Comparing Johnny And Dally In 'The Outsiders'

If Johnny had not killed Bob in the lot they might have died and the story wouldn't have progressed to the point itś at now. If Dally hadn't given them advice they would probably be in jail and the story wouldn't have progressed to the point it's at now. If it was Pony all alone in the story then he wouldn't have gotten into trouble like that in the first place. Dally and Johnny place a vital role in progressing the story quickly yet keeping thing interesting. The Outsiders is a book of conflict- between characters, social classes, between economic classes but no matter what Pony, Dally, and Johnny stick

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

Another difference between Dally and Johnny are Dally love to fight and has a huge record with the police, while Johnny hates

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.

Dally Winston and Johnny Cade have a similarity of having abusive parents. For example, Dally’s parents do not pay attention to him at all. Dally is talking to Johnny about his father; “‘Shoot my old man don’t give a hang

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

Although Dally and Johnny have a lot of similarities, they also have many differences. One of their many differences is that Johnny is law abiding and Dally is the complete opposite. Dally got in trouble with the police when he is ten years old. He likes to break laws and do things the illegal way. As Ponyboy says of Dally, “Dally hated to do things the legal way. He liked to show that he didn’t care whether there was a law or not” (20). Dally never follows the law. Conversely, Johnny is extremely law abiding and has absolutely no record with the police. When Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally are all in Windrixville, Johnny decides he wants to turn himself in. He says to Dally, “‘I ain’t got no record with the fuzz and it was self-defense’”(87). He never gets in trouble with the police, and he feels that if he turns himself in, then he will receive a light sentence. This shows that Johnny has never had a complication with the police, on the other hand, Dally first got arrested at the age of ten and keeps getting arrested.

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

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

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’

Johnny and Dally have many similarities in the novel ”The Outsiders.” One is that they both have abusive and neglectful parents. Dally’s dad does not pay attention to him. “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 shows that Dally’s dad does not care about him all that much. He doesn’t show Dally that he loves or cares about him at all. His dad wouldn’t notice if he were gone or dead which means that he obviously does not think about him as often as he should. Likewise, Johnny’s parents also does not show him much affection. “His father was always beating him up, and his mother ignored him…” (12). This shows how Johnny’s dad does not care about how he treats Johnny, he just beats him up.

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. “ . . .

Even the younger boys like Soda and Pony are much more sensitive in nature but still eager to prove themselves in the “rumble” towards the end of the novel. Physical combat seems to carry weight similar to ancient rites of passage, you were only considered a man if you could best another in a trial by arms or “lick” someone as the boys of the 1960’s would say. This is an important distinction to notice and deserves further inspection. Even with the loss of their biological parents to death, alcoholism, marital strife or pure apathy, these boys take care of one another with each older generation raising the younger, Dally even comments to Johnny about the nature of their relationship when he inquires about whether his parents cared about his well-being, “’My parents… did they ask about me?’ ‘No,’ snapped Dally, they didn’t. Blast it, Johnny, what do they matter? 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. That don’t bother me none.’” (Outsiders 88). Whether Dally is completely aware of the role he plays in Johnny’s life is unclear but it adds all the more weight to the revelation of Johnny’s death; for Dally, this is losing a son. There is a solid argument to make that, in spite of their personal hardships, these boys are far more adjusted to masculinity than their counterparts the “Socs” who seem to be aimless in their pursuit of

Besides his protective attitude, he is also very emphatic when he joined Pony at the hospital. They went to visit Johnny right before he died to say goodbye. Dally had told him that they won the rumble and that he was still a hero. He then told Johnny, “‘We’re all proud of you, buddy.’ Johnny’s eyes glowed. Dally was proud of him. That was all Johnny had ever wanted”(148). This demonstrates his genuine character by how much compassion and sincerity is in his voice. He tells Johnny he’s proud of him, but he truly means it, not just as a way for him to pass happy. In other words, Dally is genuine in many ways, such as when Pony, Johnny, and Dally were on their way back to the church. Johnny had just decided to turn himself in, but Dally disagreed even after Johnny tried to convince him. He knew what would happen to him if he went to jail: “‘Johnny, I ain’t mad at you. I just don’t want you to get hurt. You don’t know what a few months in jail can do to

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.