Innocence In S. E. Hinton's 'Nothing Gold Can Stay'

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Innocence is something everyone must eventually lose which is represented in the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost. “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton shows the life of a group of greasers and the hardships they face. Throughout the novel you witness the loss of these boys purity. The first line in the poem “Nature's first gold is green” represents when innocence is still present and has not yet been lost. This means that new growth is precious and has not yet experienced trauma or hardships. Pony can relate to that phrase because he was innocent once too. Towards the beginning of the book Pony sees himself as an innocent kid. While at the movies Pony says "...we're young and innocent" about Johnny and himself. He felt as if his purity

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