Author's Note: The purpose of this piece is to describe how a shy person could become a murderer in a life or death situation. In other words, how someone can change so quickly? I would like feedback about if I wrote the piece well so others can understand it.
Johnny is known as the pet of the greasers. He would not hurt a fly. His parents abuse him to the point of Johnny not loving them anymore. Most every night, Johnny's father comes home drunk (If Johnny is even there to see him). Johnny usually spends the night at his friend's houses or in the streets so he doesn't have to suffer harsh beatings of his father. Being jumped is the thing he fears most. He took a harsh beating and got cut up to the point of death before. One night, Ponyboy, Johnny's friend, and Johnny walk around and fall asleep in an empty alley. Ponyboy wakes up and goes home only to find that his older brothers, Darry and Sodapop, are worried sick about him. Darry gets so mad that he hits Ponyboy who quickly storms out the door. He meets up with Johnny once again and they walk to the park. All of the sudden out of nowhere, a nice car pulls up and five socs get out. They walk over to the boys and Bob, one of the socs, starts to drown Ponyboy. Johnny then stabbed Bob and the rest of the socs ran away. He didn’t believe what he just did but he was just trying to save Pony. I think this was just self defense and Johnny did not really mean to kill anyone. But, after the first beating that he had, it scared him so much that he said he would use the knife he carried if needed. Here was the time to use it.
Johnny is known as the pet of the greasers. He would not hurt a fly. His parents abuse him to the point of Johnny not loving them anymore. Most every night, Johnny's father comes home drunk (If Johnny is even there to see him). Johnny usually spends the night at his friend's houses or in the streets so he doesn't have to suffer harsh beatings of his father. Being jumped is the thing he fears most. He took a harsh beating and got cut up to the point of death before. One night, Ponyboy, Johnny's friend, and Johnny walk around and fall asleep in an empty alley. Ponyboy wakes up and goes home only to find that his older brothers, Darry and Sodapop, are worried sick about him. Darry gets so mad that he hits Ponyboy who quickly storms out the door. He meets up with Johnny once again and they walk to the park. All of the sudden out of nowhere, a nice car pulls up and five socs get out. They walk over to the boys and Bob, one of the socs, starts to drown Ponyboy. Johnny then stabbed Bob and the rest of the socs ran away. He didn’t believe what he just did but he was just trying to save Pony. I think this was just self defense and Johnny did not really mean to kill anyone. But, after the first beating that he had, it scared him so much that he said he would use the knife he carried if needed. Here was the time to use it.
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