he lies dying in Chapter 9‚ Johnny Cade speaks these words to Ponyboy. “Stay gold” is a reference to the Robert Frost poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny when the two hide out in the Windrixville Church. One line in the poem reads‚ “Nothing gold can stay‚” meaning that all good things must come to an end. By the end of the novel‚ the boys apply this idea to youthful innocence‚ believing that they cannot remain forever unsullied by the harsh realities of life. Here‚ Johnny urges Ponyboy to remain gold
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AUTO BIOGRAPHY I am Johnny Cade and when i was first jumped i had looked like a dog that was kicked too many times.I have been in lot´s of fights and I am smaller than what you can call gang members. Were actually not a gang were just one really big group of good friends and we would do anything together.No matter what you will always see us walking near each other because we’re there to protect every last one of us.Us greasers feel that we are not safe walking by are selves even if it’s just home
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In Shakespeare’s play ‘Macbeth’‚ the image of darkness is used and developed throughout for many dramatic purposes. The tragic play is set in Scotland in the 11th Century and highlights the key idea of darkness. In Elizabethan England‚ night air was said to be impure and it was the air in which evils were most free since it was not purged by the sunshine. Shakespeare uses the dark imagery to create a mysterious and gloomy atmosphere. It also manipulates the audience’s emotions by evoking an emotional
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An Essay on how Jim Hawkins from Treasure Island has developed throughout the story Jim gets involved in the adventure because his parents own the Admiral Benbow inn where Billy Bones comes to stay. Jim retrieves the map of Treasure Island from Billy Bones and then becomes cabin boy on the Hispaniola. Jim becomes aware of Silver’s plot‚ informs his comrades‚ meets Ben Gunn‚ recaptures the Hispaniola‚ and then returns to Bristol with the treasure. In the first chapters‚ Jim is an easily frightened
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Johnny and Dally: Similar yet Different How can people with such different personalities and ways of life have so much in common with one another? It seems nearly impossible for something to occur like that. Although‚ In S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders two characters‚ Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston‚ are alike in some ways‚ but are also different in other ways. Johnny and Dallas are alike because they both have neglectful and abusive parents who do not care about them‚ and they care about each other
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put all his trust in the prophesies of the witches. In the end‚ Macbeth’s overconfidence lead to his own death making him a tragic hero. Macbeth is Shakespeare’s profound and mature vision of evil as the main character changes his characteristics throughout the play. Macbeth was a loyal‚ loving‚ respected‚ yet doubtful and gullible nobel thane‚ who was influenced by his wife‚ prophecies‚ and ambition‚ which eventually lead him to the dark path of a shallow‚ greedy‚ but certain and manipulative tyrant
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Technology has changed greatly over the course of history. People now are relying on it more than ever; it has become a daily usage in our lives. Not only has it become more reliable but it has excelled in ways we never knew was possible. Recordings have made so many things possible and given people hope. Today music‚ recordings‚ and technology has became a major part of our lives. The technology for sound has changed from terrible sound‚ to different ways of usage‚ and has become easier to access
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positive change in The Outsiders novel through the character of Johnny‚ by showing how a hoodlum became a hero. For example at the beginning of the novel Johnny was afraid‚ this is shown by the quote "Johnny was scared of his own shadow after that" [Pg 4]. Johnny was always afraid because of his experiences with his parents & the socs. The quote also indicates that he needs to stand up for himself to deal with the people in his life. Another example of change is how Johnny is extremely quiet at
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I chose this theme because I thought it related to Johnny and to the world the most. Johnny was my character and I chose him because I really liked how he acted in the book and I thought he was a very interesting person. Some of my other themes are death which are shown on the poster too. On the outside Johnny may be a quiet person and he may look very innocent. But he is confirming who he really is inside. People don’t know much about Johnny but it is only because he hides it and conforms as being
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The Outsiders In class we have been reading a novel called ‘The Outsiders’ by S E Hilton. This book was published forty years ago and is still popular because it has an interesting theme and characters as well. The book was set in the 1960’s in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ America. This book is about a boy named Ponyboy Curtis and his brothers and his gang. Ponyboy is from a gang called the greasers. The greasers are enemies with the socs who are the rich kids. Ponyboy is good friends with Johnny Cade‚ who
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