1. English 9 Ms. Vaters

2.  Susan Eloise Hinton  Setting (Time and Place): Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960’s  What do you think “The Outsiders” means?  What do you think a “coming of age” novel means?  Motif: Motifs are recurring structures, contrasts, and literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes.

3.  Point of View – First person (Ponyboy Curtis)  Characters?  Ponyboy  Sodapop  Darry  Dallas Winston  Johnny  Two-Bit Matthews  Steve Randle

4.  Begins with the Initial Incident – Ponyboy is jumped by the Socs  Exposition is given by Ponyboy following the initial incident  Characters are introduced  Ponyboy’s parents are dead and lives with his two brothers; Soda and Darry (antecedent action)  We are introduced to the social tension and conflict between the Socs and the Greasers (antecedent action)

5.  Analepsis: flashback  Omniscient Narrator: all seeing and all knowing  Foreshadowing: when a character or narrator gives a hint of upcoming events.  Direct Address: when a character or narrator addresses the reader/speakes directly to the reader

6.  What are some of the rules of the gang?  What does Ponyboy say is the difference between a pack and a gang?  How are Marcia and Cherry different?

7. Greasers Elvis Jeans, white t-shirts, slicked back greasy hair Socs Beatles Crew cuts and Madras