How is Johnny in The Outsiders like the Southern gentlemen in Gone With the Wind?

When Johnny and Ponyboy are hiding in the church after the
incident with Bob and his gang, the boys pick up a copy of Gone With the Wind; although
the novel is Ponyboy's favorite, Johnny quickly becomes a fan as well.  Johnny is
fascinated by the idea of the southern gentlemen, who he sees as exemplifying grace,
gallantry, and manners.  Strangely (to me) Johnny equates the qualities of the southern
gentleman with Dally, but Ponyboy insists that Johnny more closely approximates those
ideals.  Certainly there is no arguing that Johnny's manners are better!  We see that
right away when the boys are at the drive-in movie and Dally is harassing the girls
until Johnny tells him to stop.  Saving the children in the church was, sadly, Johnny's
swan song, an opportunity for him to live out the ideals that he admired so, and as the
boys of his gang grieved, he was able to go out "on top".