THE OUTSIDERS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

• date of birth- July 22 1948
• Place of birth- Tulsa Oklahoma
• She was 16 years old when she wrought the book
• Full Name- Susan Eloise Hinton
• Inspired by the two rival groups at her high school

THE GANG:
DARRY CURTIS
STEVE RANDLE
DALLY WINSTON
JOHNNY CADE
PONYBOY CURTIS
SODAPOP CURTIS
TWO-BIT MATHEWS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• Setting- Tulsa Oklahoma
• Time period- the the late 1950s early 1960s
• Genre- Young adult fiction/ coming of age
• Author- S. E. Hinton
• Major themes- friendship, rebellion and injustice

THE GREASERS

• Live of the east side of town
• Wore leather jackets and hair grease
• The rival group of the Socs
• Known as the poor kids
• Also known as tuff

THE SOCS

• Socs is short for the socials
• Lived of the west side of town
• The rival group of the Greaser
• Known as the very wealthy kids
• Word madrid shirts and drove fancy cars

ABOUT THE BOOK

• Published in 1967
• Sold 14million copies
• Ranked 43 on American Associations top100 frequently challaged book list
• Tone- youthful, simplistic, melodramatic
• Banned in schools for family dysfunction, gang violence and smoking/drinking

POPULAR IN....

• Movies- Grease, The Sound of Music and Beach Blanket Bingo
• Bands- The Beatles and The Grateful Dead
• President in 1965- Lyndon B. Johnson
• World Series in 1965- New York Yankees
• Average cost of a new home in 1965- 21,500.00