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(This is reffering to The Outsiders by S.E.Hinton) Johnny feels vulnerable and thinks of Dally as invulnerable to everything. He wants to be that tough, that cool, and that strong in order to maybe have a better life.
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Johnny sees Dally as tough and confident, embodying qualities he wishes he had. Dally represents a sense of rebelliousness and resilience that Johnny admires, especially in the face of the hardships they both face in their lives. Additionally, Dally's ability to live on the edge and not conform to societal norms may appeal to Johnny's desire for escape from his own troubled circumstances.
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Is Dally Pony and Johnny a hero?
Johnny thinks that Dally is a hero .Dally doesn't have very good manners, so that's not why, but when something happens and Dally knows who done it, but he got blamed, he wouldn't tell on who done it. He would just take the sentence.
What did Johnny think about Dally in the book The Outsiders?
Johnny felt like Dally was his big brother. Dally was always there for Johnny and they shared a brotherly love, not a gay love. When Johnny was stuck in the burning church Dally saved him. When Johnny said he wanted to turn himself into the cops Dally told Johnny not to because he didn't want Johnny to become like him because jail hardened him. He doesn't want Johnny to be cold-hearted and mean like himself.
What does dally fear will happen to johnny if johnny if johnny carries out his plans?
Dally fears that Johnny will become hard like him.
What is Dally's relationship with Johnny in The Outsiders?
johnny is like a younger version of dally and dally doesn't want johnny being like him so when johnny wants to turn himself into the cops then dally doesn't want him to because he said that jail toughens him up and he doesn't want johnny to toughen up because if he does he could make some of the same mistakes dally did when he was younger and grow up to be like dally. but dally doesn't want johnny to be like him when he grows up, dally is sort of a father figure for johnny and doesn't want johnny getting hurt. When the church was on fire, dally went to save johnny. Also he doesn't want Johnny to end up like him
How was johnny and dally were different?
Johnny and dally are different because johnny is softerand dally was mean tough,johnny was a shy guy around girls and dally wasnt...Read the book next timee like fr,
What does dally fear will happen to johnny if johnny carries out his plans?
Johnny will start becoming more like Dally. By commiting crimes.
How did dally react to johnny death?
Johnny's death was so difficult for Dally to handle because Johnny is Dally's pet. He is one of the only people that Dally cared for and now, Johnny is dead. Johnny's death was like losing a family member to every Greaser but to Dally, it was similar to losing his life. Therefore, it was extremely difficult for Dally to handle to death of Johnny.
What does johnny say that shocks dally?
Johnny says he is going to turn himself in, but Dally doesn't want this because they will put him in prison and then Johnny will become hard like Dally is. Cruel, Heartless, and don't care about anything. But Johnny is the only one Dally cares about he doesn't want Johnny to become like him because Dally already skrewed up his life.
Why doesn't Dally want Johnny to turn himself in?
Dally doesn't want Johnny to turn himself in because Dally cares about Johnny and he doesn't want Johnny to end up like him. Dally was in jail so he knows how bad it is and what it can do to you.
Dally is afraid jail will do what to him?
Johnny will start becoming more like Dally. By commiting crimes.
How does Johnny feel about Dally. Why?
Because in the book Dally doesn't have any friends and family so he started to get along well with johnny. Dally treat Johnny like a brother because Johnny's Parents doesn't allow johnny to stay in the house anymore. In the book Dally killed himself because Johnny is dead. Johnny is the most important person in Dally's LIFE!
Why did Dally want johnny to be tough and hard like him then to be like johnny?
he didn't want him to be fazed easily like johnny
