Melodies and words are satisfactory by themselves, but are extraordinary when together. A melody is exceptional for background music and words are an incredible way to express oneself, but together, they produce one of the greatest power of anything in the universe, music. In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, there are bountiful similarities between Dally and Johnny. Consequently, some distinction makes them the individuals they are. There is a myriad of similarities between Dally and Johnny, but one of the countless ways Johnny’s character resembles that of Dally is they both care for one another. A time when this resemblance is delineated in Johnny is when he is dying and in the hospital. “Johnny’s eyes glowed. Dally was proud of him. …show more content…
“‘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). The fact Dally only mentions anybody in his family only once in the story means he and his parents do not interact enough. Also, he even mentions his father in a negative way, stating he never cares about Dally, nor did he take up the responsibility of being there for Dally. It is difficult to live the lives of both Dally and Johnny, while both individuals still live them. In contrast, Dally and Johnny both possess attributes which differentiate themselves, such as the way they die. When Johnny dies, he dies as a heroic figure to plenty of individuals. “‘They’re still writing editorials about you in the paper. For being a hero and all’”(148). When Johnny dies, he dies saving lives, being a hero to the children in the church which was on fire. He helps Ponyboy take the children out of the church and made sure all the children left the church in a safe manner. However, Dally dies in a different way when the cops shoot him. “And even as the policeman’s guns spit fire into the night I knew that was what he wanted”(154). Dally dies a criminal, instead of a hero like Johnny. He robs grocery stores and slashes tires, and he never wants anyone to consider him a hero. In the slight chance Dally dies a hero, he would not be content, because he does not want people to remember him as a hero, but as a criminal so he
He lacks decent behavior as shown when he smokes (pg. 12), stays up unreasonably late (pg. 58), and even harasses Cherry Valance as his way of “flirting” (pg. 24). His lack of any sense in general even goes as far as not knowing how valuable friendship is. Regardless of whether Dally is indeed a lovable caring person deep down inside, it really does not matter as he does not know how to express it properly towards the people he cares for; especially towards Johnny. Dally could not comprehend how critical Johnny’s condition was and that sometimes, the most important thing in life was actually near him. In Dally’s case it would have been Johnny’s friendship but he missed the opportunity to tell him how much he matters to him and instead says, “We beat the Socs. We stomped them-outta our territory” (pg.148). After Johnny’s death, Dally finally became aware of how meaningless his life has been this whole time after losing his friend, so he commits suicide by his own will by raising an unloaded gun tricking the police into thinking it was actually loaded after chasing him down for robbing a grocery store (pg.154). This fatal end for Dally just proves what a impulsive and thoughtless person he is as he simply just wasted his life. He could have been considered “gallant” if he gained courage and motivation to start his life over after Johnny’s death, but instead blew the
Doe Zantamata once says, “Differences and similarities are equally as easy to see, it mostly depends on which ones you are seeking to find.” In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton two of the main characters, Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston or Dally, have many similarities and many differences. Johnny and Dally both have bad and abusive parents, and they think of the gang like their family. The differences are, Johnny is not a fighter and does not enjoy fighting like Dally does. Johnny dies a hero and Dally dies a violent hoodlum. If Johnny and Dally are exactly the same or very different, the story would be very different and a lot of key parts in the story would not be the same and as meaningful.
Dally was a hero for his actions and his help. After Johnny killed someone Ponyboy and Johnny went to go see Dally and asked “If he could help them hide so the police wouldn't find us.” Dally told them to “go to the abandoned church up on Jay Mountain.” Before they left he gave Pony a new shirt that was big, a gun to Johnny if he ever needed it, and some cash to buy supplies since they would half to stay there for a while. (Skipping to the part when the church was on fire) Dally also helped Johnny get out of the burning church when the church fell down and heard Johnny's screams. Dally risked his own life for Johnny’s. That's why he’s a
Dally and Johnny may be very different, but they have extremely important similarities. For example, both of these characters place very little value on their lives. Dally is first arrested at the age of ten and he loves to break
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.
A similarity Johnny and Dally both share is a terrible home life. Early in the novel, Ponyboy dissects Johnny’s homelife. Pony says, “His father was always beating him up, and his mother ignored him, except when she was
Both Johnny and Dally are similar in the way that they both have a terrible home life. Johnny and Ponyboy are resting in the park when they accidentally fall asleep. Johnny wakes up Ponyboy at two in the morning and tells him to run home fast because Ponyboy’s brothers do care about him unlike Johnny’s parents. “‘I think I’ll stay all night out here.’ Johnny’s parents didn’t care if he came home
Johnny hates fighting most of them all. He will always do the right thing never getting into fights except for when he was jumped. Johnny said to Dally and Pony that fighting is “‘Useless... fighting's no good....”’(148). Johnny was disappointed in them for fighting the soc’s he disagrees with all fighting. Unlike Johnny, Dally loves to fight.Dally is a tough greaser who does not waste anytime creating a problem if he has the opportunity. Dally is always looking to start a problem with the police and other people. The matter of facts, even his friends try their hardest to stay on his friendly side. Ponyboy says of Dallas, “One time, in a dime store, a guy told him to move over at the candy counter. Dally had turned around and belted him so hard it knocked a tooth loose. A complete stranger, too” (24). Dally has a bad temper, and he is not afraid to fight with anyone. Most of the time he will find ways to break laws randomly. Looking up to what I have stated you can tell they are two completely different people at
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 in the book found his identity in conflict which then made it’s way to him killing himself. Johnny and the gang impacted Dally a great deal. The gang and being a Greaser was Dally’s identity and he loved that about himself. Johnny played an immense role in Dally’s life. When Johnny died Dally’s life fell apart because Johnny was like a brother to Dally (quote that talks about Johnny being like a brother to Dally chapter 10).
Johnny and Dally both come from broken homes. Homes where they have abusive and neglectful parents. When they decided to leave their homes for a while, the only people they had were the greasers. Dally and Johnny were both hurt in the hospital and the only ones that was there was Pony, Sodapop and Darry. “Now there were three of us sitting in the room,waiting to hear how Dally and Johnny were” (100).
Johnny and Dally have similar upbringings, with their neglectful parents and abusive homes. While talking to Johnny, Dally says his
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.
One substantial way that Johnny and Dally are similar is that they both are or were raised by negligent, abusive parents. For example, Johnny’s father is often heard bashing Johnny, or his mother yelling at him. Ponyboy says that, “His [Johnny’s] father was always beating him up, and his mother ignored him, except when she was hacked off at something”(12). Johnny