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Character Analysis Of Johnny In The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton

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In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Dallas Winston is known as the tough no-good hood who loves to do bad things, and though it was clear at times throughout the novel that he started trouble and could be rough, it was also made clear through his actions that there was another side to him. This other side of Dallas cared about his friends and would go through a bunch of trouble to make sure they would be alright. Three most memorable times Dallas shows this care are when he gives Ponyboy some new clothes and gives Johnny and Pony a gun and some money to have as they run away so they don’t get caught by the cops, when Dallas risks his life to go back into the burning church to pull Johnny out of the window, and in the end, when Johnny passes away, Dallas gets himself shot by the police because he didn’t want to live without Johnny, who was the only thing Dallas loved. This all together is why …show more content…

Johnny had a broken back, and even if he did live, it was said he would never walk again. Dallas checked on Johnny while in the hospital, and after the big rumble with Greasers vs Socs, Dally and Pony race back to the hospital to see Johnny, knowing that he is getting worse. During that visit, Johnny dies, and Dallas is in agony. Dallas runs out of the hospital and purposely puts himself in a position, by robbing a grocery store, where he gets shot by the police. Dallas wanted to be dead though, because as it was realized by Ponyboy, "Johnny was the only thing Dally loved. And now Johnny was gone." (152) Even though he shouldn’t have gotten himself killed, the reason why he did it proved that Dally did care, and that he did love Johnny and would risk his life for him or end his own because Johnny was gone. Dallas loving Johnny that much and caring about him and Pony enough to risk being jailed for giving them a way to protect themselves or risking his life to save Johnny earns him

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He was dangerous” (89). As stated, “I didn’t know you were out of the cooler yet, Dally (12). Dallas Winston is a bad influence on Johnny. He has been in and out of jail, he is a “dangerous” hood, he hurts people. Johnny worshiped Dallas and based his actions on trying to impress him.

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After Johnny and the others were hospitalized when they, were helping the school children, Dallas still helped the gang fight against the Socs, even though he was in the hospital. This shows that Dallas was loyal to the gang no matter what happened. Dally could have easily complained about his condition and could have decided to stay behind, but instead he was loyal to the gang. He also helped Johnny and Ponyboy when they were getting the school children out of the church. Dallas could have decided not to help them, and even though Johnny still ended up dying, Dallas helped Ponyboy and prevented him from getting any large wounds.

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Over the course of the next few days, Johnny is weak and in bad condition. He cannot feel anything below his lower back. A couple days later, they have the rumble, the fight between the greasers and another group, the Socs. They win in honor of Johnny but a few days later, Johnny dies. This affects Dally emotionally because Johnny was the only person he really loved.

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In the beginning of the novel, The Outsiders, written by S.E Hinton, the author portrays Johnny Cade as a weak and helpless character in the book. He`s seen as a dynamic character that has gone through extremely tough times that are difficult for him to handle alone. ``He was the gangs`pet, everyones` kid brother``, if it hadn`t been for the gang Johnny would have never felt love nor affection. He always seemed to have an anxious and suspicious look in his eyes, he was a nervous wreck. He struggled in the areas of self-confidence and loving himself, that even the idea of suicide popped in his head.

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We can see towards the end of the novel that Dally begins to blow after Johnny's death, as stated by Ponyboy "Dallas is gone, " I said. "He ran out like the devil was after him. He's gonna blow up. He couldn't take it." (Hinton, 130.).

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This part of the text said, “Johnny, you don’t know what a few months in jail can do to you, man. You get mean in jail, I just don’t want to see that happen to you like it happened to me, man. Understand?” That impactful moment showed that Dallas knows that he is mean and cold, but he couldn’t afford for Johnny to lose all of the good parts of himself, the parts that Dallas needed the most, the ones he lost when he was younger. This matters and shows how much he cares for Johnny because Dallas knows how it feels to be empty and alone, and he couldn’t let that happen to Johnny, who has a good heart, who is selfless, and has so much more to live for.

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When the police officers arrive on the scene Dallas started to wave his unloaded gun at the officers which gives the officers the idea that he's about to shot back, but unfortunately Dallas was gunned down by the police. Dallas knew what he wanted after he found out of his close friend death. He wanted death. Johnny was the fist in the Greaser gang to bring good and end violence. Dallas knew that Johnny didn't deserve to die but is remembered as a

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“People influence people, nothing influences people more than a recommendation from a trusted friend”(Zuckerberg), this is true since people always want an opinion or something to help them make their decisions. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, it goes over the life of a teenager and the pain of losing your loved ones and only having your friends to rely on. All decisions made in the story were crucial in every way since it went over real life situations. One character who’s decisions were influenced by the gang members called the Greasers and the environment he lived in was Johnny. Some decisions Johnny made that were influenced by the gang members were killing the Soc, wanting to turn himself in, and saving the children in the burning church.

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(pg. 72). Even through this small comment, you can see Ponyboy’s concern for Johnny’s safety. He also shows his worriedness and protectiveness over Johnny on page 102, “Dally’ll be okay I thought. Dallas is always okay.

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When Johnny dies, Dallas goes mad and robs a grocery store with the intent for the police to see his gun and shoot him because they deemed him dangerous. He ends up being shot and killed by police. He could not bear living without Johnny, and sacrificed his life so he would not have to live without him. He would have been devoid of any happyness if he would have lived. Also, when Johnny kills Bob, him and Ponyboy go immediately to Dally.

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This shows how he gained back his self-confidence and his ability to stand up for himself. Johnny finally found his acceptance from Dally when Dally said, “We’re all so proud of you” (148). When Dally said that Ponyboy noticed Johnny’s eyes glowing, “Dally was proud of him... That was all he ever wanted” (148). In the letter he wrote to Ponyboy, “It’s worth saving those kids...

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In the Outsiders, the characters usually make bad decisions. The Greasers are a gang that function like family, and Johnny’s decisions are not so good. But sometimes they can be spot on. The theme is watch out for what decisions you make, Understand that what ever choice you make there will be a consequence. Johnny made the difficult choice to kill Bob.

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(1.48) After Johnny died, Dally makes an enormous sacrifice that took away his life. He loved Johnny so much that he couldn't take the fact he was gone. Dally was known to be the most cold-blooded member of the gang but after Johnny's death, he was the one who showed the most affection. Dally wouldn’t have been shot if he didn’t love Johnny so much, and sacrificed himself.

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In the novel, “The Outsiders” that was written by S.E Hinton, one of the characters within the book that has changed a lot was Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy Curtis’ change was a slow process, but a lot happened to him throughout the novel. He goes through many events at the start, middle and at the end of the novel too. At the start of the novel, Ponyboy was just an innocent and smart kid who lived with the gang known as, “The Greasers”, but by the end of the novel, Ponyboy is a different person compared to how he was in the beginning. The events that took place in the middle of the novel has some key events that make him change his personality and opinion on life, and that the reader learns that his personality and opinion changes because of the dramatic events he goes through like how Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston’s death.

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