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My Golden Qualities In The Outsiders

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In the book The Outsiders there is a part in the book where a character named Johnny says “stay gold” to another character named Ponyboy. In my perspective I see the quote “stay gold” as Johnny telling Ponyboy to stay innocent and beautiful on the inside, and to not end up like he did. Most importantly, he was also telling Ponyboy to keep being himself which I believe is the best thing you can do. So, the aspects of my personality that I am confident make me who I am are my sense of humor, my attitude, and my mentality. One of the aspects of my life and personality that I think make me golden is my sense of humor. The reason I think this is one of my golden qualities is because my sense of humor plays a big role in my life, which it could be that way for anyone. Your sense of humor could affect …show more content…

My mentality is one of my golden qualities, because I believe the way I think is a good part of what makes me who I am. I consider my mindset kind of unique, because my ego isn’t very big like a lot of other people’s. It’s not that I don’t have confidence; I’m just not overconfident, which I think is a good thing. My mentality is one of my golden qualities, because it shows what kind of person I am and how I think about myself and situations that happen in life. In conclusion, the three aspects of my personality I consider to be golden are my sense of humor, my personality, and my mindset. The three traits I have that make me golden are big parts of what forms me as a person. For example my sense of humor, which I believe is important because I think that it affects the way people view you. Also, I comprehended the quote “stay gold” as someone saying to keep being yourself, and whatever qualities about your personality that you feel are golden, then you just need to know that those qualities are what makes you

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