Ponyboy is different from the other Greasers because: He doesn’t believe in fighting unless it is self defence. Unlike the other Greasers, he doesn’t fight out of hatred, or pride, or for fun, like Sodapop. Ponyboy knows that fighting does no good. Why does Ponyboy like to fight in the Read more…
Ponyboy recites a poem he learned by Robert Frost called “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” about impermanence in nature, from flowers to sunrises. What does Ponyboy say the poem is about in his letter chapter 12? He picks up Gone with the Wind and a note from Johnny falls out. Johnny Read more…
A trap, pony trap (sometimes pony and trap) or horse trap is a light, often sporty, two-wheeled or sometimes four-wheeled horse- or pony-drawn carriage, usually accommodating two to four persons in various seating arrangements, such as face-to-face or back-to-back. What does pony in slang mean? To “pony up” in America Read more…
Johnny’s last words to Ponyboy was, “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.” What Johnny meant by this was for Ponyboy to stay the way he was, and not to get influenced by other people. What is the meaning of Johnny’s last words stay gold? Stay gold. As he lies dying in Read more…
Here, Johnny urges Ponyboy to remain gold, or innocent. Johnny now senses the uselessness of fighting; he knows that Ponyboy is better than the average hoodlum, and he wants Ponyboy to hold onto the golden qualities that set him apart from his companions. What did Johnny’s last words mean? Right Read more…
Ponyboy wants to get back at the socs for what they put him and Johnny through. Ponyboy is right to fight because the socs are always mean to the greasers. The socs deserve what they get in the rumble. Ponyboy fights to get revenge on the socs for what they Read more…
fighting’s no good.” He asks to speak to Ponyboy, and, leaning over him, Johnny’s last words are “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.” What do Johnnys last words mean? What do Johnny’s last words mean? Right before he dies in the hospital, Johnny says “Stay gold, Ponyboy.” Ponyboy cannot figure out Read more…
Johnny’s Letter is a letter in the copy of Gone With The Wind that Johnny asked the nurse in the hospital to give to Ponyboy. What does Pony find in Johnny’s copy of Gone with the Wind? Ponyboy looks at Johnny’s copy of Gone with the Wind. He finds a Read more…
After Frodo leaves Middle-earth to sail for the Undying Lands, he gifts Bag End to Samwise, where he lives with his wife Rosie and their daughters. Bill the pony lives out the rest of his days in the garden at Bag End, grazing to his heart’s content under the shade Read more…
Although the real Buffalo Bill (Buffalo Bill Cody) and Wild Bill Hickock claimed to have won their spurs as young Pony Express riders, there is no evidence that they ever worked for the company. Did Wild Bill Hickok ride on the Pony Express? Another rider for the Pony Express was Read more…