Firstly, the main character Ponyboy learns that he must ‘stay gold’. ‘Stay gold’ means staying true to yourself and don’t change. When Johnny was about to die the last words he said were ‘Stay gold’ to Ponyboy. Ponyboy discovers life has an expiration date and that he must stay true to himself and never change just because others are changing and because of peer pressure and he must not change because of Johnny and Dallas’ death.
Firstly, the main character Ponyboy learns that he must ‘stay gold’. ‘Stay gold’ means staying true to yourself and don’t change. When Johnny was about to die the last words he said were ‘Stay gold’ to Ponyboy. Ponyboy discovers life has an expiration date and that he must stay true to himself and never change just because others are changing and because of peer pressure and he must not change because of Johnny and Dallas’ death.