Objectives 1 2 3 Author information 1960s information Themes and basics of the book SE Hinton Published The Outsiders in 1967 at the age of 17 Began writing it at 15 The story was inspired by a reallife event at Hintons high school in Tulsa Oklahoma ID: 728263
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The Outsiders
By S.E. Hinton
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Author information
1960s information
Themes and basics of the bookSlide2
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 HintonSlide3
1967 in the U.S.A.
Lyndon Baines Johnson is president.
A first-class stamp cost 5 cents.
U.S. Population: 198 million
World population: 3.5 billion
#1 Television Show.
The Beatles
Popular movieSlide4
Music and Film
Here are some images of popular artists and movies.
Elvis Presley
Paul Newman
The Beach Boys
Beach movies
The BeatlesSlide5Slide6Slide7
Do you know...
your 1960s...
slang?Slide8
fuzz
heater
broad
rank
Watch out, the fuzz is after us!
When did you start carrying a heater?
That Kim is one knock-out broad!
That band you like is rank!Slide9
tuff
hood
cancer stick
A 1967 Mustang is one tuff car.
The hoods cause trouble at night.
Pass me a cancer stick, Johnny. Slide10
jumped
hacked off
rumble
pickled
He got really pickled! (under the influence)
He got jumped by three guys.
There was a big rumble at the park.
I was hacked off at my parents. Slide11
make tracks
the cooler
JD
weed
Hurry, we gotta make tracks.
The JD got five months in jail.
I could really use a weed right now.
When did you get out of the cooler?Slide12
The two major groups of characters in
The Outsiders
Greasers
Socs
(Pronounced “soshes”)
madras – clothes with a plaid design
jeans, leather jackets, T-shirtsSlide13Slide14Slide15Slide16Slide17
Socs
The blue Mustang represents the upper class Socs. It stands for money, power and authority.The rings are a symbol of wealth.Slide18Slide19
Symbols
The switchblade represents strength and power. The Greasers felt safer when carrying this to protect themselves.Slide20
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.Slide21
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 MustangSlide22
Major topics developed in
The Outsiders
The fight between rich and poor.
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The power of friendship.
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What does it mean to be a hero?
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The journey from youth to adulthood.
Look for these topics to develop as we read the book!