In this essay the five rhetorical concepts will be defined, examples will be used from the film The Outsiders directed by Francis Ford Cappola. Logos is an appeal to logic and is a means of persuading an audience through reason. Ethos is an appeal to ethics and a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader. Pathos is an appeal to emotion and is a way to convince an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response. Telos is the end of a goal-directed process, also an ultimate object or goal. Kairos is the opportune time and/or place, the right or appropriate moment to say or do the right or appropriate thing. The Kairos of the film takes place in 1960s Tulsa, Oklahoma. There are two rival gangs called the Socials, made up of rich kids from the South Zone. The Greasers are the least fortunate, they are the poor children of the North Zone. One of the main Kairos is when Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny are attacked in a park by the rival gang, Johnny ends up stabbing and killing the guy who was drowning Ponyboy. They leave town and hide in an abandoned church in Windrixville. When they return from the store after looking for food, they notice that the church is on fire and realize that there are children trapped. In this film, Telos is to show that no matter where you come from, you can still become a hero. Ponyboy and Johnny along with Dallas helped save the children. Ponyboy and Johnny are the ones who risked their lives the most. They were both burned, Johnny had several third degree burns and a broken back, and Ponyboy had minor burns. Even though Johnny killed a guy to save his friend Ponyboy, that doesn't make him a bad person, because it was self-defense. When Johnny died he was considered a hero ... middle of paper ... very emotional that it was ruled a suicide because he knew he would get shot if he didn't drop his gun . This shows how people are sometimes after a tragedy, not everyone handles a situation well like Ponyboy, who was in control of himself. Before Johnny died from his severe burns and broken back, he gave Ponyboy a book, Gone With the Wind, he found a note from Ponyboy. saying “stay golden”. Ponyboy's friendship with Johnny is so strong that he is persuaded to write an English essay about his experiences. Johnny mentions that saving the children was worth sacrificing his own life. Johnny believes that sacrificing his life for the children is worth his life, because they still have their whole lives to live and Johnny would have been arrested if he had lived. Johnny wants Ponyboy to do better for himself and he believes he can achieve anything because he is strong..