“I swear, you three are the bravest kids I've ever seen.”(42), after saving the trapped kids, Ponyboy, Johnny and Dally were called the bravest kids bravest the teacher has ever seen. Another reason why Ponyboy could be considered a hero is that he tried to save Dally, because he was being chased by the police. Ponyboy tried to stop the police from shooting Dally, he tried to make a life attempt for his friend but failed to complete. The final reason Ponyboy is a hero is that he helped Cherry (a soc girl who is a spy, rich and snobbish). What Ponyboy taught her is that socs and themselves don't depend on which side they live on. “You can see the sunset really well from the West Side”? (69) This quote means that the socs and the Greaters see the same sunset, seeing the same sunset means that the socs and the Greaters are the same. Some people would consider Ponyboy a hero because he saved the kids from the fire, tried to save Dally, and helped Cherry figure out how the greasers and socs could be the protagonists.