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Gold In The Outsiders
What does 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 a kid, ...everythings new, dawn”(Hinton 178). Ponyboy will always have gold in him, but he will slowly start to lose more and more. Ponyboy will be able to stay gold because of the little things he does. Also it will be easy for him to
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