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''When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home . . ." (180 pg)
This quote explains the ending of book. Pony was thinking of what to write for a theme. His theme, of course, was to write the moments that he has gone through. This is quote is also mentioned on page 1, the beginning of the book.

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"You know the only thing that keeps Darry from being a soc is us" pg.126 .

Darry would be a soc if it wasn't for his friends . At some point he is gonna want to change his life and go to college and get a nice decent job that he will like .

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´ Don´t ever say anything to him about Johnny.¨     EX:  Pony-boy is still new to Johnny being gone and Darry is telling Randy about how not to say anything. Also, how pony is forcing himself to not think he is gone.

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" You can see the sunset real good from the west side"
This means that the West side isn't as bad as the greasers think, and the soc's and greasers aren't as so different after all.

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"Can you see the sunset real good from the West side?" Pg. 117                            Ponyboy means that there really shouldn't be a different or divide between the Greasers  and Socs because they both can share happy moments. Also they can both classes can see the world as a peaceful place and not as them always trying to kill each other.

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"Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs. Sometimes I think it’s the ones in the middle that are really the lucky stiffs." (pg 117) He states that the members of both groups will always remain in their respective groups. He also believes that  the young men in the story will never be able to move on and transcend the narrow limits of their gang

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" I gotta do something it seems like there's gotta be someplace without greasers or socs, with just people plain ordinary people.'' pg.48 Johnny.
This quote is important because it shows that greasers might seem like they enjoy fighting but truly they just want to live a normal life.

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Stay gold Ponyboy stay gold. This is the part were Johnny dies. Stay gold means stay young and stay innocent. Pg.148

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"things are rough all over"
this quotation is golden because it tell that everyone has their own problems that they have to deal with. Pg35

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"things are rough all over" pg 35
This quote means that no one has the perfect life. You can be a soc and be rich but still not have everything. You can be the richest man in the world but still not have a perfect life.

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" You can see the sunset real good from the west side '' This means that the West side is not as bad as the greasers think, and the soc's and

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i don"t mind dying how. it's worth it.
it's worth saving those kids. their lives are worth more than mine and they have more to live for.

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"Can you see the sunset real good on the west side?"  pg. 117 PonyBoy is asking Cherry this because he's trying to show her that they see the same sunset, therefore they're not very different. Since Soc's are the higher class and Greaser's are the lower, they both seem very different but in reality they are both very similar. They both see the same sunset, they both have the same feelings. They shouldn't be against each other, if you look at Cherry and PonyBoy they are both different ages and different classes and genders but found a way to get along.

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"I used to talk about killing myself...I don't want to die now. It ain't long enough, sixteen years ain't long enough." -Johnny pg. 121
Johnny used to want to kill himself but, after he met the gang, he had a family. Johnny realized he something to live for, he had people who cared about him that he could live for. Johnny tells Ponyboy that he's scared stiff but Pony tries to assure Johnny that everything's going to be alright. Johnny realizes that he only wanted to die because he didn't have a family that cared about him but the gang did care so he knew his life meant more.

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"You know the only thing keeping Darry from becoming a soc is us right? pg 126 This quote relates to the Nothing gold can stay poem. Darry will not be a greaser forever. He will have to go to college and get a professional job.

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"Nothing Gold can stay"(pg.77)
That quote is important in the novel because it told that Ponyboy And Johnny won't stay innocent and young forever because things change.

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not all soc's are the same by: Cherry Valance PG.34
Cherry explanation goes to say not all soc's are the same and that pony boy does not take what Cherry says for granted

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"That's like saying all greasers are like Dallas Winston." Page 34

This is important because in the beginning Ponyboy thought all soc's were the same. Heartless and cruel. But after talking to Cherry he realized that not all soc's are the same. This means no one can judge a whole group because of one person, everyone has their own identity and personality.

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"Don't you know a rumble isn't a rumble unless I am in it."
pg.144           Dallas Winston

This is important because  This says that Dally loves to be in the rumbles with the whole gang. It is one of the things he enjoys to do. This is what will prove that the gang is better than the socs. That they are doing it for Johnny. Dally included

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"You kept asking for me and Soda. Sometimes mom and dad, too.But mostly Soda. Something in his tone of voice made me look at him. Mostly Soda. Did i ask for Darry at all, or was he just saying that."
Pg. 157

Pony asked for his mom, dad and Soda. He thought that he didn't ask for Darry and he also thought that Darry thinks that Pony doesn't love or care about him anymore. Pony hopes that Darry knows that he loves and cares about him even though he may or may not have asked for him while he was at home in bed asleep for 3 days.

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"You're gold when you're a kid."
This quotation means that when you're a kid, you generally have no worries. You haven't come to face the harsh reality of the world and the difficulties that come with it. So, hence, "Nothing Gold can stay."

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"Our hair labeled us as greasers, it was our trademark" page #71 (Ponyboy)
The change in hair basically takes off the appearance of a "hoodlum". It removes the label completely. This is an example of the social divide not being present outside of their town.

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" You know,the only thing that keeps Darry from bein' a soc is us." (pg.126)
This quote is trying to say that Darry can't always stay a greaser, at some point he is going to have to move on, go to college and get a professional job. Also, this quote relates to the poem because in both texts their saying that nothing good can last forever, its going to fade or endure away at some point.

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"Can you see the sunset real good from the west side." Pony

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Coral Brown                            ''Not all socs are like that"- Cherry Valance 

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Coral Brown                            ''Not all socs are like that"- Cherry Valance 

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Cherry's words pertain to one major theme in the story, self vs social identity. As an effect of Cherry's explanation, ponyboy is finally exposed to the idea that the greasers and socs weren't that different after all.

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"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold..." Pg. 148

Johnny wants Ponyboy to stay young and innocent. He doesn't want Ponyboy to get too caught up in the feud between the Greasers and theSocs.

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Syncere Blackwell                       " I knew Johnny understood what i meant. We have always been close buddies, and those lonely days in the church strengthened our friendship" Pg 121

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Syncere Blackwell                       " I knew Johnny understood what i meant. We have always been close buddies, and those lonely days in the church strengthened our friendship" Pg 121

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When Ponyboy was thinking back to the lonely days in the church he remembered that no matter what happened to Johnny, that they would always be friends just that their days by themselves made them closer.

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"Can you see the sunset from the west side?" pg.117
Ponyboy asked cherry if she could see it because they are both living in the same world. He also would like it if he wasn't the only one that liked sunsets.

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"Nothing Gold can stay" pg 77
This means that nothing pure and innocent isn't going to last forever, it's going to change eventually.