Johnny Shocks Dally

They were on their way to turn themselves in when they reached the top of Jay Mountain and realized the church that they were staying in was in flames. There were kids surrounding the church and they noticed screams coming from inside, Ponyboy and Johnny had a feeling it was their

Terrified and confused, the two greasers hurry to find Dally, the one person the think can help them. Dally sends them with a gun and some money to an abandoned church near Windrixvill, where they hide out for a week, they cut their hair to disguise their appearances. After a week, dally comes to check on them, and says that since bob died, the Socs and the greasers have become worse then ever, a giant rumble is to be held the next night to settle the matters once and for all. Cherry feels responsible for the whole problem, acted as a spy for the greasers. Johnny surprises Dally by declaring his intention to go back to Tulsa and turn himself in. Dally drives them back, but as they leave, the notice that the church has caught on fire and it had a large group of schoolchildren inside. Ponyboy and Johnny rush inside the church to save the children. Just when they get the last child through the window, the roof caves in and Ponyboy blacks out again.

The story changed in many ways when Dally died. First off, the gang is really torn apart. Second off, Ponyboy couldn’t tell Dally what Johnny wanted him to tell Dally. Third off, It caused a lot of stress on the rest of the gang. And finally, Pony now has a story to tell about how Johnny and Dally died on the same night.

Towards the middle of the story, a boy named Johnny had killed a Soc that was drowning Ponyboy. He and Ponyboy fled the city to another town, and hid in an abandon church there for a week. When they were going to leave, they realized the church was on fire and there was kids trapped inside. Johnny and Pony were good friends and they decided to go help the children. After they rescued the children, they had to escape the burning, ravaged building. A flaming, steaming hot beam from the ceiling fell on Johnny. After this happened, Pony passed out, “ I leaped out the window and heard timber crashing and the flames roaring right behind me. I staggered, almost

This injury lead to Johnny’s death in the hospital, days later. Since Ponyboy had also gone into the burning church with Johnny, he had many burns, cuts, and bruises, but nothing near as bad as what Johnny had suffered. Ponyboy was shocked when Johnny died. He was sad but he made himself believe that Johnny wasn’t

Later after they killed the Socs they went to darry Darry for help. Darry helped theme cause he new what it was like to be put in prison for a bad crime so he gave theme a loaded gun, a dry t-shirt for Pony who is still wet, and $50 hooked up with a place to stay till the heat dies down they jumped a train to get there. They lived in a church for a bit till Darry showed up to get theme info on what's going on but when Darry did it was the day everything went wrong the church caught fire so the boys ran in the burning flames like the heros from “Gone With The Wind” that Pony loved this was the only moment Johnny felt important due to his parents not caring about him. Pony, Darry, Johnny saved the kids inside of it Johnny died from his injuries but Darry went so crazy from Johnny's death that he pointed a gun at cops and was shot to

“I had to. They were drowning you, Pony. They might have killed you. And they had a blade...they were gonna beat me up…” (pg. 57 Outsiders) Johnny and Ponyboy flee from town after Johnny commits murder, leading to Johnny’s. Johnny and Ponyboy hide in an abandoned church in Windrixville for 5 days, entertaining themselves by playing poker, reading, and smoking. When Dally finally arrives, Johnny declares that he is ready to turn himself in to the police. Naturally, this shocks Dally, but on their drive back to the abandoned church, they see that it’s on fire. Even worse, some children were trapped inside of the church, unable to escape. Immediately, Johnny and Ponyboy dash in, run through flames, and throw the kids out of the church. However, Ponyboy got caught on fire and Johnny had a piece of timber crash upon his back. This causes Johnny to be in critical condition in the hospital and be disabled for the rest of his life. Johnny dies from his wounds from the fire at the end of the novel. Similarly, Lennie’s death was also caused by his own actions. He is a mentally disabled character from Of Mice and Men, who holds onto his dream of owning and being able to tend his rabbits. When Curley’s wife begins to scream after Lennie pulls on her hair too tightly, Lennie begins to shake her, ultimately breaking her neck. Lennie didn’t mean any

When they arrived there was a field trip going on and there were kids inside the church. Johnny and Ponyboy jumped out of Dally’s car and ran inside to save the kids.When they were inside Johnny threw some kids out of the window to save them along with Ponyboy. After Pony helped save the kids Johnny pushed Pony out the window. The reason why Johnny is a hero because of him throwing the kids out of the window,is because Johnny stayed in the church and he got hurt instead of the kids and Pony.When they were about to get out of the church Ponyboys jacket caught on fire and Johnny got hit with a falling piece of

With the lack of family they have, the only thing they both live for is each other and the rest of the gang. Johnny ran into the church to save the kids along with Ponyboy, without thinking about death. He left with Dally telling him not to also, making it very important to Johnny. Johnny ends up in the hospital, knowing he’s going to die. He leaves a letter before his death for ponyboy to see.

When Johnny asking about his family Dally replies, “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” (Hinton 107). Similarly to Johnny, Dally does not have good life in his family either. Instead of desperately wanting love from his family members, Dally does not care about his family and his father does not care either. Ponyboy is introducing Dally by saying, “Dally had spent three years on the wild side of New York and had been arrested at the age of ten. He was tougher than the rest of us- tougher, colder, meaner” (Hinton 13). To clarify, Dally had gone through tough situations that made him tough and he was not afraid of anyone. This transformed him into a person who was hardened and had lost most of his innocence. The moment Dally died, Ponyboy said surely, “He died violent and young and desperate, just like we all knew he’d die someday” (Hinton 187). To put it in another way, Dally asked for death because he could not face the truth of Johnny’s death. Different from Johnny, Dally did not die in piece, where as this death was caused by mourning over Johnny. In conclusion, Dally’s family background had a significant impact throughout his life on his hardened personality and his perspective toward

Ponyboy and Johnny risk their lives in order to save someone else. While saving the children from the fire, Johnny is last to leave the church and so while exiting the roof collapsed on johnny. Johnny receives severe third degree burns on much of his body. His back is broken and the doctors inform Darry and Ponyboy that Johnny will most likely be paralyzed if he survives his injuries. While Ponyboy and Dallas soon recover from their injuries, Johnny seems to get worse as the days pass.

Facing a life of misfortune and hardship, Dally’s only reason to live is for Johnny. Following Johnny’s death, Dally commits suicide as he no longer has a willpower to survive. However, Dally’s death does not come as an incredible surprise, and Ponyboy shows so when saying, “And even as the policemen’s guns spit fire into the night I knew that was what Dally wanted . . . [Dally] then slowly crumpled with a look of grim triumph on this face” (154).

Realizing Pony and Johnny are outnumbered one of the Socs grabs Ponyboy and shove him face first into the fountain and drowns him. Apprehending that Ponyboy is drowning, Johnny panics, pulls his switchblade, and kills the Soc. Not knowing what to do they go to seek help from Dally. He gives them $50 and directions to a church outside of town. The boys get on a freight train and find the hideout where they are to wait until Dally comes for them.

Soon the boys, including Dally found out that there were children in the church. Ponyboy and Johnny sprung into action jumping through a window. They then gave the kids to Dally who was outside. Once the children were safe Ponyboy and Johnny tried to get out, Ponyboy managed to escape, yet he knocked the wind out of him. The church was collapsing on Johnny, Dally tried to rescue Johnny, yet the church fell on them.

Dally, being profoundly tight, approaches the girls in an unmannerly way, while Johnny and Ponyboy are compassionate and good-hearted towards them. Cherry and Ponyboy quickly become friends as they get to know each other’s interests. After Ponyboy begins to walk Cherry home with Marcia and Two-Bit, they are approached by a group of drunk Socs, one of which is supposedly Cherry’s boyfriend. The Socs threaten the three greasers however, Cherry saves them from being assaulted by getting in the car with her boyfriend. Subsequently, Two-Bit leaves Johnny and Ponyboy by themselves, in which they fall asleep in the vacant lot. Moments later, Ponyboy wakes up realizing he had slept much longer than he had intended, and returns home only to find Darry angrier than ever. Darry proceeds to slap Ponyboy out of anger, which causes him to flee and run off with Johnny, who was back in the lot. Thinking that he just needed a while to cool off, the same Socs from before drive up in the Corvair and advance Johnny and Ponyboy. After a one-sided argument takes place against Ponyboy and Johnny,