The Outsiders

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The Outsiders
By S.E. Hinton
Objectives
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Author information
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1960s information
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Themes and basics of the book
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S.E. Hinton

• Published The Outsiders in 1967 at the age of 17
  (Began writing it at 15).

• The story was inspired by a real-life event at
  Hintons high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

• The Outsiders is widely considered the first
  realistic young-adult novel.

• Other Hinton books include Rumble Fish, Tex, and
  That Was Then, This is Now.

Susan Eloise Hinton
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1967 in the U.S.A.
Lyndon Baines Johnson is president.
1 Television Show.
The Beatles
A first-class stamp cost 5 cents.
U.S. Population 198 million
Popular movie
World population 3.5 billion
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Do you know...
your 1960s...
slang?
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fuzz
heater
Watch out, the fuzz is after us!
When did you start carrying a heater?
broad
rank
That Kim is one knock-out broad!
That band you like is rank!
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tuff
hood
A 1967 Mustang is one tuff car.
The hoods cause trouble at night.
cancer stick
Pass me a cancer stick, Johnny.
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jumped
hacked off
I was hacked off at my parents.
He got jumped by three guys.
pickled
rumble
He got really pickled! (under the influence)
There was a big rumble at the park.
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make tracks
the cooler
When did you get out of the cooler?
Hurry, we gotta make tracks.
JD
weed
The JD got five months in jail.
I could really use a weed right now.
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Major topics developed in The Outsiders
The fight between rich and poor.
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The power of friendship.
What does it mean to be a hero?
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The journey from youth to adulthood.
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Look for these topics to develop as we read the
book!
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The two major groups of characters in The
Outsiders
Greasers
(Pronounced soshes)
Socs
madras clothes with a plaid design
jeans, leather jackets, T-shirts
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Cars
Here are two cars that are mentioned in The
Outsiders. The Covair is the first car mentioned
in the book.
Chevy Corvair
1965 Ford Mustang
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Symbols

• The switchblade represents strength and power.
  The Greasers felt safer when carrying this to
  protect themselves.

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Music and Film
Here are some images of popular artists and
movies.
The Beatles
Elvis Presley
Beach movies
Paul Newman
The Beach Boys
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Socs

• The blue Mustang represents the upper class Socs.
  It stands for money, power and authority.
• The rings are a symbol of wealth.

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• The cigarette is a symbol commonly seen in the
  book as well. Many of the Greasers started
  smoking at an early age. It made them feel older
  and helped them fit into their group. Later it
  became a way of passing time and keeping calm.