Characters In The Outsiders

As much as they are alike, they both are very different from another, such as Johnny is more law abiding, while Dally is the least. For example, Johnny Cade is the most law abiding greaser because he does not want any trouble with anybody. Johnny only had one offense with the police which is manslaughter, but it is clearly self defense. For instance, when the socs jump Johnny he does not fight back because he does not want trouble with them. Johnny tells Dally and Pony, ‘“I ain’t got no record with the fuzz”’(87). When Johnny is wanting to turn himself into the police after the killing of the soc. On the other hand, Dally is not law abiding at all. He always wants to be involved in fights or in trouble. He is proud of his record with the police. Ponyboy says, “‘He had been arrested, he got drunk, he rode in rodeos, lied, cheated, stole, rolled drunks, jumped small kids--- he did everything’”(11). He has quite a reputation with the police. Dally was in

“You’d be surprised how much you can have in common with someone completely different than you.” -Anonymous. This statement is true in S.E Hinton’s novel The Outsiders, two characters are very different, but have multiple similarities. Dally Winston and Johnny Cade are similar because they both have abusive parents and they both care about one another. On the other hand, they have opposite personalities and have different opinions on the law. Therefore, Dally Winston and Johnny Cade are very similar yet completely different.

How can two characters that have such a similar lifestyle, be so extremely different? In the novel, The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, the author proves that such instances happen. Dallas Winston and Johnny Cade have very similar lives, but are completely different people. Johnny is more of a sensitive person and always likes to follow the rules. While Dallas on the other hand, loves to break the laws and do the wrong thing. These two characters are very similar on the inside, but are very different on the outside.

In comparison, Johnny and Dally both have awful home lives. Ponyboy is describing all the characters and his is now talking about Johnny. “his father was always beating him up and his mother ignored him”(12). Johnnys parents do not care about him at all. When ever he is at home he is being beat and or yelled at. This is the only way he knows that his parents are “caring” and paying attention to him. On top of that, both of his parents are drunks. Usually

How can two people who are so different have so much in common? In S.E. Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders, Dallas Winston and Johnny Cade demonstrate this. While Johnny is law abiding, Dally likes to break laws. Dally likes to fight, but Johnny despises violence. However, despite these differences, Johnny and Dally both have a rough home life and they both care a lot about each other. Johnny and Dally are different in some ways, but they also have similarities.

Dally got himself into trouble and got beaten up to the point he was almost dying in the hospital, and the only people that were there was the Curtis brothers. Similarly, Johnny and Dally both has troubled childhoods, all they had was the greasers. Johnny ran away from his house because his parents were screaming at him, and was abusing him. The only place he had to go was the Curtis brothers. He was talking to Ponyboy about his family, and Pony said, “I mean, golly, Johnny, you got the whole gang” (51).

How can two people whose situation, social class, or even same group of friends be so contrastive from each other? How can a sensitive, selfless little boy have anything alike with a cold, mean, tough young man who has lost his purpose in life? As nonviable as it seems, there are such characters in S.E Hinton’s novel The Outsiders. Dally Winston and Johnny Cade are similar because they both have neglective parents and place very little on their own lives. Regardless these similarities, Dally and Johnny both have diverse personalities and police records. Thus, Dallas Winston and Johnny Cade have vast differences in their lives, yet they also have notable similarities.

Just because two people of the same social class are so similar but also so different. In S.E.Hinton’s novel The Outsiders two of her characters Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston are both greasers so they must have similarities, but they also have many differences too. Johnny and Dally are very similar but also different.

How can two juvenile delinquents have so many differences and so many similarities? Dally and Johnny are so different and so alike. The both have neglectful/abusive parents and they both care about each other. On the other hand their differences are Johnny dies a hero and Dally a hoodlum. Also Johnny does not like fighting and a Dally does.

Picture having a mother who does not care and is neglectful. Imagine getting shot by cops or burned in a fire. Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston, two characters from S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, are similar in some ways and different in others. Johnny and Dally have similarities as they both have abusive, neglectful parents and place little value on their lives. Despite these similarities they also have differences as they give different advice to Ponyboy another greaser from The Outsiders before Johnny dies a hero and Dally dies a Gallant. In the end Johnny and Dally have similarities and differences.

One similarity that Johnny and Dally have is that they both have abusive and neglectful parents. For example, Johnny would not see his mother in the hospital. Johnny says,“She’s probably come to tell me about all the trouble I’m causing her and about how glad her and the old man’ll be when I’m dead”(122). Johnnys parents do not cares a great deal. So when his mom shows up Johnny figures she will not be there to make sure he is ok, but be there to yell at him. Similarly Dally's parents do not care about where he is or what he does. Dally says,“Shoot, my old mad don’t give a hang whether I’m in jail or dead in a car wreck or drunk in the gutter. That don’t bother me”(88). Dally’s parents

Johnny and Dally both have a similarity that makes them alike to each other and that is the they both have parents the do not really care for them. Ponyboy had stated “‘His father

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about two gangs, Socs and the Greasers, which takes place in Oklahoma. This story is about how the Socs and the Greasers come to realize that we are all the same in some way. One character that stands out in the story is Dallas Winston because he is the round and dynamic character. You just didn’t tell Dally Winston what to do. Dally changes from being hard and mean to a caring man that loved Johnny so much that he killed himself because he could not deal with the pain of Johnny’s death. Dally can be described as caring, a troublemaker, and hard.

“The Outsiders”, by S.E. Hinton, is centered around Ponyboy’s path to maturity and the life lessons he learns along the way. The novel follows Ponyboy, a greaser, and his gang’s conflict with the Socials, a rival gang. In it, he learns to not judge people hastily and reject gang mentality. Ponyboy also loses his innocence. The following paragraphs will explore his growth throughout “The Outsiders”.

How can two people, who have countless differences, still have similarities? This is true of two characters, Dally Winston and Johnny Cade, in the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Johnny and Dally are similar because they both have neglectful parents and place little value on their own lives. In contrast, Johnny is the most law-abiding and Dally is the least. Also, Dally likes to fight, but Johnny does not. Therefore, Dally and Johnny have different personalities, but similar problems.