1) p.13: Ponyboy was just ambushed by ‘’Socs’’. Why do the ‘’Socs’’ ambush and attack ‘’Greasers’’ for no reason? Is it because the ‘’Socs’’ think they are better than the ‘’Greasers’’ or is it because they want to hurt for fun? 2) p.24: Soda is giving his brother Darry a backrub because he pulled a muscle. I can understand by this sentence that Soda loves his brother so much that whenever one of them is hurt or in pain, he is always there to help and take care of them. 3) p.24: Darry always pulling muscles because he pushes himself over the limit by doing jobs that are meant for adults. Through this statement, I can draw the conclusion that Darry works hard to become the parental figure for his two younger brothers. He does the work that …show more content…
Ponyboy would go into a fight if needed, but he does not like it. 30) p.146: Ponyboy and his gang meet Tim Shepard, a leader for another ‘’Greaser’’ gang. They meet and organize their plans about attacking the ‘’Socs’’. Why can’t they agree and become friends instead of fighting each other? I predict that someone in Ponyboy’s gang will get badly hurt in the rumble. 31) p.152: Dally joined the rumble right when they began fighting. The ‘’Socs’’ and the ‘’Greasers’’ ran at each other, and they kicked the ‘’Socs’’ out of the neighborhood. The fight caused most people to get bruised or cut. 32) p.154: Dally persuades Ponyboy to go to the hospital to see Johnny. Why did Dally take him to the hospital to see Johnny? Did he know that Johnny was dying? Dally pushed and shoved him all the way to the hospital where they find out Johnny is in critical condition. 33) p. 157: Ponyboy and Dally talk to Johnny for a while, and then Johnny died. Dallas and Johnny talk a little. Johnny then turns to Ponyboy and says to stay gold. Johnny dies talking to Johnny. Did Dally completely lose his cool? 34) p.162: Dally calls Ponyboy and asks for them to help hide
...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.
Expectations are define as personal belief that something will happen. It’s similar to judgment or assumption people made to a certain person or group of people. It may not be true and it could be different from what is expected. People can also change how they live their lives based on their own expectations just like how the Greasers and the Socs had different expectations. These two groups have contrast expectations that caused bad actions to come up or lead them to benefits for their own group. Expectations may force people into something they are not, even if it is to become a hero or the opposite.
He gives them enough money and a gun and advises them to stay in an old abandoned church in another city until it is safe to do otherwise. To disguise themselves, they bleach and cut their hair, and to pass time, they read Gone With the Wind and play cards. After an anticipating week has passed, Dally comes with the news that there is to be a rumble between the Greasers and the Socs, and that Cherry Valance, a Soc, is now looking out for the Greasers. Dally explains that she said she will help them and testify that the Socs were drunk and looking for a fight and that the boys must have fought back in order to protect themselves. When Johnny hears Dally’s news, he believes that he and Ponyboy should return to their town and turn themselves in. Johnny explains that they cannot run forever, and it is not fair to keep Darryl and Soda worrying about Ponyboy, however, Dallas doesn 't want Johnny to end up in jail and become hardened by it, so he tries to talk him out of turning himself in, because he does not want Johnny to end up being a person like he
Johnny and Dally have a few similarities. For example, both of the characters have neglectful parents. Dally Winston resents his parents so much that he doesn’t bother mentioning them much throughout the novel. Dally never mentions his mother, proving that he does not have much to say about her. The one time Dallas does mention his father is when explaining to Johnny and Pony what has been happening back home. He states “‘Shoot, my old man didn’t give a hang whether I’m in jail or dead in a car wreck or drunk in the gutter”’ (88). Since Dally does not say anything good about his father the one time he does mention him, it is obvious that he would rather not think of his parents. Ponyboy also remarks that “Dally had spent three years on the wild side of New York and had been arrested at the age of ten” (10). If Dallas had caring parents they would have never let Dally near the “wild side” off New York. Watchful and loving parents would have raised Dally to be a better kid. Likewise, Johnny’s parents have no chance of winning the “Parent of the Year Award” either. Johnny, from Ponyboys perspective, is like a lost, beaten up puppy. The reason to this mishap are Johnny’s parents. Ponyboy thinks to himself “If it hadn’t been for the gang, Johnny would never have known what love and affection are” (12). This suggests that Johnny’s parents never gave him the love or affection that he deserves. The only way Johnny ever experien...
When Johnny and Pony killed Bob, Dally covered for them and had them go hide out in the church until the cops were gone. Also, when Pony and Johnny went into the burning church to save the kids, Dally put out the fire that was on Pony’s back and he attempted to save Johnny. Johnny was heroic because he killed Bob when he was trying to kill him and Pony. Also, he was heroic because he went into the burning church to save the kids. Without Johnny doing that, the kids would’ve been burned to death or gotten seriously hurt. In conclusion, Dall is heroic because he helped Johnny out in the police situation, and Johnny is heroic because he saved the
On the way to see Johnny in the hospital Dally vents to Ponyboy about being hard, “I was crazy for wanting Johnny to stay out of trouble, for not wanting him to get hard. If he’d been like me he’d never have been in this mess. [...] You’d better wise up, Pony . . . you get tough like me and you don’t get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothing can touch you” (147). In this quote, Dally thinks it is to his avail to be tough. He would not change after the experience because he would realize that it is more beneficial for him to stay hard. Another reason would be that he has been selfish his whole life and it would be very hard for him to change now. Once Dally becomes fatally shot Ponyboy reflects, “Dally Winston wanted to be dead, and he always got what he wanted. [...] Dally didn’t die a hero. He died young, violent, and desperate, just like we all knew he would die someday” (154). Crude and hard, Dally would not be affected by this incident. He would stay “too cool” for this to change his attitude towards life. As Ponyboy and others thought, he would die young and desperate later due to his reckless personality. If Dallas Winston did not die, the end of the novel would be much
He ran into the burning building with Ponyboy and Johnny. He helped save multiple children from the burning church, and lead them to safety. After they got all the children out of the fire, Dally noticed that Johnny and Pony were still inside. Dally climbed backed into the fire, grabbed Ponyboy and helped him outside, suffering only burns to his face. Dally then climbed back into the fire to pull out Johnny while the church was collapsing. Although Dally made it out of the fire with only one burnt arm, Johnny still passed away a few days later. Dally was so upset, he couldn’t accept that his best friend was gone. Dally was so angry that he robbed a store and ended up getting shot by police officers. Although he wasn’t perfect, Dally showed all three of my hero qualities; loyalty, courage, and kindness. Dally too, died a
..., even by Ponyboy, who is the youngest of the group and two years younger than Johnny. Dally, the toughest and the meanest guy in The Greasers, is Johnny’s idol and seeing how he acts in situations probably influenced Johnny’s choice of action. Watching these bigger guys close in on him and Ponyboy being drowned, he was probably thinking, ‘what would Dally do what would Dally do?’ So he did what he thought Dally would do he pulled out the knife and stabbed Bob Sheldon so he would have extra hands helping him to fight off the rest of the guys, but that did not happen because they ran off in fear of Johnny.
Dally is always getting into trouble and disregarding the law. He does not care if he gets caught because Dally believes he has nothing to live for. After losing Johnny, Dally pulls a gun on the police. Pony says, “I knew he would be dead, because Dally Winston wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted” (154). Dally knew the police would shoot him after he pulled out the gun, but Dally does not see a point to living anymore. He committed suicide due to feeling his life was not worth living. Dally’s action shows he does not value his life. Likewise, Johnny does not find his life valuable either. With all of the abuse Johnny endured in his life, he feels so worthless to the point where he does not want to live anymore. In the letter he wrote to Ponyboy, it is clear he feels this way. Johnny writes, “Their lives are worth more than mine, they have more to live for” (178). Johnny is referring to the kids he saved in the church; he places more value on the kids’ lives than his own because Johnny feels he does not have a purpose for living. An additional example of Johnny placing little value on his life is when he and Ponyboy are in the lot. Johnny says, “‘I’ll kill myself or something’” (47). Only a person who considers their life unimportant would experience suicidal thoughts. Therefore, Johnny feels convinced his life has little significance. Neither Johnny nor Dally
Ponyboy talks about him as having ", an elfish face with high cheekbones and a pointed chin, small, sharp animal teeth, and ears like a lynx. His hair was so blond, and he didn't like haircuts, or hair oil either, so it fell over his forehead in wisps and kicked out in the back in tufts and curled behind his ears and along the nape of his neck. His eyes were blue, blazing ice, cold with a hatred of the whole world. “He works as a jockey, and funnily doesn't rig his races; it's "the only thing Dally did honestly." Even though he is only seventeen years old, "the fight for self-preservation had hardened him beyond caring." He set the stereotype for the greasers its scary to the others how scary he is. In the events when Johnny killed Bob dally helped out the boys and gifted them one handgun and $100. Ponyboy realizes the truth after Johnny's death. When he tries to make sense of Dally's reaction to Johnny's death, it dawns on him, "Johnny was the only thing that Dally
Johnny and Dally are similar in the sense of a bad home life. Johnny lives with his mother and father, who constantly beat him and argue with each other. “His father was always beating him up, and his mother ignored him except when she was hacked off at something...”(12). It is awful for him with his cruel parents and their empty hearts that hold no love for him. If Johnny’s parents loved him, then he could still be alive. Johnny is not in a good household environment,
...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.
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...
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
Dally shows up after a week, and takes them to the Dairy Queen in Windrixville. Thanks to Dally, the police think that the boys are headed for Texas. Dally also brings them the news that Cherry Valance is now being a spy for the greasers, and helping them out against the Socs. She has also testified that Bob was drunk the night of his death and that she was sure that the killing had been in