As you can see they got off that road. When they went on that road they knew it was bad. They were scared and worried what would happen. Running away from the mistakes you've made isn't the best choice to make but they fixed it. They truly are nice people because they helped those small children. “Stay golden Ponyboy.” - Jonny Cade. It's hard sometimes to stay golden. We all have to grow up sometime. Be mature and move on with your life. As some people say to be forever young, is overrated sometimes. We all were really happy and outgoing being young. We had such good creative minds. Now we are so stuck in this world where we have big things on our shoulders. It's hard but it's possible. Pony boy made it a promise and I'm for sure he doesn't break promises. The theme I got out from this story is love. Live live in every moment. You never know when it's time for a loved one to pass away, or go away. Also love what you have. Lots of people didn't have parents or family that love them. In tough time your friends were there to help you through. Everyone lost someone is that book, friends, girlfriends, boyfriends, son, who knows. Appreciate live at its finest moments because you'll never get that moment