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Musical Reflection (Media, Reading, Writing)
In order to understand S.E. Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders, completely, you
must understand the music of the time (1960’s), and how it relates to the
novel’s main characters. In the novel, different groups of characters
emerge and Hinton distinguishes these groups by associating them with musicians of the time.
For example, the author relates The Beatles to the Socs, Elvis Presley to the Greasers and Hank
Williams Sr. to a rougher subculture of Greasers.
The musicians and their songs relate to the novel’s themes of
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forbidden love
friendship
social ostracism
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For this assignment, you are to
1. choose one of the themes
2. choose an artist/group and his/her song from the time period of the
novel that support your theme
3. choose an artist/group and his/her song from present day that support your theme
4. explain your choices and inferences
5. use this chart to organize your thoughts
THEME
1960 ARTIST & SONG
2012 ARTIST & SONG
EXPLANATION