How can two people who have so many similarities be so different in their daily lives? Johnny Cade and Dallas (Dally) Winston are a perfect example of how this is possible in writing. These two characters star in The Outsiders, a gripping story by SE Hinton. Johnny and Dally are the perfect opposition to each other, being so different, yet they are almost completely similar. Dally and Johnny are similar in two key ways. For example, neither Dally nor Johnny values ​​their lives at one point or another in the story. Dallas always goes out and does what he wants. Even if there is a possibility that the Socs will gang up on him, or that the police will arrest him, he doesn't care what consequences his actions bring. After Johnny's death, Dallas can't think of any way to survive without him, and therefore reasons that he doesn't want to live under these circumstances. Obviously, “he wanted to be dead and always got what he wanted” (154). In fact, before Johnny's death, Dallas didn't seem to care in any way about how his actions would affect the world. Even at the age of ten, Dallas doesn't think he'll be arrested. Likewise, Johnny states that he doesn't care about his life before and after killing the Soc and causing trouble. He told Ponyboy in the parking lot that he might kill himself. This is caused by the stress of his parents constantly arguing. Killing himself is the only way out of his stressful life that he can see. Furthermore, while in the hospital Johnny states to Ponyboy that those children's lives were "worth more than [his]" (178). She has more than enough time to think about her current situation and decides that her life is less important than, say, Darry's. Both Dally and Johnny think that... middle of paper... shouldn't separate Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston any further, no matter how similar their lives are at one point or another. In SE Hinton's book The Outsider's two characters, Dallas Winston and Johnny Cade, are shown to be very similar in many ways, but they are different in more than one way that matters. They come from the same neighborhood, they hang out all the time, yet their opinions on local law enforcement continue to differ, if not seem completely opposite. Since it's true that they both end up not having much reason to appreciate life, it seems fair that their opinions differ greatly when it comes to respecting the law. But does Dally really just want to oppose the law or is he aiming to find a way out of other problems he and his gang might get into? Regardless, these two characters are contrasted with each other, while sharing surprisingly distinct similarities.