Answer: I think what will happen in the book is that Ponyboy will be deeply affected by Johnny's death and his last words. Ponyboy's last words were "stay gold." To Ponyboy that meant treasure your childhood and stay innocent as long as you can. I think "stay gold" is referring to a sunrise-to-sunset. That gold moment in the morning only happens for about 3 minutes. It goes by quickly.
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