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It relates to this because Johnny at the end of the book is telling Ponyboy to "stay gold" and to look at the sunsets. Also when it says "So dawn goes down to day" it is saying that nothing lasts forever.

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Johnny wants Ponyboy to saty gold, as in he wants Ponyboy to stay young, and not grow to be a Greaser, and to be himself and not turn hard like Dallas

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The poem means that satying young and beautiful cannot stay forever. Nothing Gold- nothing good.

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the poem means you can't be innocent forever. like when Johnny writes Ponyboy the letter in the book he means to stay innocent when he says stay gold.

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Is stay gold from nothing gold can stay?

Yes. Ponyboy says the poem in the book when Johnny and him are in Windrixville watching the sunrise.


What characters in the book are or were gold in the outsider?

Ponyboy because when Johnny Cade dies he told him,"Stay gold Pony, stay...gold." and he dies. Pony remebers the poem Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost and it reminds him of the sunset.


Which movie was there a Robert Frost poem?

The movie "The Outsiders" includes a Robert Frost poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay," recited by the character Johnny.


What does ponyboy recite to johnny?

Nothing Gold Can Stay Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower, But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf, So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day, Nothing gold can stay.


Do you believe that Ponyboy will stay gold or do you think that nothing gold can stay?

It means 'stay true to yourself'. Johnny wants Ponyboy to stay himself and stay kind and smart even when he dies and even though it will be hard he has to stay true to himself. You should look up the poem 'Nothing Gold Can Stay' by Robert Frost. It might help you understand the concept better:) ~Hope I helped:)


What are Johnny's last words in The Outsiders?

"Stay Gold, Ponyboy, Stay Gold..."


What did johnny from The Outsiders say when he died?

Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.


What are johnny's last words The Outsiders?

"Stay Gold, Ponyboy, Stay Gold..."


What johnny wanted pony to stay?

to stay gold


What are some quotes from 'The Outsiders' from johnny cade?

"Stay gold ponyboy, stay gold."


What were johnny's last words outsiders?

"stay gold, ponyboy. stay gold." <3


What do Johnny's last words to ponyboy mean?

"Stay gold Ponyboy. Stay gold....." (< those were Johnny's last words)