The Outsiders

Chapter 9 poem

How does this poem relate to the harsh reality of life that ponyboy experienced?

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Are you referring to Nothing Gold can Stay?

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Ponyboy has lost a lot. He especially feels the loss of his parents. Johnny loved his parents: they were his gold. Unfortunately all truly valuable things, as the poem indicates, eventually fade away and die. His parents died in an auto accident.

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