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

2. S.E. Hinton
Published The Outsiders in 1967 at the age of 17 (Began writing it at 15).
The story was inspired by a real-life event at Hinton’s high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Outsiders is widely considered the first realistic young-adult novel.
Other Hinton books include Rumble Fish, Tex, and That Was Then, This is Now.
Susan Eloise Hinton

3. Since her narrator was a boy, Hinton's publishers suggested that she publish under the name of S. E. Hinton
The Outsiders ranks as a classic, still widely read and one of the most important and taboo-breaking books.
Finally, someone was writing about the real concerns and emotions of a teenager.

4. 1967 in the U.S.A. #1 Television Show. The Beatles Popular movie
Lyndon Baines Johnson is president.
#1 Television Show.
The Beatles
A first-class stamp cost 5 cents.
U.S. Population: 198 million
Popular movie
World population: 3.5 billion

5. Do you know...
your 1960s...
slang?

6. 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!

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

8. 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 or “drunk”)
There was a big rumble at the park.

9. 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.

10. The fight between rich and poor.
Major topics developed in The Outsiders
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.
Look for these topics to develop as we read the book!

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

12. Cars
Here are two cars that are mentioned in The Outsiders. The Covair is the first car mentioned in the book.
Chevy Corvair
1965 Ford Mustang

13. Symbols
The switchblade represents strength and power. The Greasers felt safer when carrying this to protect themselves.

14. Music and Film Here are some images of popular artists and movies.
The Beatles
Elvis Presley
Beach movies
Paul Newman
The Beach Boys

15. Socs
The blue Mustang represents the upper class Socs. It stands for money, power and authority.
The rings are a symbol of wealth.

16. The cigarette is a symbol commonly seen in the book as well
The cigarette is a symbol commonly seen in the book as well. Many of the Greasers started smoking at an early age. It made them feel older and helped them fit into their group. Later it became a way of passing time and keeping calm.

17. "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost
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.

18. Section III: Interpreting the Frost poem
On a piece of paper write Nothing Gold Can Stay then answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. What do you think the poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay” means? Use at least two direct quotes (lines) from the poem in your answer of 4-6 sentences.