Nothing Gold Can Stay

The Status Quo With literature pieces such as “To Kill a Mocking Bird” by Harper Lee and “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost, they work together in showing how one thing that use to be accepted has changed due to time. These pieces challenged the status quo of the time period they are from along with today’s world with things still prevalent such as white supremacy riots and racial deviation. It might not be as bad as it once was, but we have a far way to come. “People generally see what…

everyone can relate to sometimes. The Outsiders is a theme in itself. Looking at life as an outsider and feeling as though one is being treated as an outsider is a matter of perspective. Ponyboy is brave to run away and hide he also shows friendship toward johnny while they're in the church. “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.” As johnny lay dying he told Ponyboy to stay gold referencing Jack Frost's poem where says nothing gold can stay but…

ignorant mother whom almost do nothing for him. He has been bullied by a gang called the Socials. Before becoming a part of the Greasers, he thought his only value was to just be the continuous “puppy being kicked around.” In S.E. Hinton’s “The Outsiders”, Johnny Cade’s personal experiences changes his values for better with the assistance of the Greasers by showing him the world around him. Johnny Cade changes by learning to appreciate those around him to rivals can have a good outcome.…

“Stay gold Ponyboy, stay gold,” This quote is from the book and movie, The Outsiders, and is said by Johnny who taught the main protagonist, Ponyboy, a life lesson he will always remember. And that lesson is, is to not be limited to the identity that others give you. The book--by S.E. Hinton--was a major selling hit. And part of this success, created a movie. And like many other book/movie series like Harry Potter, Divergent, and Maze Runner, there are many differences between the two. These…

celebratory famous for writing poems about life familiar to the common man using rural imagery and American colloquial speech. Frost is well known for a few poems that he manages to remain in everyone’s head: “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, “Nothing Gold Can Stay”, “The Road not Taken”, etc.. Robert Frost was born in San Francisco, California on March 26, 1874 and he moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts at age 11 after the death of his father. Frost began writing poetry in high school, where…

loyalty. On way of showing loyalty is that Ponyboy stay with the greasers, but also questions their decisions. He is anti-aggressive, he does not like to fight but he will act like he will to protect himself. He also does not agree with how two-bit steals a lot of thing, that is something that Ponyboy would never do. Ponyboy says, “ Stay gold.” he was refering back the the poem by Robert Frost called Nothing Gold Can Stay. (P. 148) to Jonny, meaning stay good and to not make terrible decisions…

that choice to make again. In the fourth paragraph, he is thinking towards the future and how this choice can change his whole life. His life will be better than if he takes the common road because he will take the less popular choice. Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is very different from “The Road Not Taken”. They have a completely different rhyme scheme. “In Nothing Gold Can Stay” the rhyme…

Trianna Rushton 1st hour The Outsiders Essay “Nothing can stay gold” (Hinton 77), Ponyboy was remembering a poem. Ponyboy was a 14 year old greaser from a short story, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. This book has great meanings, lessons based on friendship, groups, and reality. Ponyboy Curtis is someone who teaches some of these lessons. Ponyboy is a faithful character who showed equality. In the end he cared for everyone. It didn’t matter if you were a Social or Greaser. Ponyboy was…

perspectives changing. A song Another One Bites the Dust is by Queen and was released in 1980 by the company EMI. Another One Bites the Dust is relevant to The Outsides for both pieces of art have; fear. love, and death. They both relate to fear since it can be found in both pieces. A reference from the book supports this “I had to. They were drowning you Pony. They might have killed you. And they had…

In this book this poem is implemented in a strange way. But as Johnny dies he tries to tell Ponyboy “Stay gold Ponyboy stay gold…” So what I believe he's trying to say is for Ponyboy to stay doing what he's doing and to not fall in with bad things and to stay in school and stay innocent. I believe this lesson will stay with Ponyboy the rest of his life due to how important Johnny was to him and how he saw how everything went with Bob and how he ended up (Dead)…