The
Outsiders
Background
Information
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About the novel
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Story takes place in 1965.
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The setting is Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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The story is told from a first-person perspective.
Paul Newman
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Famous actor
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Died in 2008
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Some of his most well-known movie
roles include The Hustler, Hud, Cool
Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid, and The Sting.
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The Hustler and Hud released by the
time the book takes place, the others
came out afterwards.
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Corvair
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Made by Chevrolet during the 1960s.
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Stopped being produced in 1969.
1965 Corvair
hardtop
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orvair
Madras shirt
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Type of pattern used on a
shirt, typically a plaid
pattern.
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Switchblade
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A type of knife that has a blade
that is contained in the handle.
The blade comes out of the side
or the top of the handle, usually
by the user pushing a button.
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Became popular during 1950s,
though laws were put in place in
1958 which made them illegal.
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Will Rogers
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World-famous, wildly
popular actor who was
known for vaudville, silent
films and one of the first
stars of movies with sound.
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Was so popular, he was
nominated to be governor
of Oklahoma, which he
declined.
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Great
Expectations
•Famous
Dickens
novel written by Charles
•Deals
with a character named
Pip, who starts as a poor boy, is
given a fortune and spends his
days trying to become a
gentleman and earn the love of
Estella.
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Saddle bronco riding involves a contestant trying to stay on a horse
for eight seconds. Contestant gets to use a specially designed saddle
to ride the horse.
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Elvis Presley
•Famous
musician, nicknamed “The
King”, one of the most famous
musicians of the 20th century.
•Famously
served in the military at
the height of his popularity in the late
1950s. When he left the military, he
made numerous movies during the
1960s.
•Died
August 16, 1977, but some
believe him to still be alive.
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The Beatles
•Band
featured John Lennon, Paul
McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo
Starr.
•Most
popular music group of the 1960s,
came from Britain and toured
extensively from 1962-1966, when they
strictly recorded music in studio.
•Females
found the quartet cute and
were some of the biggest fans.
•Band
•Image
ultimately broke up in 1970.
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Hank
Williams
•Country music
singer some believe
to be one of the best in history.
•Recorded
numerous number one hits
during his short time as a musician.
•Lived
1953.
•Photo
a short life, dying at age 29 in
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s
Gone With the
Wind
•Book
written by Margaret Mitchell,
is the best selling novel of all time.
Only novel Mitchell wrote.
•Based
during the Civil War, is a
love story. Takes place in the
South. Eventually turned in to a
movie.
•Originally
published in 1936,
movie debuted in 1939.
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Robert Frost
•American
poet, very popular and
quoted. Received four Pulitzer
Prizes for Poetry during his
lifetime.
•Born
in 1874, died in 1963 at the
age of 89.
•Two
of his most famous poems are
“The Road Not Taken” and
“Nothing Gold Can Stay”.
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Sting Ray
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The Corvette C2, made by Chevrolet from 1963-67.
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Some believe it is one of the best Corvettes ever made.
1967 Corvette
Sting Ray 427
Convertable
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Reader’s Digest

Monthly general-interest magazine founded in 1922.
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Was the best selling magazine in the United States for years,
until Better Homes and Gardens surpassed it in 2009.
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One thing that makes it unique is that the magazine is half
the size of typical magazines, making it easy to carry
around.
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YMCA or ‘Y’
•Founded
in 1844 in London,
England, it stands for “Young Men’s
Christian Association”.
•Was
created as a way to help build a
healthy spirit, mind and body.
•Today,
is open to all people, no
matter their religion or gender.
•Runs
numerous classes to teach
different skills, both physical and
mental.
•Photo
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Jack London
•American
author who lived in the
late 1800s and early 1900s, died at age
40 in 1916.
•Most
famous for writing the books
The Call of the Wild (1903), White Fang
(1906), and The Sea Wolf (1904).
The Call of the Wild and White Fang
both follow a dog as a main character.
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The
Carpetbaggers
•Published
in 1961, focused on a main
character who is the heir to a family
fortune and goes to Hollywood to
become a star.
•Deals
with many adult themes and
activities. Some reviewers thought it
was too obscene for the general public
when it was released.
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