Dally's Death Analysis

When Johnny had passed away Dally was furious and had stormed out of the room. On page 149 of the book, it states, “Damnit Johnny...he begged slamming one fist against the wall, hammering it to make it obey his will. Oh, damn it, Johnny, don’t die, please don’t die… He suddenly bolted through the door and down the hall.” Later on that night he had purposely set himself up to be chased by the police. He intentionally pulled out an unloaded gun because he knew the cop would shoot. This could be because he may have thought that if he got himself killed, he would be able to see Johnny again in the

Dally felt this way because Johnny was the gang’s pet. Nobody would survive without Johnny. E: In the book, everyone is sad that Johnny died.

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.

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

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’s actions are responsible for his death because when they were at Windrixville Dally told Johnny not to go into the church but Johnny took it upon himself to follow Ponyboy into the burning church. According to the text it says “ Dally sounded irritated “Get back in here before I beat your head in”. I knew Dally would have to park

This scene happened when the blue mustang the Socs drove pulled up to Pony and Johnny in the park and fought Pony and Johnny and it led to them drowning Pony so Johnny stabbed Bob. This was a very important scene to have in both the book and the movie because it leads climax and would change the plot if it wasn’t in them. Secondly, Johnny was in the church fire that Pony, Dally, and Johnny went in to save children and no one thought he would survive, “Johnny, well, I don’t know about him. A piece of timber caught him across the back - he might have a broken back, and he was burned pretty severely” (95). Without this scene in both the movie and the book, Johnny wouldn’t have died, and Dally wouldn’t have died, and it would have turned out differently at the end of the book. Next, Dally was running to the lot while three police were chasing him, and he was meeting the others

Read pages 150-154. Rewrite this piece of the story from Dally’s point of view. Don’t make any changes to the events that happen, just see the events through Dally’s eyes. What would he be thinking? What happened in the store? What made him pull out the gun?

While Ponyboy is riding to the hospital after the church fire a man says, “‘I swear, you three are the bravest kids I’ve seen in a long time . . . “‘ (95) Johnny is part of the three that are considered heroes. After Dally died the author states that “Dally didn’t die a hero. He died violent, and young and desperate.”(94) Dally pulled an unloaded gun on the police and it made them draw their guns and shoot him. Dally basically committed suicide because the police did not know that the gun was not loaded, so they had to protect themselves while Dally was hung out to die.

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.

As I stated above, Dally had proven that he cared about Johnny, many times throughout the book. Dally had practically taken Johnny in as his family. He was like a mentor to Johnny, he wanted him to do well and have a better life than him. Johnny was the greasers’ “kid brother,” meaning that everyone cared for him as a younger brother. On page 89, Dally says to Johnny, “Johnny, I ain’t mad at you. I just don’t want you to get hurt,” this tells us that he really cares about his feelings and doesn’t want any harm done to him. He continues with, “You don’t know what a few months in jail can do to you.” He cared about what would happen to Johnny, he didn’t want him to end up like the uncaring side of Dally. Indirectly, he mentioned caring about him, he didn’t want Johnny to end up like him if he turned himself in to the police. This proves that Dally has a caring side to

The way in which Dally reacts to problems he’s given is weak and reckless. How he reacts to Johnny’s death is perfect example of how Dally can’t deal with any problem headed his way. When Johnny dies, Dally can’t handle his grief, so he attempts to rob a store, leading to his eventual demise. If Dally was strong enough to handle Johnny dying, he never would’ve done something so reckless and get himself killed. Pony boy says that he “knew that was what Dally wanted.” (154) Dally is used to life of a criminal, and he knows better than to do what he did. He made the police believe that he had a loaded gun on purpose, not as a heat of the moment

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.

I may not be the best at proving it, but maybe you understand what I’m trying to get across. I have learned something from this book. I learned even in all the bad in this world, there is still good. I believe it’s shown through inner heroes. These are the feelings or urges you get to help people or stand up for what you believe is right. It may not seem like it, but you have an inner hero. I believe Dally and Johnny did too. So did Ponyboy and the rest of the Greasers. Pony and Johnny had one for saving those kids in the church. Johnny alone had one for saving Pony from being drowned in the fountain by the Socs(But we all know how that worked out for him). And Dally, I’m not sure why I believe he did, but I think it might be because he showed so much emotion when Johnny died I don’t know, I just think he did. But anyways, there were some good and bad moments in this book. I guess it’s up to you to decide which are

Even after Dally pulls him out of the church, Johnny would die in a hospital because of his injuries. Dally had seen many people get injured and die from his time in New York, but once Johnny does, he doesn’t deal with the pain well. Afterwards, in obvious agony, he sprints down the hall and away from the hospital. Ponyboy pondered his reaction later, thinking “Why can I take it when Dally can’t? Then I knew.