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The sunrise and sunset also shows us that the sun is lke a person, the sun rises beatifully reprenting the hope youthfulness and inocence. The sun always sets represnting the loss of inncocence as experienced by Ponyboy

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In The Outsiders, by S.E Hinton theme is developed by setting , characters, and plot through out the text by revolving the story around the loss of innocence and how events can change that. In the novel theme is developed using setting by the emphasis on the sunrise and sunset and how the poem Nothing Gold Can Stay relates.  The sun is like a person, the sun rises beautifully representing the hope youthfulness and innocence of something golden. The sun then sets back into the horizon where it came from representing the loss of innocence as experienced by Ponyboy. The poem helps connects the two ideas because your youthful age is something that can never stay. Along with the setting charcters helped portray the theme. The way characters were portrayed in helped develop the idea of loss of innocence through out the story. Theme is introduced by the interactions Johnny and Ponyboy had. In Johnny's last breath he told Ponyboy  "stay gold." Johnny refrences the Robert Frost poem they talked about at the church. In this moment Pony realizez that he cant stay young and innocent forever. The boys will eventually grow up and mature, but Johnny want them to know that he wants them to over come these obstacles and learn from them in a positive way, instead of letting tradgys take over. The author uses plot to portray the theme  by having pony boy having an interesting interaction with a few Socs,  "I mean it" I hopped off the car. "I've had about all I can take from you guys." I started toward them, holding the bottle the way Tim Shepard holds a switch--- out and  away from myself, in a loose but firm hold. I guess they knew I meant business, because they got into their car and drove off." After all the experiences Ponyboy had finally lost his innocence, he had let it get the worst of him. Pony had lost two very close friends and let his emotion take over. We are able to see this beacsue earlier he said he would never use a bottle to hurt someone. But in this part he was ready to hurt them. Along with his change in personaliity he lost his passion for school. The loss of innocence in Ponyboy was caused by all the experiences he went through through out the novel, his negative reactions causesd many other things. Setting, charcters, and plot helped develop the theme by emphasizing the idea of the loss of innocence.

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After all of what Ponyboy had been through he had filannly toughned up to the point where he wasnt afraid to use a weapon on Socs, he had officially lost his innocenecs. We can see this change beacuse early in the novel he told Cherry that he could never use a busted bottle to hurt anyone however, he is ready yo use it

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"I mean it" I hopped off the car. "I've had about all I can take from you guys." I started toward them, holding the bottle the way Tim Shepard holds a switch--- out and  away from myself, in a loose but firm hold. I guess they knew I meant business, because they got into their car and drove off.

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When Johnny killed Bob in order to protect him they both lost thier innocence.

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Johnny is refrencing the Robert Frost poem. The boys realize they cant hide from growing old. Johnny asked for Ponyboy and the rest of the gang to "stay gold." Johnny wants them to stay young and innocent, no matter life's obstacles

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"Stay gold Ponyboy."

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Dallas youth made him tough, and careless.. Dally only cared about one thing, Johnny. Johnny represents the hope that Dally has lost. Dally attempted to protect Johnny from the cyclone that pulled him in, but failed. This explains how peoples experiences can cause them to lose thier innocence and in some cases thier sanitty.

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"And then i knew. Johnny was the only thing Dally loved And know Johnny was gone."

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Johnny and Pony selflessly running into the burning church shows us that two had the courage to save the young and innocent and give them the shot at life that they didnt have.

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Sunsets and sunrises  represent the  hope, and innocence that remain of Pony. These things are only understood by Johnny and Pony

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He realizes that him and Cherry are watching the same sunset. His realization allows him to see past hatered of Greasers and Socs.

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There was a silent moment where everything held its breath, and then the sun rose. It was beatiful."

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In The Outsider by S.E Hinton the novel is about loss of innocence and reveals as time continues people lose the purity, they have from events that happen throught life.

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Due to the murder PB and Johnny and had to run away and hide on thier own and learn to live on thier own for about a week, without the support he uses to from his friends. Learning to do things own your own is a sign of loosing your innocnce since you becoome more indepnedent with age.