https://padlet.com/2022barse26/j06iuzd8ho1c Made with a dash of wit en-us 2016-10-28 16:00:57 UTC 2016-10-28 16:07:24 UTC hello@padlet.com 2022barse26 https://padlet.com/2022barse26/j06iuzd8ho1c/wish/133937450 Dally’s motivation in life is to protect and help Johnny throughout his life. Dally doesn't want Johnny to go to jail and live like him, a criminal. When Johnny tells both Dally and Pony that he wants to turn himself in, Dally pleads him not to, “-you get hardened in jail. I don’t want that to happen to you. Like it happened to me…” (90). Another example that shows that Dally cares for Johnny, is that Dally risked his life while pulling Johnny out from inside the burning church. This shows that Dally would risk anything for Johnny, even his own life. In conclusion, Dally’s motivation in life, is to make sure that Johnny doesn’t have to endure the same hardships as himself. ]]> 2016-10-28 16:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/2022barse26/j06iuzd8ho1c/wish/133937450 2022barse26 https://padlet.com/2022barse26/j06iuzd8ho1c/wish/133937992 One of Dally’s strengths is that he is direct. The first time this is demonstrated in the book is when he gets Marcia and Cherry drinks, and he starts flirting with Cherry, “Fiery, huh? That's the way I like ‘em” (24). This tells us, in a not so subtle manner, that Dally wanted to pick up Cherry. This is also shown when he tells Ponyboy and Johnny to go to Windrixville to avoid the officers that were looking for them. When he told them what to do in their crisis, he didn’t sugar-coat anything, and he told them the reality of the situation, and what the best option was. All in all, Dallas tends to give the factual answers, and mostly focuses on the reality of a situation. ]]> 2016-10-28 16:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/2022barse26/j06iuzd8ho1c/wish/133937992 2022barse26 https://padlet.com/2022barse26/j06iuzd8ho1c/wish/133938571 A weakness Dally has is that he is defiant. Near the end of the story, he confronts the police, “Dally had reached the circle of light under the street lamp, and skidding to a halt, he turned and jerked a black object from his waistband. I remembered his voice: I been carryin’ a heater. It ain’t loaded, but it sure does help a bluff” (153). This shows that Dallas isn’t afraid to resist the police force, which ultimately led to his death. Another piece of evidence is his police record. He has been arrested, gotten drunk, been in robberies, lied, cheated, stole, robbed drunks, jumped small kids, and so much more, which proves that Dallas breaks rules often, and which leads to him doing illegal things. As a result, Dally’s flaw is that he often does bad things, and does not like to obey law and order. ]]> 2016-10-28 16:11:43 UTC https://padlet.com/2022barse26/j06iuzd8ho1c/wish/133938571 2022barse26 https://padlet.com/2022barse26/j06iuzd8ho1c/wish/133939083 In “The Outsiders” book, Dallas is a protagonist, static, and round character. Although Dally is not the main character, he helps Pony and Johnny out along the way. This is shown when Pony thinks about Dally after he helps Johnny and Pony, after they killed Bob, “Dally giving us his gun, although it could mean jail for him; Dally risking his life for us, trying to keep trying to keep Johnny out of trouble” (154). When they have a conflict they need to overcome in the story, he helps them out, and is therefore a protagonist. In the beginning of the book, he is a criminal, and by the end of the book, that never changed. This shows that he is a static character, because he never changed. Despite being a static character, he is a round character due to his complex personality. He is seen as a cold and heartless person, but there is more to him than that, because he cares about Johnny and Ponyboy, even though he would never admit it. This is shown when he goes back to help/inform Johnny and Pony when they stayed in the church, giving them food and telling them what’s happening back in the city. In conclusion, Dally is a protagonist because he helps Johnny and Pony, he is static because he doesn't evolve as a character, and Dally’s a round character because he cares for Johnny which contradicts his tough guy personality. ]]> 2016-10-28 16:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/2022barse26/j06iuzd8ho1c/wish/133939083 2022barse26 https://padlet.com/2022barse26/j06iuzd8ho1c/wish/133939656 Dallas is risk prone. In the personality quiz, it says, “This impatience can lead ESTPs to push into uncharted territory without thinking of the long-term consequences.” In the book, this shows up in the book when Two-bit talks about him slashing Tim Shepard’s tires, “And Dally deserves whatever he gets, ‘cause slashed tires ain’t no joke when you’ve got to work to pay for them” (29). Without thinking twice, Dally slashed Tim's tires. Another example from the book, is when Dally left the hospital to join his gang in the rumble, despite still having an injured arm. He never considered that his arm could get in worse condition at the rumble. In conclusion, Dallas is too impatient to think of the repercussions of his actions.]]> 2016-10-28 16:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/2022barse26/j06iuzd8ho1c/wish/133939656