Examples Of Identity In The Outsiders

The Outsiders: Identity

Bryan Luengas
May 18, 2023
ELA 7th

Identity, it makes a person who they are. It can show how they are & act. Like how Johnny reacted with Bob & Ponyboy. It's the identity we have that makes us act the way we do. It’s the thing keeping us from being another person. So I’ll give an explanation from the book about a person named Johnny

Let's take Johnny and Bob, Bob had gotten jealous of Johnny’s friend, Ponyboy. Johnny killed Bob because you have to take in that Johnny is an abused child. So When he responds to danger it’s fight or flight or he gets beat up. The people who beat him up are the ones who made him who he is. It’s a part of his identity so now it sticks with him. This was just one way he became who he was. Like when he didn’t want to see his mother at the hospital and she said something that Johnny knew but it still hurt him. She was just another way to build up his characteristics.

You can’t really hide when you feel good or bad about something but you can suppress it. This is why people can get really happy over something small because it can mean a lot to them. When you remember a happy moment and you feel that way again it’s your identity making you feel this way because it’s tied to emotions as well. Identity is basically everything like emotions, actions, how you think, and memories. You also have to be cautious with your identity because people might steal it to make