Johnny In The Outsiders

Is it possible for two friends that admire each other to have similar and different characteristics? In S.E. Hinton’s story The Outsiders there are two such characters that have similarities and differences. Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston are similar because they have abusive parents, and they both have very little values on their life. Additionally, they have differences that involve the law and the way they want to die. Therefore, Dally Winston and Johnny Cade have huge differences in their lives, but also notable similarities. Johnny and Dally both have abusive parents that affect their lives in a crucial way. For example, Johnny’s parents drink alcohol, and they hit him and abuse him. Johnny is very weak and shy, so he runs away for the
First, Johnny is with Ponyboy telling him that he might commit suicide if there is more fights. Johnny cries out, “I’ll kill myself or something” (47). Johnny knows that greasers and the socs will still clash, and he tells Ponyboy in a different way not to fight or else he might kill himself. In a like manner, Dally wants to die after Johnny dies because Johnny is the only thing he loved, and he is gone forever. Ponyboy utters, “I knew he would be dead because Dallas Winston wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted” (154). Dally has no point in his life because Johnny is dead, so he puts up his gun, and the police shoot Dally multiple times. With no meaning in somebody's life, it can lead to risking lives, or even
Johnny dies because he gambled his life to save the kids in the burning church. When Ponyboy finds the note in Gone with the Wind, Johnny writes, “Listen, I don’t mind dying now. It’s worth it. It’s worth saving those kids. Their lives are worth more than mine, they have more to live for” (178). When Johnny dies, Dally wants to kill himself because Johnny is the only thing he loves. Dally on the other hand does not want to kill himself before Johnny dies. He does not want to die because he gets everything he wants, and he will not risk his life, even if it means to save people. Dally yells, Forget those blasted kids!” (93). Dally does not want Johnny to get hurt or die, because he will be madder than ever before. Having a value on your life can lead to good choices, or bad choices.
In S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders, Johnny Cade and Dally Winston are similar in a lot of ways, but also very different at the same time. Johnny and Dally have different circumstances and this explains why they have different personality traits. Dally and only breaks the law, but Johnny never breaks the law. Likewise, Dally does not want to die, and Johnny does not mind dying being he saved kids. Nevertheless, Johnny and Dally both have abusive parents and little values on their lives. These two have similarities and differences that shows the type of people