Outsiders symbols

Sunset

Beauty in the world; pony would look at the sunset and picture all the good things in the world

Gone with the wind

Johnnys aspirations; Gone with the wind is what bought pony boy and Johnny together so when Johnny was dying he wanted PonyBoy to have the book

Abandoned church

Loss of hope; Pony Boy and Johnny were losing hope because they thought that they would never be able to get out of the church and have a normal life again

Cut hair

Loss of identity; pony boy and Johnny lost their identity of a greaser because they changed their hair

The country

Peaceful lifestyle; Pony boy always thought that the people that lived in the country were so peaceful and never had a hard life

Baloney

Pony's denial of Johnny's death; After johnnys death pony reveals he never liked baloney. The baloney reminds him of the week he spent with Johnny in the church and the fire that killed Johnny

Unloaded gun

Powerlessness; the unloaded gun means nothing because it was unloaded. It had no power. It will not harm anyone because it was not loaded

Burning church

Purification; purification is a symbol of fire and water. The burning church was also what purified Johnny and pony because they were saving lives in the fire which made up for them killing Bob

Rumble

Social clash; this is a social clash because the 2 sides of town are fighting against each other. They are fighting for their own rights

Mickey Mouse

Unfulfilled dreams; Sodapops horse was one of the things that soda wanted to keep but his parents couldn't afford it so his dreams were crushed

Gold

Youth; Johnny told pony to stay gold because pony has been gold since he was little and Johnny didn't want him to change for the worse. You are only young once