BY: S.E. HINTON
PowerPoint by: Eric Hernández
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The Outsiders is a novel about conflict between two groups that come from
different sociological and economical backgrounds. The story takes place in
Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1966 and mainly deals with the problems teenagers face
when approaching young adulthood.
Darry Curtis
•Works to much
•He is Six-foot two
•Dark hair and muscular
•Pale Blue-green ice eyes
Ponyboy Curtis
•sixteen going on seventeen
•Always happy
•He is like a movie star
•Eyes-Dark Brown
•Dark-Gold hair
•Light Brown hair
•Greenish-Gray eyes
•14 years old
•He is not tough / But he
is really nice
Two-Bit Matthews
Dallas Winston
Johnny Cade
Socs
Cherry Valance
Randy Anderson
Bob Sheldon
About the Book
The Outsiders is a novel by S.E. Hinton, published in 1967.
Hinton was 15 when she began writing the novel and she was 17
when she got it published. The outsiders is the life story of
fourteen-year-old Ponyboy Michael Curtis. Hinton explores a
multitude of themes throughout the story, such as friendship,
and coming age. They are seen by two groups, the Greasers
and the socs (said "soashes" by the author, short for Socials),
who are separated by status.
S.E. Hinton , is one of the most popular and best known writers of young adult fiction. Her
books have been taught in some schools, and some schools do not care about it. Her novels
changed the way people look at young adult literature.
Susan Eloise Hinton was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has always enjoyed reading but
wasn't satisfied with the literature that was being written for young adults, which influenced
her to write novels like The Outsiders. That book, her first novel was published in 1967
Once published, The Outsiders gave her a lot of publicity and fame, and
also a lot of pressure. S.E. Hinton was becoming known as "The Voice of
the Youth" among other titles. This kind of pressure and publicity
resulted in a three year long writer's block.
The Greasers
While the Socs live carefree lives of privilege, The
Greasers all come from dangerous backgrounds. They
like to listen to the music of Elvis Presley and think the
Beatles are "out". Their attire usually consists of tight
fitting t-shirts, leather jackets, and snug jeans. Some
greasers are involved in criminal activities, which causes
many people to incorrectly assume that all Greasers are
juvenile delinquents . Many of the Greasers have
problems at home. The Greasers dislike the Socs.
The Socs
 The Socs are the nickname of the "Socials," the West Side rich kids.
Ponyboy tells in the book that they drive nice cars like Mustangs,
Corvais, and Carovetts , and learns that the Soc girls he meets are
partial to the Beatles instead of Elvis. The Socs are known to jump
the greasers on the East side of town. They throw beer blasts for fun.
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