"Nothing Gold Can Stay"

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The paper examines the poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost's in which he discusses nature's color of gold. The paper shows how Frost uses the literary technique of deconstructionism whereby a poem is taken and applied to real life. The paper examines Frost's twofold meaning on the changes of nature - a deteriorating love affair or the waning beauty of a woman. Both meanings are used to discuss the meaning of "Nothing Gold Can Stay".

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"A baby begins to grow and change. Parents may find that the gold of their baby is changing in to a person they don't quite like. The gold begins to turn. Before the parents realize it, the baby is now a teenager. Sometimes this teenager gives the parents grief. "So Eden sank to grief" (Frost 1). The teenage years are difficult and Eden may not appear to be everything they thought raising a child would be. For instance, if the girl gets pregnant, this changes their Eden into grief and unhappiness with the decision she has made. "Nothing gold can stay" can be seen with this example. However, most parents accept the grief from their gold and continue to love her regardless of the mistakes."

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