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    The story The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is about two different social classes that can’t get along. And the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost is about how the author is saying nothing lasts forever. S.E Hinton and Robert Frost use these to engage the readers. The theme of chapter five in the story The Outsiders is individual identity. Ponyboy and Johnny are trying to disguise themselves so they do not get caught by the cops. According to the text on page seventy-one, “Johnny sat down and

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    Have you ever read the book The Outsiders or the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay”, if so this essay is for you. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about two social classes known as the socs and greasers. The socs have higher power because of their higher wealth. The two groups get into a lot of conflicts and cause very unfortunate things to happen. The poem Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost is about the seasons and leaves changing, but has a deeper meaning to it. The poem’s deeper meaning is that things

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    The realistic fiction book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton has many ideas and content that is similar to those in the real world. One of the ideas is that there will always be stereotypes in our world like this book. Also, how many people will try to stay gold but are failing to do so. Lastly, in our world today it shows how bad some people our living and what they have to do to make enough money to put food on the table and provide for their families. The Outsiders is still relevant to our world today

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    I have come up with a theme for S.E Hinton's book The Outsiders and Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing gold can stay”.The book The Outsiders is about two rival gangs and is told by Ponyboy Curtis the main character, who is part of the greaser's gang.In the poem, Frost talks about how nothing new or gold can stay that way forever.First, I will be telling the book’s theme and them the poems. The theme for the book The Outsiders It seems to be self-sacrifice.The reason I say self-sacrifice is because in

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    “The outsider`s” Have you ever felt like an outsider? An Outsider is the people that feel more distance when it comes to groups of society. The novel “the Outsider`s” took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma 1697, that is based on two groups of society. The Socs and the Greasers. For example, Ponyboy. Ponyboy is in a group of society called the Greasers. But people believe he is more of an outsider than a Greaser. (DOC B). Like when he was in biology class and the class where dissecting worms and ponyboys

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    you live life the less and less you have of it and you don't even know it. “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is a poem by Robert Frost that uses nature to represent innocence in a person. The Outsiders is about a boy named Ponyboy and his gang the Greasers dealing with bullying, deaths, and life threatening situations that chips away at their personalities. In the Poem “Nothing gold can stay” by Robert Frost and The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton the theme innocence is portrayed in similar ways. As a child you

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    Frost’s poem Nothing Gold Can Stay is referred to by Ponyboy in The Outsiders when he mentions the infamous title . Frost’s poem symbolizes a theme of change that occurs throughout The Outsiders that is addressed when Johnny says, “The mist was what was pretty. All gold and silver… Too bad it couldn’t stay like that all the time.” (Hinton 77) The main theme of the poem is about the valuableness of being pure, good, and youthful is corrupted by change. When Frost refers to gold as the hardest color

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    “Nothing gold can stay” (Frost 8). The book and movie versions of The Outsiders both talk about Ponyboy’s life, what he is going through, and how he reacts to problems he faces. In The Outsiders, the Socs. and the Greasers have different opinions and fight about their views a lot. Throughout the movie and book, the theme is losing innocence. The characters, especially Ponyboy and Johnny, go through the process of losing their innocence. The protagonist is Ponyboy and the antagonists are the Socs

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    The Outsiders Dbq

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    “The Outsiders” Have ever felt like a outsider? In 1967, S.E Hinton wrote the book “the outsider”. The outsiders tells a story about two different groups and the ones that see beyond the greasers and socs. Which group is different or as the author call them “outsider”? The outsiders are people divided into a specific group. Although, the greasers and the socs feel like outsiders at times. The real outsiders are those who can get pass the greasers and socs. The greasers felt like outsiders

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    Nothing Gold Can Stay

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    Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay," is not true since many things that are "gold" can in fact, stay. In the dictionary, the word gold refers to a shiny, bright yellow, metallic element which resists rust and other chemical changes. It can also be something made of gold, of or like gold, or bright yellow in color. The dictionary also describes gold as being something of great value. In Frosts's poem, gold is used as a metaphor for the good values in humans. The meaning of gold in the the dictionary

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