Nothing Gold Can Stay

attitude at the drive in when he starts being rude towards the girls who are innocently sitting there watching the movie. I think he is so used to getting everything he wants including the girls Cherry's refusal comes as a surprise to him. He thinks he can do whatever he wants and get what he wants. Because of Greasers like Dally the Socs judge all of them and make assumptions that they all act that way, which is wrong. Most of them are but Pony, Darry, Johnny and Soda aren't like Dally. Cherry…

Introduction Being focus stay in tune at getting to your goal is a number priority. When people struggle at getting something done every day eventually, they will begin slowly, but surely putting pieces together and things will begin to come together. Having a high expectation career is hard to maintain with children and other duties to attend to. To keep up with duties and priorities desire is the key to success and commitment. Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat,…

Ponyboy resisted having his haircut. Why, do you think, did the greasers place such high value on their hair? Think of what is symbolic for and use that term in your analysis. When Ponyboy had to cut his hair, he was very upset. Ponyboy valued his hair and didn’t want to change it. In the novel, I think their hair symbolised their pride. For example, Ponyboy referred to his hair as his pride. In what way did Johnny compare Dally to the Southern gentlemen in Gone with the Wind? Be specific…

named Ronald Mcdonald set out on an adventure to go to the great gold rush to get as rich as a millionare. As soon as he heard about the gold he jumped out of his chair faster than the speed of light and left. When he got outside of his house he screamed louder than you could imagine “Who want’s to join me in going to California?” About half way on his journey he thought to himself, what if I get there and come back with nothing? Or its all gone by the time I get there? But he didn’t want…

“We found it!” yelled Miguel as the boat sailed into El Dorado. “Finally! After months and months of sailing we finally found the famous-for-it’s-gold- El Dorado!” I cried leaping off the boat. It was amazing to see all of the gold that we have been looking for. Their chief came and greeted us along with Tzekel-Kan, the kingdom’s High Priest. The chief whispered something to Tzekel-Kan, who lighted up as if the world was in his hands. “Yes, Your Majesty, I did predict that three young people…

saying, “There was lashings of blood...you should have seen it (73).” He slowly dehumanizes himself while describing the gore, and he himself knows that he has committed something that would be socially unacceptable in England, however he feels like he can get away with it on the island, almost as though he enjoys the recognition the outcome of his actions give him. This contrasts Jack near the beginning of the novel where he was hesitant to kill. Jack’s inner beast of savagry overpowers the…

Evening” as well as “Nothing Gold Can Stay”. Nature of this world is a huge key in it’s beauty and Robert Frost seems to believe so. In “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” Frost writes “The woods are lovely, dark, and deep” showing that he has a deep opinion of the beautiful forest around him. Many people believe that “Frost's view of nature is unique may not at first be apparent,”(Lynen) leaving the discussion of optimism or pessimism. Due to the quote in “Nothing Gold Can Stay” that says…

How can people be so different but at the same time alike? How can two people that come from a similar environment be so different? In S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders, two characters are alike yet unlike each other. Johnny Cade and Dally Winston are similar because they care about one another deeply and have abusive parents. The two boys have contrasting points of view and criminal records. Thus, Johnny Cade and Dally Winston have vast differences, but have compelling similarities. Johnny…

or twice in their lifetime. The Outsiders take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960’s. it tells the story of two different socioeconomic groups: the “Socs (socials)” and the “Greasers”. Who are the outsiders? The real outsiders are the people that can see beyond the Greaser/Socs separation. It can’t be disclaimed that the Greasers are often looked at as outsiders. When Ponyboy flicked out a switchblade during class, a Soc girl said “They are right. You are a hood” (Doc B). This made Ponyboy…

book because barely anyone shows up to Gatsbys funeral. Money cannot fully satisfy humans, Fitzgerald is able to show that with Gatsby. Daisy in the Buchanan Mansion is another great example because she lives a life of luxury and pretty much doing nothing all day, but she still is bored and wonders what others may be doing. She is trapped in a cage of her wealth. In the story, Fitzgerald is able to show colors and these colors really help visualize the story. They set the mood for…