The Outsiders

why does ponyboy realize he doesn't like dally?

Chapter 5

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Pony doesn't agree that Dally is some "gallant" Southerner like out of Gone With the Wind. He isn't nice to girls and Pony doesn't like that. Dally was raw and real,

"Dally was real... Dally was so real he scared me...

Not even Darry wanted to tangle with him. He was dangerous." (Chapter 5)