How can two people whose personalities are so different have so much in common? Both are teenagers who see the world very differently. One believes the world is full of hate, but the other still sees good in it. In the novel The Outsiders written by SE Hinton such characters exist and seem to be at odds with each other. However, if you look closer, these two characters also have a lot in common. Dally Winston and Johnny Cade are the two characters. Dally and Johnny have a lot in common despite having different views of the world. For example, none of these characters place much value on their lives. Johnny Cade is a gloomy-looking sixteen-year-old who feels like he has nothing to live for. He also writes a note to Ponyboy stating, "Listen, I don't mind dying now. It's worth it. Those kids are worth saving. Their lives are worth more than mine, they have more to live for. Some of their parents came to thank me and I know it was worth it” (178). Johnny thinks that his life is worth less than everyone else's because of the way he is treated. Likewise, Dallas does not place much value on his life and he is even willing to take his own life. Ponyboy thinks, “He was dead before he hit the ground.” But I knew that was what he wanted,…because Dally Winston wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted” (154). he wanted to die because he thought he had nothing left to hold on to. Another reason why Johnny and Dally are similar is that they both have parents who don't give them the attention they need you find Dally said, “Shoot, my old man doesn't care if I'm in prison or dead in a car crash or drunk in the slums” (88). Clearly, his parents don't care if... middle of paper... the problems are similar, they produced two very different personalities. Dally is mean and harsh and believes the world is full of hate. However, Johnny is polite, quiet and shy. They are two teenagers who see the world in very different ways.