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Prior to saving the children in the church fire, Johnny Cade is depressed and tells Ponyboy that he is thinking about killing himself because he can't take the way things are anymore, like his parents constant fighting. When the roof of the church collaspses and Johnny is laid up in the hospital bed, he realizes that there is so much he never got to do with his life. Johnny no longer wants to die. However, he knows that he wont live and he realizes that the conflict and fighting between the Socs and the Greasers is pointless. Johnny realizes that when you take away the fancy cars and clothes and the money, everyone is the same.

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Q: Why does Johnny Cade act differently when saving the children from the fire?
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