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

" All of Ponyboy's greaser pals--including his brothers--seem to understand that Pony is not like the rest of them. Ponyboy excels at school: He garners good grades, likes to write, and is a member of the track team. His friends all know that Pony has a chance to make it out of town, go to college and make something of himself. The other greasers have already given up on ever rising above their economic and social status: Soda has dropped out of school, Darry works two jobs, and Johnny has adapted to life on the streets; Two-Bit, Steve and Dally are already well on their way to becoming legitimate hoods.

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

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

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.

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.

It is hard to have a healthy relationship with someone when they are controlled by alcohol. The relationship between John Purcell and his son had drifted apart more and more by his actions and his choice of being alcoholic. As inconsiderate as John he says to a curate "Three dollars! Why, I could have taken Johnny to a burlesque show for less than that." There is a little boy present and their parents do not want their children exposed to such inappropriate jokes like John often expressed. John is inconsiderate therefore he does things without thinking. His recklessness continued when he met another untrustworthy father at the meeting. At that point when the outsider offered him a drink, he expected it happily expressing “You’re a lifesaver,” because of his dependence on alcohol he humiliated his child much further; and had not taken his wife’s oath of being on his best conduct into thought. When he went up the stairs to receive Johnny’s reward, on the way he trips and falls making his son embarrassed and

Crooks and Lennie are also similar because there outcasts, both characters are excluded from nights out with other ranch workers and games that the others play when they aren’t working.

his parents, he only got along with his sister, Carine. It would not have been

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.

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.

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.

One character trait to describe Dally is helpful. This is evident when Johnny and Ponyboy get into a situation no one else can get them out of. Knowing Dally would be at Buck Meril's party, they show up seeking his guidance. Johnny and Ponyboy tell him what happened and how Johnny had killed a Social named Bob. Once they finish Dally lets them come inside and warm up. As they are there Ponyboy states, "He handed us a gun and a roll of bills." (Hinton 60). Based on this evidence, it is clear the he is helpful because even during his friends' worst times Dally helps them instead of turning his back. In addition, when Johnny and Ponyboy ran away he goes and finds them. Dally spends more money on them, gives Ponyboy a letter from his brother, Sodapop, and tells them what he knows about what is happening in town. Without

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.

Darrel “Darry” Curtis was a 20 year old boy who took responsibility and parented his brothers while keeping two jobs. In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, Darry was a grown up boy, smart and brawn, who was the leader of a gang called the Greasers and was a guardian for his brothers. Darry took this role as a guardian or father of his brothers Sodapop and Ponyboy Curtis after the death of their parents. The Greasers were in a heated rivalry with another gang called the Socs. Darry took responsibility for his family and gang members while working two jobs. Through the ups and downs Darry protected his brothers. Darry, as a 20 year old boy, had enough responsibility to parent his

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