Dallas Essay

Was Dallas a hero or hoodlum or both?

• He was a gang member.

• He pulled a knife on a doctor.

• He robbed stores.

• He first went to jail when he was 10.

• He pulled a gun on the cops.

but...

• He would do anything for his friends.

• He risked going to jail to help Johnny and Ponyboy get away.

• He risked his life by going into a dangerous burning building to save Ponyboy and Johnny.