Dallas Winston or "Dally" is one of the main characters in the book The Outsiders. He is a very dynamic character. He is the toughest member of the outsiders' gang. He grew up in New York where he was toughened into a cold hater of the whole world.
Dally's first characteristic is that he is tough. When in New York he was arrested when he was ten. "Man, I thought New York was the only place to end up in a murder rap, Jesus Christ!". Everyone in the gang knew Dally was the toughest and wasn't one to be messed with. "How can I take it? Dally is tougher than I am. Why can I take it when Dally can't?" Chapter 10, pg. 152. Dally's toughness was shown when he came to the rumble even though he was still injured from when the roof of the church collapsed on him and Johnny.
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The Outsiders (novel)
The Outsiders (film)"You get tough like me and you don't get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin' can touch you..." Chapter 9, pg. 147. Dally was tough, even when it came to breaking laws or even the fuzz (police). : "He liked to show he didn't care whether there was a law or not." Chapter 2, pg. 20.
Another characteristic of Dally's is that he cared about very little in the world. He hated nearly everything. "The fight for self-preservation had hardened him against caring." Chapter 4, pg. 59. He was so full of hate and dislike that Ponyboy rationalized that Dally had almost no feeling other than hate at all. "I wanted to cry, but Greasers don't cry in front of strangers. Some of us never cry at all. Like Dally and Two-Bit and Tim Shepard--they forgot how at an early age." Chapter 7, pg. 102.