Johnny was the only thing that Dally had ever really loved. And when the only lovable thing in Dally's world passed away, he just couldn't take it and committed suicide.
Ponyboy believes Dally takes Johnny's death so hard because Johnny represented the innocence and hope that Dally had long lost. Johnny was one of the few people who understood Dally and connected with him on a deeper emotional level. Dally's protective nature towards Johnny made his death feel like a personal loss, intensifying his feelings of despair and hopelessness. This devastation ultimately drives Dally to his tragic end.
because johnny is dallys only brother because in the gamg they treat him as a brother
A rock because that's what Dally is until the end of the book. Hard as stone.
Dally fears that Johnny will become hard like him.
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Ponyboy has a hard time liking Dally because he sees Dally as a representation of the toughness and aggression that he associates with the harsh realities of their world. Dally's reckless behavior and criminal background contrast sharply with Ponyboy's more sensitive and introspective nature. Furthermore, Ponyboy struggles to reconcile Dally's loyalty to his friends with his violent tendencies, making it difficult for him to fully accept Dally as a person. Ultimately, Ponyboy's feelings reflect his internal conflict between understanding loyalty and grappling with the darker aspects of their lives.
Johnny says he is going to turn himself in, but Dally doesn't want this because they will put him in prison and then Johnny will become hard like Dally is. Cruel, Heartless, and don't care about anything. But Johnny is the only one Dally cares about he doesn't want Johnny to become like him because Dally already skrewed up his life.
he started going to jail when he was 10 years old.
Because Johnny got jumped and he became a nervous wreck for the rest of his life. Meanwhile, since Dally became tough and hard, no one wanted to mess with him.
Well if you're talking about Johnny's plan to go turn himself in Dally's afraid that a few months in prison will make Johnny turn mean and hard, just like what happened to Dally.
johnny felt like dally was like a Godish kind of guy. cus somehow dally was become hard in jail but still shows compasion toward johnny, probably because johnnys the gangs pet.
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