The Outsiders
By: S.E. Hinton
found at: http://mrpezioso.info
S.E. Hinton
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Susan Eloise Hinton
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Born July 22, 1948 in
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Only 15 when she wrote The Outsiders
Used S.E. to hide the fact she was girl
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Has written five books
Setting
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Somewhere in Oklahoma- but meant to be
anonymous so that all teens can relate
When? Sometime in the 1960’s
So what were the sixties like?
1960’s Music
Elvis
Hunkahunka
burnin’ love!
1960’s Music
The Beatles
1960’s Music
Hank Williams
1960’s Famous Actors
Paul Newman
Audrey Hepburn
Sean Connery
..and The Flintstones!!!
1960’s Toys
1960’s Women’s Hairstyles & Clothes
Bouffant
Plaid prints; printed pants, capris
(“Clamdiggers”), bold colors; vinyl
1960’s Men’s Hairstyles & Clothes
Madras
shirt
Men’s hair became longer
and wider
1960’s Cars
1960’s Facts
FACTS about this decade:
 Population 177,830,000
 Unemployment 3,852,000
 National Debt 286.3 Billion
 Average Salary $4,743
 Teacher's Salary $5,174
 Minimum Wage $1.00
 Life Expectancy: Males 66.6 years
Females 73.1 years
 Auto deaths 21.3 per 100,000
1960’s Fads
Mood rings
trolls
Go-go boots
Smiley faces
Lava
lamps
Afro
Fads continued & T.V. Shows
Important Events/Moments
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Martin Luther King Jr. made the speech, “I have a
Dream” on August 28, 1963
The first heart transplant was performed in 1967
Woodstock Festival 1969
Apollo 11 landed on the moon (Neil Armstrong) in 1969
The Vietnam War
The first Super Bowl was played in 1967 (Green Bay
Packers & The Kansas City Chiefs—Packers won!)
Inventions
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1961-the laser was perfected
1964- computer mouse and a five key
“corded” keyboard
1967-Texas Instruments makes first hand
held calculator selling for $2,500 a piece
1968-first cash dispensing machine (ATM)
1960’s Slang
“A Gas”- a lot of fun
“Book”- to leave
“Cat”- a guy
“Chrome Dome”- a bald guy
“Church Key”- bottle opener
“Cut Out”- to leave
“Dig”- Do you understand?
“Greaser”- a guy using too
much grease in his hair
“Heat”- the cops
‘Lay some scratch”- to burn
rubber
“Old Lady”- Your Mom
“Old Man”- You Dad
“Peepers”- glasses
“Scarf”- to eat
“Thongs”- flip-flops
This is the end….
of the slideshow,
but just the beginning of
The Outsiders