1. The Outsiders

2. by S.E. Hinton Susan Eloise Hinton
wrote most of the book when she was 16
published at age 18
realistic fiction for younger readers
criticized for raw language and violence
sold more than 14 million copies

3. S.E. Hinton Known as “Susie” to friends Publisher made her use
“S.E. Hinton” as pen name
out of fear that boys wouldn’t
want to read the book if they
knew it was written by a young woman.

4. Sound familiar?
The same thing happened to J.K. Rowling
30 years later.

5. Greasers Socials (Socs) VS
Through the eyes of our 14 year old narrator, Ponyboy Curtis, we’ll experience the conflict between two teenage groups.
Greasers
poor
rough kids
absentee parents
doubtful futures
Socials (Socs)
rich
popular kids
spoiled by parents
bright futures VS

6. setting
Tulsa, Oklahoma
1965

7. Important Characters
The Greasers

8. Ponyboy Curtis -Narrator -14 years old -Parents died in car crash
-being raised by
older brothers

9. -Oldest brother Darrel “Darry” Curtis -20 years old -good student &
athlete while in
school
-Now, trying to be
a parent to his
two brothers

10. -The family’s Sodapop Curtis middle son -16 years old -dropped out of
school
-works on cars
-handsome, easy-
going

11. Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry Curtis. . .
Brotherly
Love
Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry Curtis. . .
doing the best they can

12. -smallest of the Johnny Cade group -best friend of Ponyboy -abused by
parents
-idolizes Dally

13. -toughest of the Dallas “Dally” Winston group -17 years old
-high school
dropout
-already served
time in jail

14. Steve Randle Two-Bit Matthews Sodapop’s best friend
Works at gas station with
Sodapop
Two-Bit Matthews
At age 18, still a high school junior
Comic of the group

15. Important Characters
The Socs
(Socials)

16. -spoiled rich kid Bob Sheldon -leader of the Socs -dating Cherry
-beats up smaller
guys
-overindulged by
parents

17. -popular cheerleader Sherry “Cherry” valance -dating Bob
-offended by (and
attracted to) Dally
-befriends Pony
-becomes a spy for
the Greasers

18. Soc Fashion
Preppy “madras”
shirts

19. denim jackets, jeans, leather jackets
Greaser Fashion
denim jackets, jeans, leather jackets
“Greasers” hair gel
“Greasers” mechanics

20. Cars what do Socs drive?
Mustang
Corvair

21. Cars. . . what do Greasers drive?
a bucket of bolts. . .
or. . .
more likely,
they walk

22. music
Elvis
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones

23. entertainment
Drive-in diners
Drive-in theater

24. Teen Slang
Okay, so you’re a real hep cat, but do you know teen-speak from the 60s?
Write these words on your paper:
rank rolled
cooler 8. lift
scrap fuzz
hot heater
lone it cancer stick
savvy? hacked off

25. Now, with a partner, write your best guess about what each term might actually mean to a teenager in the sixties.

26. Answers rank : not cool 7. rolled: to rob or get robbed
cooler: jail lift: to steal or shoplift
scrap: to fight fuzz: the police
hot: recently stolen heater: hand-gun
lone it: do something alone 11. cancer stick: cigarette
savvy?: Do you understand? 12. hacked off: angry

27. Now let’s grab a book and get started!