FREE ESSAY ON ROMAN COLISEUM

ROMAN COLISEUM

1. If I could be any one of the characters in the book The Outsiders, I would be Ponyboy
because of his many good characteristics. He is intelligent which show by his good marks
in school. He understands that it's wrong to fight unless for self-defense. He is heroic;
this shows by the fact that he ran into the burning church to save the children at the
risk of his own life. Also, he has a bright future and many opportunities in his life
because of his school grades and good-natured personality. These characteristics are what
separate him from the other greasers and are also why I want to be like him.
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 of the best colleges in the country. Him and his
brothers moved out of the city after Ponyboy finished high school and Darry decided to go
to college. Ponyboy has learned that good things can come out of bad lives and has
"stayed gold".
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 greasers. He is not a hood because he's smart, level
headed, and caring. He's not tough like Dally because he picked up the glass from a
bottle that he smashed. He also is one of the only greasers with a bright future; his
education will take him far in life regardless of where he grew up.
Also, Randy is an "outsider". Randy is not like the other socials. He understands that
fighting won't solve anything. He also doesn't hate all of the greasers just because
everybody else does. He is a bright boy and finally understands that socials and greasers
aren't as different as people think.
I think the title refers to them because they aren't like the others in their group. 
4. The person that said that had a very good meaning to what they said. They meant that
if you fight you might lose others that you hold dear or possibly your own life. If you
lose everyone that you hold dear then you get tough like Dally. Being tough is worse than
dying because when you get tough you don't feel any emotions. Not being able to feel
emotions is like being alive but not being able to live. I think this would be worse than
dying because if you can't live then there's no point of being alive.
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. 
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