This opportunity for collaboration is a beautiful bulletin board for The Outsiders novel study and Robert Frost poem study. This creative and beautiful resource contains a student writing prompt, for the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” by Robert Frost. Hinton is clearly connecting the message to the characters and the events in her novel, The Outsiders.The Outsiders, our beloved timeless young adult classic by S.E. Although Ponyboy never quite got what the poem was about, S.E. Hinton is probably trying to tell us that you should enjoy it while it lasts. Referring back, the poem says in line 2 that “Her hardest hue to hold.” It is hard to hold on to the childhood, so S.E. As Darry was exposed to the world, he became harder and colder. He was more innocent and pure when his parents were alive than he is currently it the book. The poem tells us that nothing gold stays for long. In your childhood, you are “golden” and innocent. I think that is one of her theme she is trying to stress, and maybe she uses the poem to support her theme. Hinton is trying to tell us that you should enjoy your childhood for as long as you have it. He lost his hair that he really “cherished.” Also, both poems have elements that talk about purity and innocence, which is referring to childhood in my opinion. He lost his mother, who he describes as “golden and beautiful,” (48) and his father “in an auto wreck” (3). First, both poems discuss losing something or someone that is “golden.” Ponyboy, for example, has lost a lot in his life that was important to him. Hinton chose to reference this poem in her novel, The Outsiders, because both works of literature are similar in many ways. This expands on the idea that everything that starts out golden doesn't stay that way for long.

In the beginning, Adam and Eve had their purity and were innocent but after committing the sin, they lost that. “So Eden sank to grief.” I think he is telling us that everything will disappear.

Frost refers to the story of Adam and Eve and how they lost their innocence. In line 6, he uses allusion to help us understand the theme. Everything we have that we love or cherish will die, fade, or go away. “Her hardest hue to hold.” This quote from line 2 is telling us that gold, which is referring to purity and innocence, is very hard to keep and it will eventually go away. In the first five lines of the poem, he is discusses nature and tells us that everything will eventually fade away and nothing will stay. He reveals the idea through the use of symbolism. In this poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” poet Robert Frost communicates the idea that nothing pure, innocent, or beautiful can stay preserved for long. “Nothing Gold Can Stay” Analysis Paragraph Report

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