Johnny And Dally Character Analysis
Johnny and Dally: Two Friends that are Similar and Different
True friends, are always similar and different. In “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton, the characters Johnny and Dally are two buddies that have similarities and differences between them. These two boys both have neglectful and abusive parents and place little value on their lives. Although Johnny and Dally are somewhat similar, they also have differences between the type of character they are and the image they have after they die. Johnny and Dally are similar because their parents pay little attention to them. Dally’s father never cares about him, which makes Dally think that he can never get caught. This attitude causes him to fall into trouble many times and often with the police. Whether Dally is “‘in jail or dead in a car wreck or drunk in a gutter”’(88), his father ignores him and does not care what Dally does. Dally’s father clearly does not give any discipline his son. If Mr .Winston pays more …show more content…
After Johnny dies in the hospital, Dally loses control over his emotions. He makes the polices chase him and pretends to shoot them with an unloaded gun. The cops think that Dally is about to attack, so they shoot him down with their guns and kill him. Therefore, Dally commits suicide by making the police kill him. When the narrator of the story Ponyboy, sees Dally being shot, he knows that “Dallas Winston wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted”(154). Johnny’s dead body makes Dally risk his own life because he feels that without Johnny, he has nothing to live for. Without any regrets, Dally knows that he wants to die and he makes it happen. Dally is willing to give up his life for his friend, Johnny Cade who also places little value on his life too. Likewise, Johnny also feels like his life is not that important. After the death of Johnny, Ponyboy reads a letter written by Johnny before he
True friends, are always similar and different. In “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton, the characters Johnny and Dally are two buddies that have similarities and differences between them. These two boys both have neglectful and abusive parents and place little value on their lives. Although Johnny and Dally are somewhat similar, they also have differences between the type of character they are and the image they have after they die. Johnny and Dally are similar because their parents pay little attention to them. Dally’s father never cares about him, which makes Dally think that he can never get caught. This attitude causes him to fall into trouble many times and often with the police. Whether Dally is “‘in jail or dead in a car wreck or drunk in a gutter”’(88), his father ignores him and does not care what Dally does. Dally’s father clearly does not give any discipline his son. If Mr .Winston pays more …show more content…
After Johnny dies in the hospital, Dally loses control over his emotions. He makes the polices chase him and pretends to shoot them with an unloaded gun. The cops think that Dally is about to attack, so they shoot him down with their guns and kill him. Therefore, Dally commits suicide by making the police kill him. When the narrator of the story Ponyboy, sees Dally being shot, he knows that “Dallas Winston wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted”(154). Johnny’s dead body makes Dally risk his own life because he feels that without Johnny, he has nothing to live for. Without any regrets, Dally knows that he wants to die and he makes it happen. Dally is willing to give up his life for his friend, Johnny Cade who also places little value on his life too. Likewise, Johnny also feels like his life is not that important. After the death of Johnny, Ponyboy reads a letter written by Johnny before he