2. It is five years after the worst week in Ponyboy's life and many things have changed. Ponyboy has finished high school with top marks. He has quit smoking and is an all-star runner for the track team and was voted most likely to succeed. He has been offered several full scholarships to some

5. The few words Johnny wrote in the letter to Ponyboy had a great meaning hidden within. When Johnny said "stay gold" he meant that Ponyboy should try not to end up like the others and that Ponyboy had a future so bright that he was glowing. When Johnny asked Ponyboy to tell Dally that there's still lots of good in the world he was really asking Ponyboy to help Dally understand that the world isn't just like the streets of New York and that there are many good things in the world worth living for. These few words written by Johnny had a frighteningly large impact on Ponyboy because Johnny, with his last ounce of strength, wrote that note telling Ponyboy to keep going and Dally to keep living.

3. I think the title of the book The Outsiders is a very good title considering the book itself. I think that the title described two people. I think Ponyboy is an "outsider" because he's not like the other grea

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