Hard yet Caring Have you ever thought of someone as being hard and caring at the same time? The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about the Greasers not getting along with Socs because of the stereotyping they do against each other. They live in Oklahoma, the Socs live on the West side and the Greasers live on the East side. One character that stands out in the story is Dally because he is the only person in this book to be hard and soft at the same time. Dally had some internal as well as external conflicts going on like not being able to go to the rumble (internal, Man vs. man), or needing Johnny to live (internal). Dally can be described as caring, wild, and hard.
Dally can be described as caring for many reasons. One example, Dally did not want Johnny to end up hard like he was. On page ninety, it says”You get hardened in jail. I don’t want that to happen to you. Like it happened to me…” This shows that Dally loves Johnny and does not want him to end up like himself. Another example, when Johnny was in the hospital Dally wanted him to live. On page 149 it says” Damnit, Johnny…” he begged, slamming one fist against the wall, hammering it to make it obey his will. “Oh, damnit, Johnny, don’t die, please …show more content…
In one instance Dally didn’t give a Yankee dime about anyone but himself, and he was cold and hard and mean. On page ninety, it says he never talked about his past or being in jail, if he talked about it at all it was to brag. It is apparent that Dally doesn’t love much at all. In another event that makes you think that Dally is hard is when they are at the movies and he keeps taunting the girls, and will not stop. On page twenty-one, it says Dally merely looked at her and kept his feet where they were. “Who’s gonna make me?” Therefore Dally doesn’t care what they think of him, he likes messing with people and does not care if it makes than feel bad. So it is clear that Dallas Winston is hard as hard can
Dally can be described as caring for many reasons. One example, Dally did not want Johnny to end up hard like he was. On page ninety, it says”You get hardened in jail. I don’t want that to happen to you. Like it happened to me…” This shows that Dally loves Johnny and does not want him to end up like himself. Another example, when Johnny was in the hospital Dally wanted him to live. On page 149 it says” Damnit, Johnny…” he begged, slamming one fist against the wall, hammering it to make it obey his will. “Oh, damnit, Johnny, don’t die, please …show more content…
In one instance Dally didn’t give a Yankee dime about anyone but himself, and he was cold and hard and mean. On page ninety, it says he never talked about his past or being in jail, if he talked about it at all it was to brag. It is apparent that Dally doesn’t love much at all. In another event that makes you think that Dally is hard is when they are at the movies and he keeps taunting the girls, and will not stop. On page twenty-one, it says Dally merely looked at her and kept his feet where they were. “Who’s gonna make me?” Therefore Dally doesn’t care what they think of him, he likes messing with people and does not care if it makes than feel bad. So it is clear that Dallas Winston is hard as hard can