The Outsiders Narrative

The cops hastily skid the car against the vacant parking lot and surrounded Dally. He was trapped. The gang was always there to bail Dally out of any trouble, but this time, they were just too late. Dallas Winston already pulled out his unloaded gun and pointed it at the police. He told Ponyboy before, “I been carryin’ a heater. It ain’t loaded, but it sure does help a bluff.” (Hinton 153) Dally used to say, “Whenever in trouble, use a gun. It will scare off anyone.” Dally has robbed stores before, but never has he threatened the police with his gun. Maybe the Socs, but that was a different story. That was for self defense, this was different.
¨Put the gun down! Put it down or I will have to shoot you!” threatened the police. ¨Shoot me! Shoot

After a few days of care, he was discharged from the hospital and sent home with constant care. Since the gang is like Dally’s family, Dally was taken care of in the Curtis’s home. When they arrived at the beaten up house, Dally was laid on the couch. He began to say to Ponyboy, “This is all your fault! You! You HAD to help the kids in the fire. You had to be the one that was thrown out of the building before him. He would be here without your stupidity. You never use your head and we all made excuses for you, but this time, you cost us Johnny.” Ponyboy looked up with dismay. Tears started to fill his eyes as he took in everything Dally had just said. “It WASN’T MY FAULT! DON’T BLAME ME!” screamed Ponyboy. “I did NOTHING to deserve you and your malicious accusations! Johnny’s dead, so can you just SHUT UP!” Ponyboy began to cry as everything began to sink in. Johnny was dead, and this was the first time he actually said it, and believed it. Dally induced the conversation and yelled, “IT WAS ALL YOU AND YOU KNOW IT! YOU KILLED JOHNNY! Are you happyyyy?” Darry punched Dally right in the face. “Don’t EVER talk to my brother like that! YOU HEAR ME! We welcomed you into our home to HELP you, and all you have done was point fingers at us! He did nothing to you or Johnny so GET OUT or STOP TALKING! YOUR CHOICE!” Dally glanced at Darry and Ponyboy as he was getting ambushed

Ponyboy avoided Dally and very rarely did he even glance at him. He felt abused and hurt by his words because he felt there was a possibility that Dally spoke the truth. Although Pony felt betrayed, Dally felt even worse. Every day he struggled to have reason to stay alive. “Try to think that Johnny is better off now, try to remember that Dally would have ended up like that sooner or later.” (Hinton 157) No matter if Johnny died 20 years later or 5 years earlier, Dally would have ended up in the same situation he’s in now. Realizing that there's no point in living anymore. Exactly a week after Johnny had passed, Dally was ready to move on. He was in so much pain and finally came to a conclusion that life’s not worth living for. Dally struggled to the bathroom door as he felt a huge burden on his shoulder. He had doubts, but there was no time for anything like that. He already made up his mind. His hand shook with anxiety as he twisted the doorknob open. He rummaged through the cabinets and found a bottle of ibuprofen unopened. He held the bottle in his trembling hands and pulled off the plastic quickly. Ponyboy came into the house, only to find that Dally was not there on the couch. “Dally? Dally? Where are you? Dally?” Ponyboy heard screaming in the bathroom. He rushed over and opened the door. “I can’t get the cap off!” cried Dally. Ponyboy jumped on Dally to get the bottle from him. Dally fell to his knees sobbing, still