Stay Gold Pillows
Description: The Outsiders is a 1983 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola ... to tell him about the victory, and Johnny is unimpressed by the victory and dies after telling Ponyboy to "stay gold," referring to the Frost poem.
STAY GOLD ///// Retro Faded Original Typography Design Pillow
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Description: As he lies dying in Chapter 9, Johnny Cade speaks these words to Ponyboy. “Stay gold” is a reference to the Robert Frost poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny when the two hide out in the Windrixville Church. One line in the poem reads, “Nothing gold can stay,” meaning that all good things must come to an end. By the end of the novel, the boys apply this idea to youthful innocence, believing that they cannot remain forever unsullied by the harsh realities of life. Here, Johnny urges Ponyboy to remain gold, or innocent. Johnny now senses the uselessness of fighting; he knows that Ponyboy is better than the average hoodlum, and he wants Ponyboy to hold onto the golden qualities that set him apart from his companions.
