Essay On Dally In George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

Many people have a definition of the word hero. Some people’s definition of the word might be someone who stands up for what’s right and what is wrong. But this is my definition of the word hero. My definition of hero is someone who puts their life on the line, and doesn’t think of the rewards he will get.

Incoming! There was a report of a small church fire at Windrix Hill, Oklahoma. The fire started at 2:00 pm on Friday 1965. It was reported as being caused by a burning cigarette left on the floor. Three boys, Ponyboy Curtis, Johnny Cade, and Dallas Minston were on the run for a murder of a Soc named Bob Sheldon.

In young adult literature there are many characters who leave a perennial impression on the reader. Many of these are considered dynamic characters because of changes they induced throughout the plot. In S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders, Johnny Cade is a character that goes through a major change in personality. At first a boy who is afraid of his own shadow, Johnny turns into a gallant hero that risked his life to save children.

Have you ever woken up early to watch the sunrise, patiently waiting for the second when everything will unfold? At that precise moment, the sky turns into a spectacular display of colors, while the sun emerges from the darkness, bringing in the new day. But before you can truly realize the profound beauty of what you have witnessed, the world has moved on, and the sun’s daylight is blindingly bright, yet dull compared with the incomprehensible beauty of what was there before. As beautiful as the sunrise is, it can not last forever.

The narrator of the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Ponyboy Curtis, is a complicated and emotional character. He goes through numerous changes in the book and you get a good idea of his feelings through actions towards others. He proves to be empathetic, caring, and a dreamer. He shows this during situations with his brothers and even with the other Greasers. During the story, Darry is always telling Ponyboy, although he is a intelligent kid, that he needs to use his head.

How can two people from the same background be so different? Why do people respond to the same living conditions so differently? In S.E. Hinton’s book, The Outsiders, two characters, Johnny and Dally, are similar in some ways, but extremely different in others. They grew up in similar households, but came out with different personality traits. Johnny and Dally’s lives are similar, but their similarities cause them to become very different people.

“The only people I owe my loyalty to are those who never made me question theirs”-Anonymous. Loyalty means to be supportive and true to someone or something. Loyalty is more important justice your friends and your family are the most important thing to you. Things are replaceable friends and family are not.

Throughout the young adult fiction novel, The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton there are many examples of different types of characters like round and flat. Flat characters are very dull, only have one or two traits, and do not change much or at all. In contrast, a round character is “three-dimensional” and colorful with multiple sides, and they change throughout a story. For instance, Dallas Winston is a round character. In the beginning of The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton, Dally is cold, bitter, and mean; he is very careless.

In S.E Hinton's novel, The Outsiders, the author explores the idea that communities of people help each other like family. Johnny's real family acted like he didn't exist, so to him the gang was his family. Without the gang Johnny wouldn't be the the way he is. The gang acted like his family by caring for him, always being there for him, and treating him like a brother. Johnny was loved by the gang more than he thought.

In the 1960’s in Tulsa, Oklahoma there was a difference between social classes and a ongoing war in this town. The Greasers were a group of people mostly dressed in leather jackets, and jeans. While the Soc’s (Rich kids) wore madres, and khakis, and even drove Mustangs. In the very beginning of the story there were clear differences between the Soc’s and Greasers.