In life, people change in different ways due to specific moments that affect their outlook on life. Like people, characters in books change due to a catalyst. Johnny Cade in the book The Outsiders, by S.E Hinton, changes from timid and shy to gallant and strong. The significant factors that change Johnny throughout the story are his cruel parents along a church fire. In the story, Johnny has a lot of problems at home that affect his feelings throughout the beginning of the book to make him a timid and fearful boy. Johnny’s father abuses him daily, his mother ignores him, he gets whipped a lot, and sometimes he even runs away. This causes his characteristic of being quiet. He gets treated poorly in his house, and that causes him to be shy. Since he thinks his parents don’t love him, he never realizes what love and affection actually is. Ponyboy, who is his brother, thinks, “‘if it hadn’t been for the gang, Johnny would never have known what love and affection are.’” Also, Johnny’s appearance can show how Johnny gets treated. “His eyes look like a lost dark puppy in a crowd of strangers that has been kicked too many times, he has a nervous suspicious look in his eyes and the beating he got from the Socs didn’t help” (Hinton 11). This expresses that Johnny has a harsh life along with everything that he goes through. In the novel, Johnny changes from a depressed boy to a strong and gallant gentleman. Johnny becomes brave when he notices others are in need in a church fire. He took a risk in his life to save the kids in need. Johnny was in the hospital with an injury when he said “’I used to talk about killing myself I don't want to die now. It ain’t long enough. Not only 16 years’” (Hinton 121).This shows how he becomes brave and regrets what he said in order to show how tough he wants to be now. Another indication of Johnny’s way of helping others was when he said, “I don’t mind dying now, their li