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Dally: Why Johnny Died A Hero

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Dally not only died a hero to Johnny, he died a hero to many others as well. Dally showed his courage when he put his life at risk to help Johnny and Ponyboy run away from the crime they committed, and he also saved Johnny and Ponyboy from the fire inside of the church. Dally might have been cowardly in some parts of The Outsiders ,but his heroic acts to Ponyboy, Johnny, and other members of the gang show that he died a hero.
First of all, Dally died a hero because he helped Ponyboy and Johnny hide from the crime that they committed even though he took a risk in doing so. Dally gave information to two wanted criminals on where to hide, and the police were not as nice to Greasers as they were to Socs. Dally could have been sent to jail for helping Ponyboy and Johnny, and instead of sending the two boys away, he helped them no matter what the consequences could be. Not only did Dally consider the fact that he was helping criminals, he also knew that due to his record of stealing, he could get in a lot of trouble. If the police caught Dally, he would be accused of helping two criminals, stealing, and maybe even murder, if he ever murdered anyone. His penalty would be almost ten times worse …show more content…

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. Dally helped the gang throughout the book and in doing so he was

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In an almost fatherly role, he never hesitates to help them when they need it, even if it means that it could result in very harsh consequences. Start a new paragraph here. Dally is a hero because he is selfless. When two gang members, Ponyboy and Johnny, tell Dally, a fellow greaser, about Johnny killing Bob, a Socs in a rival gang, and how they needed help. Dally does not even question them and helps them out.

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He didn’t care, after finding out that johnny has died he goes crazy and robs a store. As he is running out he gets shot in his lower abdomen but still runs off. He calls Pony, Steve, Two-bit, Darry, and Soda, when they get to the vacant lot where he was surrounded by policemen, he pulled out an unloaded gun, he wanted to die that 's why he did it, he was gunned down by the police. Dally got what he wanted and dying was what he wanted after Johnny died, he died a hoodlum… ‘“Dally didn 't die a hero, he died violent, violent, and desperate. Like we knew he

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Furthermore, Dally shows that he is willing to help the group no matter what when, at the rumble, he helps to pull the Soc that is kicking Ponyboy off of him. When Dally gave Ponyboy and Johnny a gun and some money he was helping them even though he could be arrested for assisting in a murder. Continuing on, even though it was extremely dangerous, Dally risked getting seriously injured or even killed to dart into the burning church to save Johnny. Finally, Dally attacks a Soc, risking being attacked himself from behind to save

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On page 11 it says “In New York, Dally blew of steam in gang fights.” This shows that Dally did not hate anybody he would just fight to fight. Another example is when he was in the hospital before the rumble. On page 144 it says “Talked the nurse into it with Two-Bit’s switch.” Therefore, Dally would do anything he had to, to get what he wants, and he wants to be at the rumble.

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Even though he has done some really bad things, he still has good inside of him. Dally is a great example of how no matter what your background is you can still commit an act of heroism. The best example is when during the fire in the church, a falling timber hits Johnny and Dally runs in to save him. One of the teachers of the kids that Ponyboy and Johnny saved, describes Dally’s action like this. “He burned one arm pretty badly… trying to drag the other kid out the window.”

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In fact, he went around trying to break rules. “Dally hated to do things the legal way. He liked to show that he didn't care whether there was a law or not. He went around trying to break laws“ (pg 20). Dally likes to show that he can’t be changed by authority and wanted to show it by breaking laws and not caring for anyone or anything.

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Yet again, he did another thing that possibly saved them. Gave them a gun, 50 bucks, and Pony a dry shirt and boy did that help them. They would not have been able to eat if it weren’t for Dally. He could have done great things in his life instead of stealing and being rude. But he chose not too.

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Dally is extremely brave to do all of these acts of courage. In conclusion, Dally is an exquisite role model that contains many qualities that an excellent role model would have. Some of these are bravery, confidence, and leadership. He is like a leader of a pack. He risks his life every day for each of us.

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Dally A rock-hard hood who never backs down from any challenge. Dally is a character in the book “Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton. The Outsiders is a book where a ragtag group of greasers band together and overcome victories, tragedies, and above all, build an even stronger bond of brotherhood. This story begins in the town of Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Ponyboy(our main character) is walking home from the movies and gets ambushed by a large group of Socs(Sociables-the “popular/rich” clique).

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