Objectives: The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton 1. 2. 3. Author information 1960s information 3. Themes and basics of the book

Susan Eloise Hinton in the 1960s Had A small role In the movie The Outsiders S.E. Hinton In 2018 Susan Eloise Hinton in the 1960s

S.E. Hinton Pay attention while I go through some biographical information about S.E. Hinton, the author of The Outsiders. You may be asked to recall this information when I am done. 

S.E. HINTON She wanted to create stories about the truth © Presto Plans S.E. HINTON Hinton was born in Tulsa in 1948. As a young child, she was an avid reader and would spend her time writing her own stories. She wanted to create stories about the truth of teenagers (no sugar coating).

S.E. Hinton Hinton wrote The Outsiders while she was in high school. During her high school graduation ceremony, she was offered a publication contract for the novel. She published the novel under the name S.E. Hinton (instead of Susan Eloise) because the publishers didn’t think boys would want to read a ‘tough’ novel by a female. Publication Deal Diploma

S.E. Hinton After the success of The Outsiders, she attended the University Of Tulsa where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Education. In college, she met David Inhofe (her future husband). He was a major influence in her writing her second novel, That Was Then, This Is Now.

Susan married David and they had one son, Nicholas David. S.E. Hinton Susan married David and they had one son, Nicholas David. She wrote a few more books (Tex, Rumble Fish, Taming The Star Runner). In the 1990’s, she focused mainly on children’s picture books.

The Outsiders Many of Hinton’s novels were so successful, they were turned into films The Outsiders (1983) That Was Then, This is Now (1985) Tex (1982) Rumble Fish (1983).

Were You Listening Quiz! S.E. Hinton Were You Listening Quiz! 1. Where was S.E. Hinton born? 2. What did she enjoy doing as a child? 3. When did she write The Outsiders? 4. Why didn’t she publish under her full name? 5. Where did she meet her husband? 6. Name one other book she wrote besides The Outsiders.

Setting of the Novel Oklahoma Drive in movies were popular in the 1960s. During that time, there were close to 4,000 Drive in theaters. Today there are 330 left. One is located here in Dearborn. It opened In 1950.

This novel is widely considered the first realistic young-adult novel. The Outsiders The Outsiders was inspired by real-life events at Hinton’s high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This novel is widely considered the first realistic young-adult novel. Hinton’s High School (Will Rogers High)

The 1960s in the USA #1 Television Show. The Beatles And Elvis Lyndon Baines Johnson was president from 1963-1969. John F. Kennedy was president until he was assisinated in 1963 #1 Television Show. The Beatles And Elvis A first-class stamp cost 5 cents. U.S. Population: 198 million 2018: 325.1 million Popular movie World population: 3.5 billion 2018: 7.5 billion

Styles in the 1960 Women Clothing Men Clothing Madras Male Hair Styles Female Hair- styles Women Clothing Male Hair Styles Men Clothing Madras

Cars of the `1960s Corvairs Corvette Pick-Up Truck Mustang

Paul Newman Academy Award Winning Actor that was very popular During the time period of our novel. He died in 2008. You may know him From the salad dressing Aisle at the grocery Store. 100% of the profits from The salad dressing go To charity. This shows us the Kind heart that Paul Newman had.

Major Themes in the Novel The fight between rich and poor. 1. 2. The power of friendship. What does it mean to be a hero? 3. The journey from youth to adulthood. 4.

The two major groups of characters in The Outsiders Greasers (Pronounced “soshes”) Socs madras – clothes with a plaid design jeans, leather jackets, T-shirts

Do You Agree? 1. Would you do anything to protect your family? Stand up if you agree when I read the following statements 1. Would you do anything to protect your family? 2. Loyalty is the thread that holds friendships together. 3. Violence is sometimes necessary to resolve conflict. 4. People from different economic classes will usually not be friends.

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!

tuff hood A 1967 Mustang is one tuff car. The hoods cause trouble at night. cancer stick Pass me a cancer stick, Johnny.

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.

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.