Similarities and Differences of Johnny and Dally in S.E. Hinton´s The Outsiders

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.

Although LaVaughn and Jolly have their own characteristics, they share some similarities. LaVaughn and Jolly both are very young and they enjoy the same type of humor. In page 44 of the novel, Lavaughn states, “That was so funny, that night we did the TV voices.” Moreover, both characters have “burdens”, things that aren’t your fault but you carry them around. LaVaughn’s burden is the death of her father and Jolly’s burden is the death of one of her

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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

Because the father was so involved with himself, he did not make the time or put the effort to develop a proper relationship with his son.

contrast in personality and behavior in many ways. Lorraine and John both lie to their parents, skip school, swears, make prank calls, and

Two different age kids in The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, turn out to have a lot in common but, also a lot dissimilar. Johnny and Dally both do not have a strong relationship with their abusive, neglectful parents but, at least they have the gang. On the other hand, Dally likes to fight and Johnny does not, so in the end Johnny dies as someone to look up to and Dally dies a thief. Throughout the story they both show different emotions towards their parents, gang members, and each other.

Darry was an intelligent student and athlete, so he would be able to use his smarts and muscle to run the household. “Darry is broad-shouldered and muscular”,“He was the captain of the football team”, Ponyboy tells us (page 16). This gives us the idea that Darry must have been a leader and Darry could have used that leadership towards fathering

Because of the lack of love they have in their own homes, they do not have someone telling them how much they are loved and cared for. Even though the group of greaser boys love each other, they do not say it, and because of the lack of nurture those two boys have they do not place much value on their lives. Dally did not care about his life, he would always get himself into trouble and did not care if he got arrested or not. “Dally raised his gun . . . he was dead before he hit the ground.

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In the book Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, there is a character named Dally who is often very rebellious. He commits any crime that would give him thrills and shows savage pride in the fights he won. Although Dally seems “tough” and bold on the outside, he is far from being gallant. He shows signs of vulnerability as he lacks a lot of knowledge and skills that are vital in creating a balanced life.

These are all things to look out for. When I see child Y like this i try to distract him first by talking about his chart and how well he is doing and if that does’t work I remove him from the class room and take him to the green room as he has been known to be very aggressive.

A very important comparison Dally and Johnny have is their parents. Johnny’s parents do not care about him. They either beat him or ignore him completely. “His father was always beating him up, and his mother ignored him” (12). His parents are alcoholics and do not care if he comes home or not. Likewise, Dally parents also do not care about him. If he was put in jail by age ten, then his parents clearly do not care enough to discipline him. He rarely talks about his parents, but when he does, he has nothing nice to say. “‘Shoot, my old man don’t give a hang whether I’m dead in jail or dead in a car wreck or drunk in the gutter’” (88). Dally talks about his father with disgust, like he never did anything for him, which may be true. The way Dally’s parents and Johnny’s parents both do not care about them makes these two characters very similar.

S.E Hintons The Outsiders, set in the 1960's is a coming of age tale about the conflict between two entirely different social groups and their struggle with the consequences of their actions. Dallas (Dally) Winston, one of the main protagonists within the story, is cold hearted and rough. Hinton encourages the readers to view him as a misunderstood delinquent by using characters that define Dally by his past and actions. Hinton also builds the awareness of how misunderstood Dally truly is through her description of his true feelings towards Johnny. Hinton encourages the readers to view Dally as a misunderstood delinquent by defining him by his past and by his actions.