse to give you this book so you could finish it".( Johnny was thinking about Pony even on his death bed)

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Johnny acts the way he does because he has horribly abusive parents that beat him.
He doesn't want to see his mom when he is in the hospital because she is so mean.
He is very timid because not only are his parents abusive, he also got beaten by the socs too.
"If it wasn't for the gang, Johnny wouldn't know what love and affection are."Obviously he doesn't have it good back home."

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We are born not just for ourselves.
This means that johnny helps people