Ponyboy Dialectical Journal

1. "Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset."-Chapter 3, Pg. 41
2. In my opinion this quote in question # 1 is the most important in the entire book. This quote is said by Ponyboy and Cherry Valance on multiple occasions. Many would argue that the quote Johnny makes in his deathbed is more important but that is simply not true. He says “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold..." his quote is also significant but it is a very close second to the quote listed in question number one. “does not want Ponyboy, his best friend, to turn out like a hoodlum or thug. He wants Ponyboy to stay Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay Gold…” this is the quote that means the most to the overall plot of the book,
It is when Cherry and Ponyboy end a conversation. The meaning behind this quote is that all in all, Greasers (Thugs), and Socs (Rich Kids), live in the same world, and each has problems of their own, or in our terms, every single type of person, whether he or she be American, African American, Indian, Asian, or Muslim, all of the above and more have their own set of problems, it is how they respond that makes the difference. For the Greasers, it is having enough of an education and earning enough money. Whereas for a Soc they have to pretend to be someone they are not. For example Cherry says that she finds herself raving to one of her “girlfriends” about how awesome a beer blast was. She does this not to spoil her image, just like she told Ponyboy to stay away from her after two-bit, Johnny, and Ponyboy met Bob and his
In the outsider the author writes with a certain type of flair that really helps the reader become submerged in the book. Overall there are quite a few similes, a few metaphors, and an allusion. Of course there are more types of figurative language but these are the most important throughout the novel. An example of a simile in this novel is” They were all as tough as nails”. An example of a metaphor in this novel is “Blue, blazing ice, cold with a hatred of the whole world”. Metaphors and similes are used for the same reason, to add more detail, and add more of an effect of whatever they were talking about. The allusion is used when Johnny Cade and Ponyboy are looking at the sunset, and Ponyboy starts to recite the poem, Nothing Gold Can Stay. This poem eventually has an effect on the plot of the book, especially when Johnny says “Stay gold Ponyboy. Stay gold.
4. This book definitely relates to people in our society. There are poor people, there are rich people, there are African Americans, and there are just plain Americans. In this book there are Greasers and Socs who are the total opposite of each other. The Greasers feel like they don’t have the same rights, the same, education, and the same chance of being successful. Just like this there is a very popular movement going on called Black Lives Matter. This is a movement about how African Americans don’t feel like they are being treated with equal