This book report was done for S.E. Hinton’s novel‚ THE OUTSIDERS. In my essay‚ I explore the quote‚ "stay gold" and it’s meaning. I used a poem that was in the novel to express this topic (the poem is by Robert Frost). What it basically is about is the cycle of life. Title: "Stay Gold" I have just recently completed reading S.E. Hinton’s novel‚ The Outsiders. The author raises many topics faced by the teenagers of her time. Issues such as peer pressure‚ violence and family problems faced by the
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“I barely heard him. I came closer and leaned over to hear when he was going to say. “Stay Gold‚ Ponyboy. Stay gold…”’ The characters in the book The Outsiders are all loved‚ but the one we will all remember the most is Johnny because of his kind-loving heart and how far he will go to protect someone. The Outsiders is a book about a gang of hoods called the Greasers that stick together when getting through the hard times of being beat up by the Socs or the south side rich kids. The gang will learn
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‘The Outsiders’ written by S.E. Hinton is about a character called Ponyboy who learns some very important lessons. Ponyboy is a 14 year old boy he is very intelligent but his Greaser lifestyle holds him back. Some lessons Ponyboy learns is that ‘violence doesn’t solve anything’ and he must ‘stay gold.’ 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’
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“Nothing Gold Can Stay” in The Outsiders In The Outsiders‚ the theme “Nothing Gold Can Stay” mentioned in the Robert Frost poem‚ plays a large role in the life of Ponyboy as he grows from being a naïve boy‚ who’s smart but doesn’t use his head a lot‚ to a more grown up‚ tougher boy who still has all the kind and caring qualities from when he was younger. In the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay”‚ Frost talks about the first buds of spring‚ which are gold‚ young‚ and innocent‚ but last only a few
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it mean to stay gold? What does it mean to be gold? Is it possible to stay gold? In the young adult book‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ staying gold is a main theme of the book. Everyone has gold in them‚ but everyone also loses some of their gold. It is possible to stay somewhat gold‚ but not completely gold. Staying gold means stay innocent and pure. It also means people are gold when they are young and do not have anything to worry about. In Johnny’s letter he said‚ “...you’re gold when you’re
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We’ve recently been analyzing the themes of a novel and a poem in our language arts class. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost are two very interesting pieces of literature. The Outsiders is a novel that talks about the divided community of a city‚ the “Socs” and the “Greasers”‚ and describes their rivalry and the problems caused by it. “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is a poem that uses themes in nature to explain that good things don’t always last forever. Chapter three
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Stay Gold By: Julie Pratt In the end of the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton‚ Johnny Cade’s last words to Ponyboy were “Stay gold‚ Ponyboy. Stay gold…” (pg 148). One way to interpret Johnny’s words would be that he meant for Ponyboy to keep his innocence. Another way would be to say that Johnny meant for Ponyboy to stay true to who he was. It is also possible that he meant for Ponyboy to continue to be a generally good person‚ pure of heart and mind. Johnny’s last words to Ponyboy had a triple
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beautiful‚ can last forever. Frost says‚ "Nature’s first green is gold‚ her hardest hue to hold‚ Her early leafs a flower‚ but only so an hour‚" meaning that "gold" is considered beautiful and perfect but is the hardest to keep. Gold will only last a short time. The above quote from the poem also means that the best things in life‚ represented by gold‚ can’t last forever as represented by the second line of the poem. The poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost holds several meanings that relate beauty
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Stay Gold ‚ Stay Gold Ponyboy. Can you imagine committing a crime and you just wish you can just open and close your eyes and all the image or memories are all whipped off ‚ or you read a book like Alice in Wonderland and the movie to the book was just terrible and you just want get it out your head ‚ Well sometimes you have to see the movie to a book to clarify or visualize the scenes in the book‚ Like the outsiders reading the book was very well detailed and easier to understand and it makes you
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The Outsiders: The Relevancy of “Stay Golden” The greatest movies of all time are the ones that stand the test of time. The ones that you can relate to even if they came out more than 50 years ago. The Outsiders‚ directed by Francis Ford Coppola‚ is a classic drama written by a teen‚ for teens‚ played by teens. Showing the conflicts of teens in the 50’s and the struggle of being “golden” when surrounded by the harsh realities of the world you live in. According to “Francis Ford Coppola Biography
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