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luxs16
luxs16
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High School - 10th Grade

What about Dally makes him the meanest member of the greasers in The Outsiders?

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Posted by luxs16 on Friday November 6, 2009 at 4:10 PM and tagged with character traits, characterization, characters, dally, greasers, the outsiders.

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  1. egraham17 Teacher

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    Dally is so intimidating to the other greasers, that not even Darry would fight him. At the beginning of the story he has just been released from jail, & it's certainly not his first time there. While the other Greasers are probably willing to steal, Dally has moved on to armed robbery. He is incredibly hard-bitten, much more so than any other member of the gang. He is also older, and he has a certain coldness that the others don't. He is openly rude and inappropriate to Cherry throughout the story. Dally is the one greaser who essentially has nothing to live for; nothing, that is, except Johnny. When Johnny dies, Dally loses all hope. The bitterness and hopelessness that has been boiling under the surface explodes, causing Dally to stage his own death. 

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    Posted by egraham17 on Friday November 6, 2009 at 5:58 PM