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Answer: When Johnny said that to him, he meant for him to stay innocent. He meant for Ponyboy not to go down a bad path like many of the other greasers did. It was a reference to the Robert Frost poem "Stay Gold". Ponyboy had recited the poem to Johnny when they were hiding out at the Windrixville church. In one line of the poem, it had said "Nothing gold can stay" meaning that all good things must come to an end. So he was telling him to stay gold or stay good. So if you think about it he was telling Ponyboy not to change.
Non- cricitcal readers are concerd with recognizing what a text says/ the facts!!
Critical readers are looking for what the text says & HOW the text POTRAYS the subject (the writers views on the subject)
An indirect quote is when you quote a source that is cited and/or quoted in another source. MLA calls these 'indirect sources. ' As a general rule, you should try to avoid using indirect sources.
