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Dally Is A Hero In The Outsiders
Dally helped his friends by saving their lives because he got them out of the burning house that would have fell on them. He gave up his own life to save his buddies and the kids in the burning school. He went in and rescued his friends because if they died he would not know what to do. I think Dally did die a hero in "The Outsiders" because of what he did for his friends.
Ponyboy dies because of the burns from the fire, Dally is greatly upset by this. Dally was too stressed and upset about the way his friend died to think straight, so he runs away. He robbed a store because his friend died and did not know what to do. Dally runs from the store owner, the police are chasing him. he turns to act like he was going to shoot at the cops and instead they shot him. The outsiders felt sad because they had to watch Dally die. Soda said to Steve, "Easy buddy, easy... there is nothing we can do now" . Dally dies a hero in "The Outsiders" because he saved his friend and helped them get through their toughest times.
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Jones as a hero because she gave him a second chance. She let him clean up, gave in a meal, money for shoes, and some of the best advice he ever got. "The boy wanted to say something else other than “Thank you, m’am” to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, but he couldn’t do so as he turned at the barren stoop and looked back at the large woman in the door. He barely managed to say “Thank you” before she shut the door. And he never saw her again." Heros come in many forms both Mrs. Jones and Dally are heros to certain people. The rescued people may even feel that their lives were so changed that they owe much more than just a thank you to their

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