Why does Dally want Johnny to turn himself in?

Dally doesn't want Johnny to turn himself in because he has helped him this much already and he doesn't want his help to go to waste and he doesn't want Johnny to go though with jail because Dally knows what it fells like. What "other side" of Dallas is revealed in this chapter?
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Why does Dally attempt to sway Johnny from turning himself in?

Answers 1. Dally seems angry as they drive back, and Johnny and Ponyboy think it's because he is annoyed they didn't turn themselves in earlier, if at all, to save him trouble. But he explains "in a pleading, high voice" that he just doesn't want Johnny to get hardened in jail.
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What page does Johnny tell Dally he wants to turn himself in?

Summary: Chapter 6. Johnny shocks Dally by telling him he wants to go back home and confess to his crime.
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Why was Dally upset with Johnny's decision?

Why was Dally upset with Johnny's decision? Dally was upset because Johnny went back into the burning church.
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Who decides to turn himself in in Chapter 6 the outsiders?

In chapter 6, Johnny decides to turn himself in to the police.
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What is true about Dally and Johnny's relationship?

The relationship between these two boys is very interdependent. Just before Johnny dies, his relationship with Dally is clarified when Dally tells Johnny that he is proud of him: "Johnny's eyes glowed. Dally was proud of him. That was all Johnny had ever wanted." And Dally needs Johnny as much as Johnny needs Dally.
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Why does Dally hit Ponyboy on the back?

Why does Dally hit Ponyboy across the back? Because if Ponyboy does something wrong social services will take him up, and its his responsibility to take care of him. When Ponyboy threw the last kid out of the burning church a falling ember fell on johnny's back, breaking it his back.
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Why does Johnny think Dally is a hero?

Johnny thinks that he is a hero because if Dally didn' t give them the gun and money, if they got in a fight they would have nothing to fight back with to protect them.
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Why does Dally like Johnny so much?

The reason he loved Johnny so much was because Johnny was everything Dally couldn't be. Johnny felt things deeper (like Ponyboy) than the other greasers and realized that there was good in the world. Dally then felt like it was his purpose to save Johnny's "innocence" (his emotions,thoughts etc.)
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Why does Johnny admire Dally so much?

Johnny, on the other hand, though quieter and more timid than Ponyboy, finds it in himself to admire Dally and to look past his intimidating exterior. Dally does not scare him but rather fascinates him, and he holds a romanticized vision of Dally as an honorable Southern gentleman.
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Who is the true hero of The Outsiders?

Ponyboy Curtis is the protagonist of The Outsiders. He is also the novel's narrator, which means that he shares his story of maturation from his own perspective. Ponyboy's struggle to reconcile his social class standing and gang membership with his individuality guides the entire novel.
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What was Dally's response to Johnny's death?

Dally knew what he wanted after the death of Johnny: He wanted to die. He pulled an unloaded gun in order to force the police to shoot him. The fact that his gang witnessed the death of their second gang member in one day suggests that perhaps the circle of light was for them.
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Why do Johnny and Ponyboy turn to Dally for help?

Ponyboy and Johnny turned to Dally for help, because they believed that Dally would know what to do. Also, they knew that Dally wouldn't tell anyone else. Dally gave them a loaded gun and $50. Why did Ponyboy feel that he and Johnny would be in hiding for the rest of their lives?
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Who killed Bob in the outsiders?

Ponyboy regains consciousness to find himself lying on the ground. He is next to Johnny—and next to Bob's corpse. Johnny tells Ponyboy that he (Johnny) killed Bob because the Socs were going to drown Ponyboy and beat up Johnny.
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Does Ponyboy get a girlfriend?

That night, Ponyboy lies in bed awake, recalling his encounter with the Socs. Sodapop tries to convince him that Darry indeed cares for Ponyboy very much, which Ponyboy does not believe. Sodapop then shares with Ponyboy his plan to marry Sandy, his girlfriend.
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What does Dallas Winston look like?

Physical Appearance. In the book, Dallas Winston is said to have an elfish face with high cheekbones, a pointed chin, small, sharp animal teeth, and ears like a lynx. Dally didn't like haircuts nor hair oil, so his almost white-blonde hair (likely Platinum-Blonde) fell over his forehead in wisps.
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What does Dally love most?

He identifies with Johnny because of how both of their parents treated them. Johnny idolises him, and Johnny is the only one who Dally loves, according to Ponyboy. Dally Winston is meaner, colder and tougher member of the greasers. Ponyboy describes him as 'towheaded and shifty-eyed, Dally was anything but handsome.
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Why did the boys turn to Dally for help in what ways did Dally aid them?

The boys turned to Dally for help because they knew he had been in serious situations and would know from his experiences what to do. He gave them a gun and money . He also got Ponyboy a dry shirt and told them to take the train and hide in the church. Ponyboy had always dreamed of going to the country.
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What did Dally do for Ponyboy and Johnny?

They find Dally there, and he provides them with $50, a gun, warm, dry clothes for Pony, and a plan that includes a safe hiding place. Dally instructs them to hop a train to Windrixville, hike up Jay Mountain, and stay in an abandoned church until he comes for them. Ponyboy and Johnny follow Dally's instructions.
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How does Dally look like in the outsiders?

' Ponyboy describes Dally as having an elfish face, high cheekbones, a pointed chin, sharp teeth, blue eyes, and long, white hair. He wore his rage in his eyes and in the lines on his face.
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What killed Dally?

Dally is shot by police after robbing a grocery store with an unloaded gun. He is cornered by the police, and raises the gun at them. They shoot and kill him.
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How was Dally's death foreshadowed?

Notice the "used to." This is some subtle foreshadowing. Pony no longer sketches Dally because Dally's already dead when Pony's writing. His death is one of his reasons Pony's writing this piece in the first place. Last we checked, riding in rodeos was no crime, but jumping little kids is pretty bad.
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Why was Dally killed?

Dally felt his purpose in life was to protect Johnny. When he couldn't do this, the guilt came rushing to him, even if Johnny dying wasn't Dally's fault. He thought he had no purprose anymore and made the spare-of-the-moment decision to kill himself at the hands of another.
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Is Dally a hero or villain?

Dally is a hero at windrixville because he saved Johnny who was stuck in the burning church. He saved Johnny because he didn't want Ponyboy to go back in the church and get more hurt or die. Also the jacket that he gave Ponyboy saved his life, “That jacket saved you from a bad burning, maybe saved your life.”(81).
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Why was Dally's advice not taken?

Why didn't they take Dally's advice? They ran back to get the children out of the church. They felt responsible for accidentally starting the fire. Johnny and Ponyboy risked their lives to save the children even though Dally warned them that the roof was about to cave in.
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