1). the theme of nothing gold can stay is a clear personification of nature.
2). how?
he saying that everything, even the most wonderful things, will eventually fade and die no matter what it is
The theme nothing gold can stay is shown by the lines "so dawn goes down to day". These lines means that nothing is eternal its not going to last very long, this is important because the reader needs to understand the we are not going to live forever. this relates to the outsiders because like Johnny Cade, and Bob Sheldon pass away and its important to know nothing is eternal and that's how life works.
Explanation: He used ethos once when he said “I would like to begin by addressing what I take to be a perfectly honest response to a first reading of Shakespeare, namely 'I don't get it; is it really worth the effort
The government had more faith in the exploration of unknown territory because the explorers had better navigational tools thus were better prepared and equipped
