Nothing Gold Can Stay Essay

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Change can be very difficult in daily life. It can either bring good or bad, but either way it will end up okay. The novel “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton and the poem “Nothing gold can stay” by Robert Frost can show clear examples of themes. The line from the poem, “nature's first green is gold”, can relate to “The Outsiders”. First of all, natures first green is gold has a real meaning behind it. It means that before the plant can fully grow and get in it’s “normal” form, it will be extraordinary and different. This is known because leaves are beautiful and different when they are new. In comparison to the poem, “The Outsiders” shows how the first green is gold. Before Ponyboy was part of the murder of a soc, he was innocent. He is now no longer the little boy whose parents died, he is the boy who was there when his friend killed someone. I know this because when they were in the back of the church, Pony and Johnny realised that they were no longer the boys they used to be, they were murderers. All in all, the message to be learned here is, “before you have found yourself, you are just a gold leaf.” …show more content…

First of all, I believe that the quote means that before something hits reality, it is all that and has a lot of attention. I know this because before a leaf is a leaf, it is a beautiful flower, not just like the others or ordinary. This has to do with The Outsiders because after the Curtis parents died, the boys were different then others, needing to raise themselves. But after a while, and Pony lost his innocence, they were treated just like the others. The theme to be learned from this is that you may be “all that” for a while, but eventually, you will just be ordinary. When something spectacular happens to you, the “buzz” won’t last for long. Even, in Ponyboy’s case, if something bad happens the grieving won’t last forever. All in all, greatness will not last

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