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When you think of Dallas Winston you may think about when he robbed the grocery store. But I think about how he just loves to have fun and be an outlaw. Dally is independent, rebellious, and smart.

Dally isn't one of those people who just go with whatever his friends do, he objects if he doesn't like their plan or just goes off to do whatever he wants. He also doesn't get himself in situations he doesn't care about or want to be in. He once said, "WHY DO YOU BOTHER HELPING PEOPLE, HUH? It doesn't do any good"(Hilton,117) When he said this he meant it and he was very aggravated that Pony had to get him into the mess when rescuing the kids from the church. Another example is at the beginning of the movie when Dally didn't just wait for the gang to do something he said that he was going somewhere and invited Pony. Dally would have one this with or without his friends.

"Mr.Timothy Shepard and Co. are looking for whoever so kindly slashed their car's tires"(Hilton,29). This shows what Dally does to make him a rebellious person. This quality that is probably the most obvious in Dally because we all know that he doesn't care if he breaks the law or gets in trouble. He knows the consequences but he still does the action causing him to get in trouble. According to the Google dictionary rebellious means showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention. This definition describes Dally perfectly.

One of the least thought of is smart. Dally is very smart in the sense that he thinks his actions through. he knows exactly what is going to happen but he thinks of ways to get out of it. Being smart and Rebellious is a perfect combination because you can defy the law but think of ways to not get caught or escape the consequences. He even warns Pony to be smart like him when he says, "You'd better wise up Pony... you get tough like me and you don't get hurt"(Hilton,147).He is mentally and physically tough so he doesn't show other sides of himself like how smart he really is.

You could go on and on about how Dally is independent, rebellious, and smart but this just sums up his many traits to get a glimpse of who he really is and why he is so important to the gang. Even though he doesn't show it he really is a good person who made a difference in his friends lives, especially Johnny and Pony.