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Is Dally’s Death a Suicide?

The definition of suicide is self murder. Sometimes suicide can
happen if you feel depressed or sad, or if a friend of family member had
been killed. This kind of incident may make you feel like you could kill
yourself. I had a friend die from suicide; it was a serious deal. There are
ways to get help with these kinds of feelings: you can get help from a
guidance counselor and you can also get medication from your doctor to help
stabilize your emotions. In my friend’s case, he was getting some help but
not always following his doctor’s directions. Some people kill themselves
because they think being dead is better than the situation they’re in.
Dally’s death is a suicide. There are a couple of reasons that give it
away. Dally robbed a grocery store and then ran under a streetlight and
said, “I have a heater,” (gun), but actually the gun was not loaded. The gun
was used as a decoy. The police fell for it and started shooting at Dally and
eventually killed him. Dally lost a friend named, Johnny, due to a serious
injury caused from a fire. All the “Greasers” felt the loss. Dally led a very
violent life. He had no parents and no guidance at all. He dropped out of
high school. He and his friends caused trouble, smoke cigarettes, drank
beer, fought, and went to parties for a good time. This is not what I call a
normal life. Dally’s record caught up with him and he didn’t like it. He was
always running from the police and looking for shelter. He probably got into
more trouble in his 16 or 17 years of life than most people would in three
lifetimes! This troubled lifestyle started when Dally was young. He was a
very hard-nosed man and didn’t like taking advice from other people.
Dally was a smart criminal. He knew when to do things at the just the right
time. I feel that Dally finally realized that he was leading the wrong kind of
lif...