The Outsiders A Journey Through Their Time Period S. E. Hinton 1967
S. E. Hinton Susan Eloise Hinton S. E. Hinton began to write The Outsiders when she was 15 years old; the novel was published when she was 18. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, S. E. Hinton always enjoyed reading, but wasn't satisfied with the literature that was being written for young adults. This influenced her to write novels such as The Outsiders, her first novel, which was published in 1967. S.E. Hinton was, and still is, one of the most popular and best-known writers of young adult fiction. Her books have been taught in some schools, and banned from others. Her novels changed the way people look at young adult literature.
1950s Conservative period Post-WWII Good economy Eisenhower “I Love Lucy” “Father Knows Best” “The Honeymooners” “Ozzy and Harriet” “Leave It to Beaver”
1960s Cultural revolution Beat poets Rock n’ roll JFK President 1960-1963: Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, NASA, assassinated Rebel cinema Hippies, psychedelic Free speech, Chicano rights, antiwar movement, sexual revolution LBJ President 1963-1968: Civil Rights Act MLK, Jr. & Malcolm X: civil rights movement 1969: Moon, Woodstock
Greasers v. Socials (Socs) Working class poor East side Community menace Elvis T-shirts and jeans No car, T-Bird Long, greased hair SOCS Wealthy West side Community trust Beatles Madras shirts/jackets Mustangs Semi-Beatles haircuts
Greasers
Greasers Hoodlums, hoods, juvenile delinquents, JDs Smoke, weed-fiend, cancer stick Heaters = guns Fuzz = police
Grease, American Graffiti, “Happy Days” 1974 1972 1973
Socs
Socs
Madras Clothing Lightweight cotton fabric with patterned texture, ideal for summer Popular in 1960s
Cars Ford Mustang, 1964-today (1964) Chevrolet Corvair, 1960-1969 (1962) Socs Socs Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray, 1963-1967 (1964) Ford Thunderbird, 1955-2005 (1960) Cherry Valance Buck Merril
Elvis Presley Musician, actor 1935-1977 1956, hips The King “Jailhouse Rock” “Hound Dog” “Heartbreak Hotel” Cheasy musical movies
The Beatles Pop rock 1960-1970 British Ed Sullivan Show 1964 “She Loves You” “I Want to Hold Your Hand” “Yesterday”
Hank Williams Honky tonk musician 1923-1953 Grand Ole Opry “Hey Good Lookin’” Substance abuse
Will Rogers Actor, cowboy, comedian 1879-1935 Old cowboy movies Oklahoman
“Perry Mason” TV show 1957-1966 Lawyer who defends clients wrongly accused of murder
Paul Newman Actor, rebel, handsome The Hustler (1961) Hud (1963)
Beach Party Movies Popular movie genre Early-mid 1960s Teen audience Romance, music Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, Elvis
Drive-In Theaters Peaked in late 1950s and early 1960s, especially in rural areas
Drag Races & Rodeos
DX Gas, Dairy Queen, Tastee Freez
1960s Consumer Products
Gone With the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1936 book 1939 film Bestseller American Civil War and Reconstruction Gallant Southern gentlemen and belles
The Carpetbaggers Harold Robbins 1961 book 1964 film Bestseller Movie industry, airplane industry, Howard Hughes
Great Expectations Charles Dickens 1861 British classic story of Pip, an orphan, who grows from a youth to adulthood
Jack London Author, journalist The Call of the Wild (1903) White Fang (1906) Survival, extreme environments, socialism
Robert Frost Poet 1874-1963 Rural New England “The Road Not Taken” “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” “Nothing Gold Can Stay”
“Nothing Gold Can Stay” Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.