Similarities And Differences Between Johnny And Caxas In The Outsiders

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Similarities And Differences between Johnny And Dallas Could it be possible that two people, living so close as if they were brothers, to have tremendous differences as large as their similarities? It happens to two fictional characters from S.E. Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders. In the story there are significant differences and similarities between Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston. Some ways one may compare Johnny and Dally are they both have abusive parents who do not provide their children with the proper care or attention. Also, Cade and Winston place minimal values on their lives. A difference between the two characters is how Johnny obeys the laws, while Dallas deliberately breaks them. Another difference is Johnny and Dallas give Ponyboy Curtis different advice about how he should be and act. The book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, has a storyline which includes many ways how Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston are dissimilar and alike. In S.E. Hinton’s story, The Outsiders, Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston both …show more content…

After killing Bob Sheldon, Johnny goes into hiding. Later, Johnny reveals to Dally how he would not mind turning himself in. Johnny says: ‘“I ain’t got no record with the fuzz”’ (87). Johnny has not been in trouble with the law before, so he assumes the police are going to let him off the hook. On the other hand, Dally Winston breaks the laws whenever he gets the chance. Dally discreetly sneaks into the movies, when he could simply pay. When Ponyboy is in the ambulance he tells Jerry: “‘Dallas has a record with the fuzz a mile long’” (95). Dallas disobeys the laws so often, it almost feels as if Winston breaks the laws as an enjoyable leisure activity. During the duration of the story The Outsiders, Dallas breaks the laws constantly, while Johnny avoids those types of dangerous

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