If and The Outsiders Connections

 If has a section in it about the struggles of life, loss, death, sadness and all negative things in life. It reflects the story of The Outsiders by showing the struggles of life. In The Outsiders, Ponyboy goes through many struggles in his life like his parents death, abuse of people around him, friends dying, and the struggles of growing up. The section that connects to that point in the paragraph is: “If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster… and stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools.’ The other section I want to talk about is: ‘If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,’ This section of If directly points to Ponyboy thinking about Johnny’s death and believing it is his fault and him denying his death. In conclusion, this poem relates many things to The Outsiders and The Outsiders may have taken concepts from this poem.