Life In The Outsiders
Living In An Outside World Looking at life as an outsider and feeling as though one is being treated as an outsider is a matter of perspective or point of view. Someone who always feels like an outsider may conclude that life is unfair. This is a story of teen gang, the Greasers are at odds with the Socials, a rival group. When Greasers Ponyboy and Johnny get into a noisy quarrel that ends the death of a social member, they are forced to go into hiding. Soon Ponyboy and Johnny, along with Dallas and their other Greasers buddies, must go through the consequences of their violent lives. During which some Greasers try to achieve
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In The Outsiders, we see Johnny’s dying wish is that Ponyboy will “stay gold” and retain his good nature despite the terrible events that are unfolding around him. In the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” Frost explains that nothing, especially that which is perfect and beautiful, can last forever. For example, in the book The Outsiders Johnny says, “ Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold..." The pillow seemed to sink a little, and Johnny died" ( Hilton 148 ). It is a clear illustration of this in Johnny’s death. He was gold for a brief period of time, but then died. On a hopeful note, it seems that maybe Ponyboy will be different. Maybe he will actually stay gold. Johnny was not able to stay gold, but maybe Ponyboy can. For example in the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” the author says, “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” This last line connects us back to the title and reminds us of the only other mention of gold in this poem, which is in the first line. The line neatly wraps up all the metaphors: early spring leaves and flowers, the Garden of Eden, and dawn are all gold, and none of them can stay for very long in this world. Whatever is fresh and new and wonderful has to hit the road, leaving us with green leaves, people who know sin and guilt, and the bright, boring light of day. But take comfort. Even though we'll eventually lose the glaze of gold, now that we know it's not sticking around, we can appreciate it more. At the same point, The Outsiders and the poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay” relates to life and where it takes you, This leads to the end of the book and the poem
In The Outsiders, we see Johnny’s dying wish is that Ponyboy will “stay gold” and retain his good nature despite the terrible events that are unfolding around him. In the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” Frost explains that nothing, especially that which is perfect and beautiful, can last forever. For example, in the book The Outsiders Johnny says, “ Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold..." The pillow seemed to sink a little, and Johnny died" ( Hilton 148 ). It is a clear illustration of this in Johnny’s death. He was gold for a brief period of time, but then died. On a hopeful note, it seems that maybe Ponyboy will be different. Maybe he will actually stay gold. Johnny was not able to stay gold, but maybe Ponyboy can. For example in the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” the author says, “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” This last line connects us back to the title and reminds us of the only other mention of gold in this poem, which is in the first line. The line neatly wraps up all the metaphors: early spring leaves and flowers, the Garden of Eden, and dawn are all gold, and none of them can stay for very long in this world. Whatever is fresh and new and wonderful has to hit the road, leaving us with green leaves, people who know sin and guilt, and the bright, boring light of day. But take comfort. Even though we'll eventually lose the glaze of gold, now that we know it's not sticking around, we can appreciate it more. At the same point, The Outsiders and the poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay” relates to life and where it takes you, This leads to the end of the book and the poem