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

2. 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

3. 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. 

4. S.E. HINTON She wanted to create stories about the truth
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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).

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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).

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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)

12. The 1960s in the USA #1 Television Show. The Beatles And Elvis
Lyndon Baines Johnson was president from
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: million
Popular movie
World population: 3.5 billion
2018: 7.5 billion

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

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

15. 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.

16. 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.

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

18. 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.

19. 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!

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

21. 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.

22. 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.