Johnny Cade
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Johnny Cade is a sensitive, traumatized Greaser teenager in S. E. Hinton’s novel *The Outsiders*, whose vulnerability and tragic fate profoundly impact the story’s themes of loyalty, violence, and lost innocence.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| actOfHeroism | saving children from fire ⓘ |
| affiliation | the Greasers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| age | teenager ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Outsiders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Outsiders (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closeFriend |
Dallas Winston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ponyboy Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sodapop Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Randle NERFINISHED ⓘ Two-Bit Mathews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | S. E. Hinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathEffectOn |
Dallas Winston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ponyboy Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesFrom | injuries from church fire ⓘ |
| famousQuote | Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold. ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| gangRival | the Socs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goesOnTheRunWith | Ponyboy Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScar | face ⓘ |
| hasScarCause | beating by Socs ⓘ |
| hasTrauma |
abuse by parents
ⓘ
emotional neglect by mother ⓘ physical abuse by father ⓘ |
| hidesAt | abandoned church in Windrixville ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | real Tulsa teenagers (general inspiration for The Outsiders) ⓘ |
| killingContext | self-defense ⓘ |
| kills | Bob Sheldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
lost innocence
ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ violence and its consequences ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
loyal
ⓘ
nervous ⓘ quiet ⓘ selfless ⓘ sensitive ⓘ shy ⓘ |
| rescues | children from burning church ⓘ |
| settingCity | Tulsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | working class ⓘ |
| suffersInjury |
broken back
ⓘ
severe burns ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
fragile innocence
ⓘ
the cost of violence ⓘ vulnerability ⓘ |
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