How can two people be so alike yet so different? Dally and Johnny have been through a lot of the same things yet their personalities and actions are entirely different. Although Dally and Johnny grew up with similar parents who were abusive and neglectful, they care and love each other like family. Dally’s personality is different from Johnny’s because he likes to fight. As for Johnny he does not like to get into fights and confrontations, he follows the law whenever he can. Everything they have been through shows once they give Ponyboy advice of how to stay strong. These two characters ended up with two different responses to the future that are yet similar.
Both Dally and Johnny grew up in broken homes and had uninterested parents. Dally …show more content…
Since Dally and Johnny have some different experiences. Dally has gotten through a lot, for example his abusive parents and going to jail. His instinct is to toughen up because life is not nice, and that not everything goes your way. “‘You’d better wise up, Ponyboy. . . you get tough like me and you don’t get tough like me and you don’t get hurt.(147)”’ Dally learns to toughen up during his life and now he thinks Ponyboy should also toughen up. Johnny says the opposite of Dally. Johnny is kind and he tries to stay positive unlike for Dally. Furthermore Johnny thinks that Ponyboy should stay the same and to be himself. Being yourself and Unique Is the way to go. Johnny's last important words that he said to Johnny is to “‘Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay Gold. . .(148)”’ Johnny takes that to heart and knows thats it is best to be yourself.
In the The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, two different characters are later on to be shown similarly. Dally and Johnny come from similar home situations, that are tough. They both strongly care about each other because of those similarity and differences. Dallys action are the opposite of Johnny's, which also means Dally has been through a little bit more than Johnny. Considering of Dallys and Johnny's history they both give Ponyboy two completely different advise, that shows a reflection of their past. They are two significantly different characters who share a great amount of
Both Dally and Johnny grew up in broken homes and had uninterested parents. Dally …show more content…
Since Dally and Johnny have some different experiences. Dally has gotten through a lot, for example his abusive parents and going to jail. His instinct is to toughen up because life is not nice, and that not everything goes your way. “‘You’d better wise up, Ponyboy. . . you get tough like me and you don’t get tough like me and you don’t get hurt.(147)”’ Dally learns to toughen up during his life and now he thinks Ponyboy should also toughen up. Johnny says the opposite of Dally. Johnny is kind and he tries to stay positive unlike for Dally. Furthermore Johnny thinks that Ponyboy should stay the same and to be himself. Being yourself and Unique Is the way to go. Johnny's last important words that he said to Johnny is to “‘Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay Gold. . .(148)”’ Johnny takes that to heart and knows thats it is best to be yourself.
In the The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, two different characters are later on to be shown similarly. Dally and Johnny come from similar home situations, that are tough. They both strongly care about each other because of those similarity and differences. Dallys action are the opposite of Johnny's, which also means Dally has been through a little bit more than Johnny. Considering of Dallys and Johnny's history they both give Ponyboy two completely different advise, that shows a reflection of their past. They are two significantly different characters who share a great amount of