Dally And Johnny In The Outsiders
analytical Essay
657 words
Some people say that opposite personalities attract. This is true in S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders, Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston have their differences. One is tough cool, and likes to break laws. The other one is passive quiet, and would never think to even shoplift. Even though Dally and Johnny are the complete opposite of each other, they still have their similarities. They both care about each other, and they both happen to have been raised by neglectful and harsh parents. Even though they are different, they still manage to connect with each other. Johnny and Dally don’t have a lot of similarities, but the ones they do share stand out. One of these similarities is the fact that they both have neglectful and/or abusive parents. Dally’s parents don’t give a care in the world about 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 quote shows that no matter where Dallas is or what he is doing, his parents would just just sit back and relax. Dally can do the things he does because he knows his parents won’t be there to stop him from doing them. Similarly, Johnny’s parents are neglectful and abusive. “I think I like it better when the old man’s hittin’ me.”...”At least then I …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how johnny cade and dallas winston have their differences in s.e. hinton's novel, the outsiders. although they are different, they still connect with each other.
- Analyzes how johnny and dally have neglectful and/or abusive parents, and how this makes them closer to each other.
- Analyzes how both dally and johnny are similar, but they look to each other for completely different reasons.
- Analyzes how johnny and dally don't follow laws the same way, and how their actions are affected by their personalities.
- Analyzes how dally and johnny have very different outlooks on life. both have aggressive and tough personalities, while johnny is passive and nervous.
Dally doesn’t like laws. In fact, he tries to break them as much as possible. “He went around trying to break laws.” (20) Dally has nothing better to do because of his neglectful parents trying to avoid him. Because of this he spends his time robbing stores and slashing tires for fun. On the other hand, Johnny is extremely law-abiding. “Johnny never walked by himself after that. And Johnny who was the most law-abiding of us..”(34) Johnny doesn’t break the laws because he doesn’t want to go to jail because he is fragile. He also doesn’t want to have his parents beat him and yell at him. Dally and Johnny’s actions are also affected by their
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- Opines that ponyboy's greaser friends teased him for being more interested in books and movies than girls. they also identify with his dislike of the socials.
- Explains that they had to deal with many crude males throughout their high school experience. they can identify with why cherry told ponyboy not to be offended if she didn't talk to him.
- Opines that the book is timeless, but there are lessons to be learned for everyone in it. it represents psychological concepts about adolescent development and in general.
- Analyzes how freud may explain the strange set of moral values, due to the lack of strong parenting in the boys' lives.
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- Describes the reasons why ponyboy, johnny, and dally are considered heroes in the outsiders.
- Analyzes how dally is a hero because instead of not saving johnny and ponyboy from getting in jail he could have let the police find them.
- Opines that ponyboy is a hero because he saved those kids from getting burned in the church fire. he could have just let them die.
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- Analyzes how dally sacrificed himself for other people because he was a hero. he risked going to jail and saved pony boy and johnny when they were waiting for him in the church.
- Describes how dally helped pony and johnny escape the law even though they had done something wrong. they knew they were in trouble and needed money and a gun.
- Describes how dally saved johnny and pony from the burning church. they accidentally set the place on fire by throwing a cigarette butt down on the grown.
- Explains that the newspaper considered dally a hero after his death. he had witnessed two of his gang mates die and threatened the cops with an unloaded gun.
- Explains that many people consider dally a coward for killing himself instead of dealing with his grief, but he died despite all the bad things.
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