Examples Of Gold In The Outsiders

In S. E. Hinton's novel the Outsiders “stay gold” has been referred to many times and is quite common in the book. When the term “stay gold” is said it refers back to poem that Ponyboy recites in the book. The part of the poem talking about staying gold means to remain beautiful, kind and innocent, to be pure, truthful and always be able to have emotions. The book suggests in many ways that Ponyboy will “stay gold” as he shows he cares about other people by picking up the glass and Ponyboy doesn’t change munch from the start of the book to the end. Ponyboy can also stay gold by having a supporting family.

The Outsiders illustrates the theme through the relationship of Ponyboy and Darry throughout the course of the book. In the beginning of the book, Darry slaps Ponyboy because he came home very late. This causes Ponyboy to run away from home with Johnny. Ponyboy tells Johnny, “‘He didn’t use to be like that...we used to get along okay...before Mom and Dad died. Now he just can’t stand me,’” (Hinton 51). This quote shows that Ponyboy is isolated from his brother. It shows how Ponyboy and Darry are drifting further apart from each other due to the death of their parents. Later on in the book when Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally are in the hospital, Sodapop and Darry come to see how they are all doing. When Darry and Sodapop see Ponyboy, they have a

In the novel, “The Outsiders,” Ponyboy is challenged by if he should stay with his big brothers Darry and Sodapop, or go into a group home. Ponyboy's’ parents died in a car accident which leaves Ponyboy with Darry,who lives in an area infested with gang members and poverty . Darry really loves Ponyboy and he doesn’t want Pony to go into the system. Ponyboy should stay with Darry, because he would be with family, in a negative environment.

After being traumatized by losing his best friend and his parents Ponyboy had a hard time maturing. Throughout “The Outsiders”, challenging conflicts between the Socs and Greasers caused man vs man aggression. For example, the fight between Johnny and Bob in the park during the rumble that resulted in Bob’s death. Ponyboy learns that his behaviour impacts others, and this maturity leads to the telling of The Outsiders story. Ponyboy develops the internal strength to stay gold by the end of the book.

Johnny’s last words to Ponyboy were, “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold…”. I found this in Chapter 9, on pg. 148. Johnny is referring to the poem that can be found in Chapter 5, on pg. 78. When Johnny tells Ponyboy to stay gold, he is referring to the fact that Ponyboy was innocent when Johnny killed Bob. In the poem, gold is the first hue of nature, the hardest to hold, which also symbolizes children’s innocence.

Johnny always had a positive attitude and really wanted to help others. He felt satisfied that although his death was tragic, it was not meaningless. This is ultimately the meaning behind Johnny's last words to Pony, “Stay Gold”. As a result, there is no doubt Johnny Cade is a heroic character in the book The

At the beginning, the movie shows Ponyboy writing The Outsiders. Dally’s character is emotional, but cruel at the same time. Dally and the gang start a fight at the start (Coppola, The Outsiders). Ponyboy goes to the movies with Dally, Johnny, and the gang. Consequently, some gang members look for Dally at the movie theater. In their mustangs, Cherry's boyfriend and his friends notice the greasers with her the first time they drive by (Coppola, The Outsiders). Pony has a nightmare of his parents’ death. Darry throws Ponyboy because Ponyboy accidently falls asleep outside without a coat. At the old church, Pony and Johnny try to catch a rabbit (Coppola, The Outsiders). At the rumble, when the first punch is thrown it starts pouring outside and the raging fire continues to burn. Dally is afraid when a little girl asks for fifteen cents from him. Before the rumble, Randy and Ponyboy have a chat about the different problems Socs. and Greasers face in society (Coppola, The Outsiders). To start off the rumble, a Soc. punches Pony. From Dally’s perspective, he is shot at by a store

”Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold”(Hinton 98). Since gold is a very special material that never loses its color, Johnny thinks of Ponyboy as gold. Johnny killed one of the socs, caused fire in church, and taught a lot about friendship and love.

He sacrifices himself to save his friends and innocent children, and also shows no regret for it, despite losing his own life, shown in his dialogue ‘It’s worth saving those kids, their lives are worth more than ours’ (page 216) This demonstrates that he no longer fears death and that he feels that his life was not wasted because he saved the children. Johnny also ran into the church with Ponyboy, demonstrating that he would do anything at the side of his friends. This helps the reader to understand many of the key themes in the novels, as it shows that the bond that the gang shares is stronger than any other bond they

In chapter 10, Johnny died, this helped Ponyboy learn about love, even though he also learned about death. The last words Johnny said to Ponyboy where “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold…” (148). Johnny had taken script from one of Ponyboy’s favorite books because he knew it meant a great deal to him. He repeated those words to him to show that he is loved.

After the church fire and Johnny’s hospitalization, Ponyboy has less motivation to do tasks expected of him. One example of Ponyboy before the incident occurs when Ponyboy is first introducing himself to the reader and he shares “I'm supposed to be smart; I make good grades and have a high IQ and everything” (Hinton 4). Ponyboy states the only reason he is smart is because he is supposed to be. S.E. Hinton uses this to emphasize Ponyboy’s dependence on other people at the beginning of the book. Whatever is expected of him, Ponyboy accomplishes without much need for elaboration as to why he must. Just the fact that he must is motivation enough for Ponyboy. However, this is in stark contrast to how Ponyboy behaves after

In the book, The Outsiders, Ponyboy Curtis is part of the Greaser’s, a gang of boys who are in the lower class in 1965. Their arch rival, the Socs, are the more privileged, upper class boys from across town. Throughout the book, the two gang have many conflicts. Darry, Ponyboy’s oldest brother acts as a parent figure for him since both of his parents were killed in a car crash. Other member of the Greasers are Dally, Two-Bit, Steve, Sodapop, and Johnny. After getting in a fight with his brother, Ponyboy flees to the park where he runs into a group of Socs. The Socs attack Ponyboy and hold his head under the water in the fountain, trying to kill him. Ponyboy blacks out, and later wakes up to see on the Soc boys dead body next to him. Johnny then tells Ponyboy that he killed the boys because they were trying to kill Ponyboy. The boys are afraid, and desperately try to find Dally Winston, who gives them a gun and sends them to the abandoned church to hide. The two boys stay at the church for a while until they decide to go back into town. As they are leaving

“Nothing Gold can stay” means all good things must come to an end. Johnny and Ponyboy were stuck at an old church for days. This book is about Ponyboy talking about his life and difficulties he's been through as a gangster. The story took place in Oklahoma. In “The Outsiders” the author makes the story interesting to read so the reader won't put down the book.

Johnny and Ponyboy are two characters in S.E Hinton’s novel ‘The Outsiders.' They both have contrary lives from each other with a few similarities, as well as being two greasers from a second society. Johnny has had a rough life so far since both his parents never cared for him. His mother would abuse him verbally, and his father would abuse him physically and verbally. As for Ponyboy, both of his parents died, leaving him with his two older brothers Sodapop and Darry. Johnny and Ponyboy both read ‘Nothing Gold Can Stay’ at the ran down church. They didn’t know precisely what the poem meant, but little do they know that the poem would have a significant similarity to them individually. Each line and stanza refer to the experiences that Johnny and Ponyboy have lived through throughout the story.

At the end of the book Ponyboy finally comes to terms with the deaths of Johnny and Dally, and he finally realizes that violence is not the answer when he makes up with Darry. Darry and Ponyboy are shouting at each other, and Ponyboy asks Sodapop to take his side. This causes Sodapop to rush out of the house, and Ponyboy and Darry chase after him. When they finally catch up Sodapop tells them he feels sick of being pulled apart by their fights. Ponyboy sympathizes with Sodapop as he says in the text: “Darry and I did play tug of war with him, with never a thought to how much it was hurting him.” Ponyboy suddenly understands what his fighting with Darry has done to Sodapop, and later in their conversation Ponyboy realizes why he never got along with Darry: “I saw that I had expected Darry to do all the understanding without even trying to