Did you know that 68% percent of the world childs are abused. In the novel, The Outsiders by S.E. Hilton. Johnny and Dally were both abused by parents which is why gang was there family. Also, they both have much care for eachother. However, these two both have many differences. For instance, Johnny is law abiding while Dally is not. Also, that Dally is tough and Johnny is sensitive. In this novel, both of them have recognizable similarities but big differences. Dally and Johnny have one very remarkable similarity which is gang being their family. The one similarity stands out more than others because it describes them both the best. They both have parents who do not give them the right attention like any other child. For instance, Dally was arrested at such a young age. If his parents …show more content…
This is because they have similar family lives. For example, Dally cares about Johnny because Johnny has a very remarkable interest that Dally does not have which is love and affection for others. Dally sees more in him than he does in the other greasers. Ponyboy states, “Johnny was the only thing Dally loved. And now Johnny was gone”(152). Dally lost care in his life when Johnny dies. Dally dies a thug just because he lost him. He makes it obvious that he cares a lot about his Johnny. Dally thought there was no purpose to live after that. Similarly, Johnny cares about Dally as well. He makes it clear that he wants Dally to have a better life. In the letter that Johnny left for Ponyboy,“‘There's still a lot of good in the world. Tell Dally. I don’t think he knows’” (179). The note Johnny left for Ponyboy to tell Dally, but it was too late for that. Ponyboy says, “Johnny worshipped the ground Dallas walked on”(25). This shows that Johnny is just Dally’s pet. Johnny knows that Dally cares about him, but he does not show it because is a tough person. All in all, Both characters care for each
The first thing is the movie obviously doesn’t show what Ponyboy is thinking. One could mistake Dally or Johnny, maybe even Two-Bit as main characters along with Ponyboy. The author must have wanted Ponyboy to be the main character, being that the book is about what Ponyboy does, and what he thinks, not what about Dally does after Johnny dies. Though interesting, showing how Dally robbed a store with a fake gun wasn’t in the original book. Like mentioned earlier, the Outsiders movie ended abruptly after Dally dies from the police gunning him down. In the book, Dally died at page 154 out of 180 pages. Each page in the Outsiders book gave important details about character, events, or paces, so missing twenty four pages of the Outsiders book made the movie feel short and very different. Finally, like mentioned earlier, there is no Johnny backstory. The makes Johnny feel more bland in the movie. A lot of details from Ponyboy’s thoughts and little flashback about Johnny let readers know this; Johnny is a strong person, but has fears in his life. In the movie, all watchers know about Johnny is that his parents are fighting, and that he is Ponyboy’s friend. Overall, that is the main things the movie had that the book
Johnny and Dally are very important to Ponyboy. If Johnny and Dally weren't in Ponyboy’s life it would be so different. He wouldn’t have a best friend who understands him. He wouldn’t have someone to help him when he is in trouble. Ponyboy’s life would change in so many
One similarity between Dally and Johnny, is that they both have extremely neglectful parents. Throughout the story, Dally never once mentions his mother, which shows how little of a role she plays in her son’s life. Moreover, the only time Dally mentions
A very important comparison Dally and Johnny have is their parents. Johnny’s parents do not care about him. Johnny parents fight or just ignore each other. Ponyboy says,
How can two different people be so much alike? How can one man who lives in a poor environment and neighborhood have so much in common with a man that lives in a rich neighborhood? But, in S.E. Hintons novel The Outsiders, these two characters do indeed exist. Dally Winston and Johnny Cade are very similar because they each have abusive and neglectful parents and they both care about each other. Besides the similarities, Dally and Johnny have much different advice for they friend Ponyboy Curtis and they each die with a different story, Johnny dying a hero and Dally dying a hoodlum. In addition to Dally Winston and Johnny Cade having huge differences they also have some important similarities that
...inks he is more important than anything else and will not even think about going out of his way to do anything nice for anyone or anything. Both Johnny and Dally’s similarities and differences balance each other out.
Compared to regulated time of living, Pony and Johnny barely started to settle to life in at the church, when it was set ablaze. “It seemed to me that I had always lived in the church”. (Page 68) Ponyboy and Johnny had adjust to life at the old church, and it wasn’t too bad, it was alright for them. Around the time they started settling in, a terrible incident happened. The church was burned. But in the process, Johnny and Dally got hurt badly. “Dally suddenly slammed on the brakes and stared. ‘Oh, glory!’ he whispered. The church was on fire!” ... “I started at a dead run for the church, and the man caught my arm. ‘I’ll get them. You kids stay out!!” … “Then I heard Johnny scream, and as I turned to go back for him, Dally swore at me and clubbed me across the back as he could, and I went down into peaceful darkness.” (page number ?) Their life at the church, and the church was set ablaze, as well as Ponyboy and his friends getting hurt. Just as Ponyboy and Johnny adjust to life after being called criminals, all goes down when the church burns and Johnny and Dally get hurt. Dally was a big part of the gang, who helped out, and was part of the family.
...nny passed away a piece of each Greasers heart passed away as well. Ponyboy who usually aced his classes was lucky to get a C on assignments after Johnny deceased. He dazed off during classes and thought about the gang, mainly Johnny. While Dallas completely lost his mind when Johnny died. Dallas robbed a store to make sure the police followed him. He had made the bold decision to pull out his unloaded gun when he was surrounded by police officers. Dally new that once he pulled out his gun, his life was going to end. Dally had no reasons to stay alive since the only person he actually cared about passed away. Johnny spiritually gave Dally the courage and determination he needed to get through everyday when he was still alive. In other words, the loss and grief their group of Greasers underwent was what made all the boys make illogical decisions.
Dally did something to save one of his gang members too. It was Dally who pulled Johnny out from the burning church. Johnny would have died instantly if Dally did not get Johnny out of the church. When Dally was shot, Ponyboy remembered the things Dally had done for them.
Out of all of the members of the gang Johnny and Ponyboy were the closest, because they were the youngest and also they were not as tough as the other boys. After Ponyboy got in a fight with Darry about being late at getting home, Ponyboy ran to the lot and told Johnny that they were running away. Without hesitation the two boys took off running. Johnny needed no explanation. He had a rough life at home and without the support from the gang he may have already killed himself. Johnny just wanted to be there and support his friend like they had been supporting him through everything. At many points throughout the novel Ponyboy teaches or shows Johnny something new. “You know Johnny said slowly “I never noticed colors and clouds and stuff until you kept, reminding me about them. It seems like they were never there before” (Hinton,78). When Johnny says that to Ponyboy is gives readers a glimpse of how Johnny having Ponyboy in his life makes it better. Another key point of their friendship in the novel is after Johnny kills the Soc. This is a key point because they run off to Jay Mountain to hide from the police and while they are there they discover more about each other and themselves. The boys are at that church for about a week before Dally came to check in on them and while they were inside that church they read Gone with the Wind. As they read Gone with the Wind they started to make connections
If Ponyboy is a hero with sympathy in mind than his friend Johnny is a hero with sympathy in action. The first time Johnny showed his sympathy is when Dally harass the Socs girls, Cherry and Marcia. Johnny bravely stand up to Dally to everyone’s surprise. In the novel, the dialogue of Johnny and Dally showed Johnny’s
In S.E. Hinton’s book, The Outsiders, children born on the wrong side of town grow up to be juvenile, teenage hoods. In this book, these teenage delinquents are the Greasers, whose only "rival" is the Socials, or "Socs," as an abbreviation. The characters within The Outsiders unmistakably choose a remote. lifestyle of juvenile delinquency and crime. Ilanna Sharon Mandel wrote an article called, "What Causes Juvenile Delinquency?" This editorial presents many circumstances that can be applied to the main character, or protagonist, Ponyboy Michael Curtis and his brothers, friends, and neighbors. Their behavior may not always lead them to the right side of the law, but it is the cause of juvenile delinquency that gets them in. trouble.
“Since Mom and Dad were killed in an auto wreck, the three of us get to stay together only as long as we behave (2).” This explains why Ponyboy, Dally and Sodapop did not have parents. In the novel, this really effected their life and character. "…It was Darry. He hit me. I don't know what happened, but I couldn't take him hollering at me and hitting me too... He didn't use to be like that... we used to get along okay... before Mom and Dad died. Now he just can't stand me (2)." This shows that not having their parents anymore effected Darry’s character and how he treated Ponyboy, which in return effected how Ponyboy felt about himself in comparison to how he was treated. This illustrates that Ponyboy believes that Darry picks on him all the time. This shows that Darry was like a caring parent in a tough way,
Dally and Johnny are similar in a way of knowing what it is like to have abusive and neglectful parents. There is no love coming from Dally’s home, which is why he does some reckless things. The neglect he faces at home affects his ability to love others. His parents do not interact with him and Dally states, “‘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). Dally’s
Johnny and Dally are both very contrasting characters in the book; however they do have their similarities. Also, they both look up to each other. In the novel, Johnny is the character that reflects sensitivity and weakness. Johnny is constantly beaten by his father and is ignored by his mother. He has lost many things in life that others may take for granted. A quote from the novel describes Johnny as a “dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers” on page fourteen. Johnny’s soft and delicate personality is evident in that statement, especially when he is referred to a “puppy”. The image of a puppy implies vulnerability, a reflection on Johnny’s personality. Whereas Johnny is the vulnerable spot in the Greasers, Dally is on the other hand, the exact opposite. Dally is cold-hearted and hard, and plays the character of the devil in the novel. A quote from the book describes Dally’s eyes as “blue, blazing ice, cold with the hatred of the whole world” on page fourteen. This quote describes Dally as a cold character, and refers to the fact that Dally has seen many more hardships in his life than happiness. You can see that Johnny and Dally are both very different. However...