Comparison Of Johnnys In The Outsiders

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

The author writes, “Johnny’s eyes glowed. Dally was proud of him. That was all Johnny had ever wanted” (148). Johnny’s reaction is priceless. Out of the entire greaser gang, Johnny and Dally’s relationship is the strongest and most significant. When Johnny needs Dally the most, he is his staunchest supporter. In return, Johnny gives back the same, if not more, amount of affection to Dally. When Dally and Johnny die, Ponyboy makes a list of realizations. Ponyboy thinks, “But I remembered Dally pulling Johnny through the window of the burning church; Dally giving us his gun, although it could mean jail for him; Dally risking his life for us, trying to keep Johnny out of trouble.” (154). It is clearly proven that ‘tough’ Dallas Winston makes a substantial effort to make Johnny’s life better. If Dally would not make the effort for Johnny, then Johnny would have to experience life worse than it already is. Since Dally thinks of Johnny almost like a little brother, it would hurt Dally to see Johnny experience that kind of pain. Dally and Johnny are bonded by these similarities, but they are also bonded through their differences.

Johnny wants to turn himself in for killing bob. “ I ain't got no record with the fuzz... Johnny had a deathly fear of cops”(87). Johnny thinks that it is best for him to turn himself into the police for killing bob. Since he has no record he thinks he will be let off easy. Johnny is scared of the police which is probably why he has no record. Jolly doesn't like to break the rules. Even though, Johnny is very law abiding and play by the rules, Dally is the exact opposite In the beginning of the story the author is defining all the characters. “He has been arrested, he got drunk, he rode in rodeos, lied, cheated, stole, rolled drunks, jumped small kids”(11). Dally just about breaks every single law/rule. He has been arrested 3 times and the first is when he is just ten years old. He is in gang fights and a lot of other rumbles. Part of this might relate back to the fact that he is on his own and pretty much has no family. This is how Dally finds happiness by fighting and breaking laws.

Dally does not value his life after Johnny is dead because Johnny was the only person Dally really ever cared for. For Example, When Dally dies Pony says “ He was dead before he hit the ground but I know that’s what he wanted” (154). Dally pulls an empty gun out on the cops so they will shoot him because Johnny was the only person he cared about so he has nothing to live for. Dally pulls the gun on purpose.

During the church fire, a falling timber hits Johnny, Dally runs in to save him, he runs into a collapsing building without any second thought, and risks his life to save Johnny. Dally a criminal who has had many run-ins with the law, yet when given the choice he become a hero by rescuing Johnny. Dally especially loves Johnny. After the Greasers won the rumble he rushed to the hospital to notify Johnny. Johnny didn’t try to grin at him “Useless... Fighting’s no good...” (page 126) a moment later, “the pillow seemed to sink in a little and Johnny died” (page 126). Dally rushed through the hallway, he packed an unloaded gun and took his car to rob a store and when the police showed up, he pulled out his unloaded gun and then he let himself get shot by the police because living without Johnny isn’t living. After, the impact of the bullet; there was a “grim triumph on his face” (page 186). Ponyboy utters “I knew that’s what he wanted” (page 186) he wanted to die because he lost Johnny, he was all he had living without Johnny was no living so it better to die. If Dally could die for someone in the way, I would consider him to be brave and a hero.

How can two people who have similar backgrounds be so different? In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, two characters fit the bill. Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston are much the same because they both have a bad home life and place little value on their own lives. However, they do have differences, such as opposite personalities and thoughts about breaking the law. For these reasons, Dallas Winston and Johnny Cade have large differences and similarities.

Something important to realize is that before Dally intervened Johnny just said, “‘We’re goin’ back and turn ourselves in’. . . Johnny nodded. ‘I’m sure. It ain’t fair fair for Ponyboy to have to stay up in that church with Darry and Soda worryin’ about him all the time”’(Hinton 87). This is saying that because he doesn’t want Ponyboy to be in hiding and his brothers worrying about him, this had an effect on Johnny’s decision since he didn't want them getting hurt for something he did. Overall it proves how the gang had an influence on Johnny’s decision to turn himself in because he didn't want Darry and Sodapop to suffer that Ponyboy was gone. Moreover, Dally responds to Johnny by saying to him, “‘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 you. . . You get hardened in jail. I don’t want that to happen to you. Like it happened to me”’(Hinton 89-90). In effect, Dally tried to explain to Johnny why he didn't want him to turn himself in, as doing so would change him if he went to prison. In that case Johnny’s decision was influenced by multiple gang members to turn himself in or not. Under those circumstances Johnny decided to drop the conversation for now, not making a decision just

Based on the book The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, one would never think that a small, quiet boy like Johnny Cade could share similarities with Dallas Winston, who is as tough as nails. Even though these two young men have similarities, they are also very different. Both Johnny and Dally have abusive and neglectful parents, which is why they care about each other so much. When it comes to thoughts and feelings, the two have some differences. Johnny and Dally give Ponyboy different advice on how to live his life.

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. “ . . .

The final trait Johnny has is common sense, which means a having a sound of judgements in practical matters. When Johnny gets himself in complex situations, he thinks them out thoroughly rather than going suicidal or panicking frequently. In this case, when he killed Bob he knew the cops would go after Ponyboy and him. He said outloud, “”We gotta get outa here. . .we’ll need money . . . a plan . . . Dally . . . Dally’ll get us outa here,”” (57-58). He chosed Dally for he had experience when it came to being in a perilous situations. Also he did not want to get Ponyboy in more trouble with Darry and Soda. Later on, Ponyboy and him fled to an old church on a hill to hide at until Dally told them it was safe to return back in town. “”We’re gonna

Dally and Johnny are similar in a way of knowing what it is like to have abusive and neglectful parents. Dally has no love coming from his home, which is why he does some reckless things. The loveless life he has at home is cause of his inability to love others. His parents do not interact with him and Dally states, “‘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’s parents do not give him the attention he needs and they neglect him to a world where he has made himself closed off and tough. Similarly to how Johnny faces abuse and neglect when it comes to his parents. Like Dally, letting people in is hard for Johnny because of his family. Johnny’s home life is terrible and “His father was always beating him up,

Johnny and Dally have different perspectives on things such as fighting and the importance of the law. Yet both characters care about each other and place little value on life. Dallas Winston and Johnny Cade, characters from The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, are both similar and different.

People are like milk and cookies, good by themselves but better together. Friends are very different but when put together they share a lot of similarities. In the book, the Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Dally and Johnny share many similarities and also have many differences.

One significant similarity that Johnny and Dally have is that their gang is their family. For example, Dally has no other family. Ponyboy says, Now, there were three of us sitting in the waiting room waiting to hear how Dally and Johnny were” (100). No matter what happens to Dally and Johnny the gang will always care for Dally and Johnny like a family should. The gang is treating Dally and Johnny like they actually care about them. Similarly, Johnny also thinks that the gang is his family. Dally says,“‘I mean golly, Johnny, you got the whole gang”’(51). The gang is telling Johnny that if he needs any help with the socs or any sort of trouble, the gang has his back. Johnny and Dally believes that the gang is their family because they care about them.