THE OUTSIDERS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

• S.E Hinton was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• S.E stands for Susan Eloise.
• She wrote The Outsiders when she was 15-17 years old.
• The Outsiders was published in 1967.
• She was the first to win the Margaret A. Edwards Award.

THE BOOK

• The Outsiders is young adult fiction.
• Its ranking in American Linerty Associations is #43.
• It is banned in certain places because of .....
• Underage smoking and drinking, gang violence,
• Family dysfunction, and more.

MORE ABOUT THE BOOK

• The names of the gangs wer the Socs and the Greasers.
• The tone of the book is youthful and melodramatic.
• Some themes are friendship, injustice, and facing reality.
• The book takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960s.
• She chose this because that is where she was from.

MAIN CHARACTERS OF THE OUTSIDERS

• Ponyboy, Johnny
• Soda, Darry
• Dally, Two-Bit
• Cherry

GREASERS OUTFITS

• Fitted T-shirts, leather jackets,
• Blue jeans, demin jackets,
• Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars,
• And last motorcycle boots.

THE 1960S

• Ford manufactured the Mustang and Chevy manufactured the Corvair.
• The president was Lundon B. Johnson.
• The New York Yankees won the world war Series.
• An average cost for a new home was $21,500.00
• Marthinf Luther King Junior was assassinated.

MORE ABOUT THE 1960S

• Elvis Presley and The Beatles played on the radio.
• Some popular movies in 1965 were...
• The Sound of Music, The War Lord, and
• Ten Little Indians.
• The Beatles Rubber Soul was the album of the year.

THE OUTSIDERS BY S.E HINTON