stay young and yourself.
The quote "stay gold" is a reference to the novel "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton, where it signifies the idea of holding on to innocence and goodness in the face of life's challenges and hardships. It encourages staying true to oneself and not losing one's unique qualities and values.
The quote is on page 148 " Ponyboy." I barely heard him. I came closer and leaned over to hear what he was going to say." Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.." The pillow seemed to sink a little, and Johnny died."
Chapter 9. Go to Spark notes and search the outsiders. Find "important quotations explained" and click "explanation for this quote".
i believe it was nothing gold can stay by Robert frost
Stay Gold is a quote from the famous book "The Outsiders". This could be the reason, but it is not confirmed.
"Stay gold Ponyboy. Stay gold....." (< those were Johnny's last words)
They read " Stay Gold" which is a quote from the novel and film adaptation of The Outsiders. It means to stay positive and keep going.
He did not want pony to be a fighter and a rough person. He wanted him to stay the way he was. Gold.
Stay gold Stay gold
It means we will be under your freedom. The 'we' that this quote is referring to is Burquo, Ross, and Angus from the play Macbeth.
"Stay Gold, Ponyboy, Stay Gold..."
Hue means color classification
I personally think Johnny's last words "Stay gold Pony, stay gold." meant that he didn't want Ponyboy to change or to harden up like Dally or Darry. He wanted him to stay the way he was.