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Character Analysis Of Dallas Winston In The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton

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Everyone has a mysterious, rebellious and somewhat dangerous person in their life. Dallas Winston is the greaser’s person, with the exact amount of danger and mystery he fits the role exceptionally well. In the book “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton, Dallas Winston is the odd man out. He seems different but even for his criminal ways but he would always be there for his people, while he is mysterious and dangerous that is one of the reason he was Ponyboy’s muse, although he is cruel, he also has a passionate and loving side, which holds an importance to the story. Although Dallas has his felon ways, he always has the greaser’s back. After Johnny killed Bob because he was attacking Ponyboy, Dally helped them hide out from the potential danger they were in. Dallas however had hid them out in a church which ended up burning and Johnny was fatally injured. Struck by guilt Dallas who wasn’t brainless, he knew when in the presence of cops if he pulled out his gun, he would be shot at. His apparent suicide mission was all out of remorse for telling Johnny and Ponyboy where to hide out. It was his criminal ways and mysterious and dangerous approach that was Ponyboy’s muse. …show more content…

Ponyboy was known for drawing Dallas when he was in a dangerous mood because he could capture his personality more. Dally’s past included going to jail, being drunk, he's lied, he's cheated, he stole, rolled drunks, jumped small children, and his way of escaping the hospital was by holding a knife to a nurse’s throat. He was known for being the dangerous one, the tough guy who nobody stood up to, but all this encouraged Ponyboy to write about him. However Dally had more to him than his threatening facade, he was caring and had a heart for the

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