Ponyboy insists that being a greaser has nothing to do with "playing hero," because anyone can be a hero if they feel like it.
Although you haven't shown it, we can see from the context of your question that you are referring to the book "The Outsiders."
By reading this book, we have access to the following information:
- The book tells the story of kids who get involved with street gangs and all the dangers and problems they go through.
- Ponyboy, the protagonist, feels out of place in this environment but is very involved with this environment.
- The street gang that Ponyboy is part of is called The Greasers, and they get a lot of labels that annoy Ponyboy, like thugs, vandals, idlers, delinquents, and even people who like to "playing heroes."
- Ponyboy hates these labels and is tired of them, mainly because none of them are correct.
Regarding the "playing hero" label, Ponyboy says that there is no connection between street gangs and heroes since a hero is anyone who is willing to act like one, through good deeds.
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