The Outsiders looks at many facets of life. It looks at rich and poor, happiness and grief, and life and death. The death that is most thoroughly looked into is Johnnys. This also happens to be the most touching death to me, and probably to many other people who have read the book. In my opinion, Johnnys death is a good thing for himself, his friends and his family. A few factors that I think will determine whether Johnnys death is positive or negative are the affects on Johnny, his friends and on his family.
Although Johnny is dead, I still think that his death has affects on him. There are many reasons why I believe that the affects on him are positive. First off, he won’t have to face all the hardships that come along with being a greaser such as poverty, hatred and constant judgment. Secondly, he won’t have to deal with his fathers beatings and the rest of his problems at home. Lastly, Johnny dieing a hero could possibly be the best thing that would have ever happened to him.
Johnnys death also has a large affect on his friends. Since Johnny was the one who everyone turned to for comfort, not many of them had the opportunity to learn how to get through their problems by on their own. With Johnny gone, his friends can really get themselves together because they will have to find their own strength to go on. Also, Johnnys death has forced everyone to wake up and hopefully set goals for success in Johnnys memory.
The last group of people who have been affected by Johnnys death are his family. With Johnny gone, his father no longer has anyone to take his anger out on. This may force him to turn his negative emotions towards a positive thing such as taking care of the rest of his family. It may also force him to take anger management courses. Although Johnnys death probably hasn’t opened his fathers eyes, it surely does force him to change his ways. Johnnys death may have also given his family a hint of reality. They now know that living as...