Even if Dally was a high standing person in the gang, he committed terrible acts in the past but was still a sympathetic character. Not only was he high standing, but he always somehow found his way into trouble. In the beginning, Ponyboy is talking about Dally's past right after a bunch of Socs jumped him." He had been arrested, he got drunk, rode rodeos, lied, cheated, rolled drunks, jumped small kids- he did everything." This reveals that a lot of people might have despised Dally for the wicked things he had done. An average person who looked at his mistake would think "Woah! This dude jumped small kids?! That is unforgivable!" Even if he's worshiped by others, he still had a tough life and no good role model to guide him. In the middle,
