Heroic Characters In The Outsiders

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There are many great characters in the Outsiders . In your opinion who is the most heroic character in the Outsiders? A hero is somebody that is brave and has strong will for what they believe in. That is why Dallas Winston is the most heroic character in the whole Outsiders story.

Dally is very helpful in the story. Dally helps Johnny and Ponyboy after Johnny killed Bob , he give the two boys money and supplies that they could use if they needed to survive on the run for a little bit. Dally would help anybody in the gang especially Johnny. The ability to help people at any given is something that not everybody can do. That is a character trait a hero would possess.

Secondly Dally is very caring and surprising very kind. Dally may not care

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