The Outsiders S.E Hinton

Forestudy What is a gang or a clique ? Why do cliques form among students ?  What are stereotypes ? What is prejudice ? Nerd…. Jock…. Prep….

A Little Info On The Author Susan Eloise Hinton was born in the 1950s in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She began writing The Outsiders at the age of fifteen. The Outsiders, first published in 1967, tells the story of a conflict between the greasers, a group of lower-class youths from the East Side of town, and the Socs (short for Socials), a group of privileged rich kids who live on the wealthy West Side of town. Hinton’s publishers decided that she should publish her novel under the name S. E. Hinton. They worried that readers would not respect The Outsiders, which features male protagonists and violent situations, if they knew a female wrote it.

Context Of The Novel The language and details of the novel sets the story in the sixties. The novel is set in the Southwest of the United-States, as evidenced by the fact that many greasers ride in local rodeos.

Characters call fights “rumbles,” people listen to the Beatles and Elvis Presley, Paul Newman is a popular movie star, they drive mustangs and corvairs and wear madras shirts. red Corvair Paul Newman greasers blue Mustang

The Outsiders The book became the voice of a younger generation. Its popularity led to the movie The Outsiders which was directed by Francis Coppola.

Reading the book in class This book will be read together in class. The book stays in class, so make sure to give back the copy of your book after each period. You do not have to bring this book home to read unless you were absent when some reading was done in class(you are responsible for the chapters you missed). Each chapter will be read with an audiobook played in class-YOU MUST LISTEN TO THE AUDIOBOOK WHILE FOLLOWING ALONG WITH A COPY OF THE BOOK. IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW ALONG, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE AND READ THE BOOK BY YOURSELF AT THE « PALESTRE ». There will be questions to answer after each chapter, so it is important to pay attention to what you are reading. There will be a final test on the book once we are finished; YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE YOUR BOOK OR YOUR NOTES FOR THE TEST. If you answer all your questions and pay attention in class, you should be fine for the test.

***Important*** Copy the info of the following two slides on a page in your binder (these are your notes)

Setting of The Outsiders The Outsiders is set in an unnamed town in the southern part of the United-States during the 1960’s. Most of the action takes place during one week in the fall.

Main Characters Greasers Socs Darrel(Darry) Curtis Sodapop(Soda) Curtis Ponyboy(Pony) Curtis Dallas(Dally) Winston Johnny Cade Steve Randle Keith(Two-Bit)Mathews Bob Sheldon Randy Adderson Sherri(Cherry) Valance Marcia

Do you recognize a few famous faces? Patrick Swayze Matt Dillon Rob Lowe Tom Cruise Emilio Estevez Ralph Macchio C. Thomas Howell