Comparing Johnny And Dally In The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton

Dally only said some words to him and ran off. Dally only said a few words to Johnny because he feels bad for Johnny because of his home life getting abused. Dally views Johnny as his long-lost brother. In the quote, Dally says he doesn't want Johnny to get hard in jail. Dally is basically

Although Dally and Johnny share some alike traits, they also have many differences. For example, Dally is a tenacious, villainous, and a greaser while Johnny is a polite, perceptive, and craven greaser.

In the letter that Johnny left for Ponyboy,“‘There's still a lot of good in the world. Tell Dally. I don’t think he knows’” (179). The note Johnny left for Ponyboy to tell Dally, but it was too late for that. Ponyboy says, “Johnny worshipped the ground Dallas walked on”(25). This shows that Johnny is just Dally’s pet. Johnny knows that Dally cares about him but he does not show it because is a tough person. All in all, Both characters care for each other.

Johnny and Dally are basically polar opposites with respect to their personalities. At the beginning of the story, Johnny’s personality is described. The author writes, “Johnny couldn’t say “boo” to a goose… I had never heard Johnny talk back to anyone” (35). It is shown that Johnny is a very shy and sensitive boy. Since Johnny

First of all, Johnny is firm and doesn't back down. Johnny defended Cherry and Marcia when Dally was messing around with them. The text states, “Leave her alone Dally”(page 22). This explains why Johnny is from, he did not back down even though, he was scared of Dally. In addition, Everyone was surprised of what Johnny did, and that made him feel good.

Johnny Cade and Dally Winston have one significant similarity and that is they both have neglectful parents. For example, Dally is arrested at the age of ten in New York while beginning in a gang. If Dally’s parents gave him more attention he would have not have gone to jail so young. Dally only mentions his father once to say, “‘ Shoot, my old man don't give a hang whether I’m in jail or dead in a car wreck or drunk in the gutter”’(88). Dally clearly states that his parents are not involved in his life. In like manner, Johnny Cade has parents who, ignored him and hit him all of the time. Johnny is a nice boy that cares about Dally. Johnny’s parents hit him all of the time and yell at him. Ponyboy states: “‘ His father was always beating him up, and his mother ignored him, expected when she was hacked off at something, and then you could hear her yelling at him clear

Johnny and Dally have many similarities between each other. Johnny and Dally both have abusive parents that do not pay attention to them . Dally´s abusive parents don not care about Dally at all. In fact, Dally never mentions anything about his parents anything except on page 88 where he says, ”Shoot, my old man don't give a hang whether I am in jail or dead in a car wreck or drunk in the gutter.” Dally basically says that his dad does not care where he goes

Johnny and Dally may be different people, but they have a lot in common. For example, they both have neglectful parents. Dally states that his father does not care where he is or what he is doing. “‘Shoot, my old man don't give a hang whether I'm in jail or dead in a car wreck or drunk in the gutter”’ (88). This is why Dally breaks the law so many times, because he has no one to care for him.Johnny’s parents are the same way, they give him no attention. “‘I think I like it better when my old man’s hittin’

He could’ve threatened bob with the switchblade, or tackled him. This shows that Johnny is violent because he takes the more aggressive way in doing some things. Dally, is always there for a fight and aggressive with everyone. Johnny seems a lot similar to Dally, by showing his aggression.

In the Novel, The Outsiders, by S.E Hinton, Dally made a choice that had a strong effect on the plot. In the story, a character named Johnny Cade has a tragic death from serious injuries. This had a negative effect on Dally as revealed by the author when she states, “ Johny was the only thing Johny loved. Now he was gone” (Hinton, 152). Because Dally was angry he made a stupid choice and robbed a grocery store.

Johnny was the one that always got beaten up by the Socs, and he does not like it. He prefers getting hit by his parents. Dally and Johnny both lived an unpleasant childhood with abusive parents, and lived a similar

Usually, people don’t defend someone after he/she tell them to back off. But, because Johnny truly cares for Dally, he defended Dally’s character anyways. In the end, this shows that they care for each other, something that honorable people do. Furthermore, they help other people as well.

Dally and Johnny may seem very different, but they are actually a lot alike. For instance, Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston both have abusive parents or parents who do not care about their children. Dally parents do not even care about him he could even be dead and they do not care. Dally starters, “‘Shoot,my old man don't give a hang weather I’m in jail or dead in a car wreck

Dally is tougher, aggressive, more hardcore, while Johnny is quieter and more sensitive. “Dally didn’t give a Yankee Dime about anyone but himself, and he was cold and hard and mean” (90). Even Dally’s friends think that he is mean, that he is the toughest one of the group. Johnny on the other hand is quieter, more kept to himself. “ . . .

But once he sees Johnny it gives him something to love and care about. He made sure that Johnny didn’t become violent. He says in the book multiple times he cares about Johnny he said “Johnny…I just don’t want you to get hurt.” A quote also says that “Johnny was the only thing that Dally loved. And now Johnny was gone.” Later in the book Johnny dies and it is too much for Dally and he gets himself killed. Dally was so distraught, he wanted to be dead.