S.E. Hinton
 S.E Hinton stands for Susan Eloise
 She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1948.
 She started writing The Outsiders when she was
15 years old.
 The Outsiders was published in 1967.
The Book - Setting
 It takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the Mid-1960’s.
 Hinton based the book on two rival gangs in her school, The
Greasers and The Socs.
What was life like in the 1960’s?
 People were still living in the post World War II boom.
What was life like in the 1960’s?
 Was the beginning
for many social
changes and
reforms.
 Civil Rights – Many
black people were
fighting to gain
rights in the US.
What was life like in the 1960’s?
 Was the beginning for
many social changes
and reforms.
 Counterculture – Many
young people were
rebelling against the
norms of society. They
became the first
hippies.
What was life like in the 1960’s?
 Was the beginning for many social changes and reforms.
 Anti-war – Many people became opposed to the war in Vietnam.
What was life like in the 1960’s?
 Was the beginning for
many social changes and
reforms.
 Feminism – Women
were rebelling against
the image of the ideal
woman – one who
stayed at home, looked
after the children and
waited on her husband.
What was life like in the 1960’s?
 Russia’s communist rule was growing and communism was
growing across the world.
What was life like in the 1960’s?
 The Space Race – Russia
and the US were racing
to be the first to land a
man on the moon.
 Russia had the first
man in space –Yuri
Gagarin
 The US landed the
first man on the
moon – , Neil
Armstrong, Buzz
Aldrin and Michael
Collins.
What was life like in the 1960’s?
 The first heart
transplant was
performed in
South Africa.
What was life like in the 1960’s?
 Musicians popular in the
60’s
 The Beatles invade
American in 64
What was life like in the 1960’s?
 Musicians popular in the 60’s
 Bob Dylan goes electric in 65
What was life like in the 1960’s?
 Musicians popular in the 60’s
 Rolling Stones – “I can’t get
no, Satisfaction” - #1 in 65.
What was life like in the 1960’s?
 Musicians popular in the 60’
 Jimi Hendrix Experience
release two influential
albums.
Major Themes
 Bridging the gap between the rich and the poor.
 Honor among the lawless.
 Treacherousness of male and female interactions.
Literary terms
 The following are some of the things that we will discuss, and
as an intro you should be aware of what these terms mean.
 Symbols: symbols are objects, characters, figures, or colors
used to represent abstract concepts or ideas.
 Motifs: motifs are recurring structures, contrasts, or literary
devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major
themes.
Narrator
 The narrator is the person who is telling the story. There are
three different types of narrators:
 First person narrative – when the story is told from the point of
view of someone who is a direct participant in the story line.
 Ex: The Outsiders
 Second person narrative - when the story is told from the point
of view of someone who is in the story, but is an observer of
what is happening.
 Ex: ELF – The movie
 Third person narrative – when the story is told from the point of
view of someone who is not involved at all, sometime told as if
there is an all seeing being who is telling the story.
 Ex. Harry Potter
Story Elements
 Introduction
 Where the story and the characters are introduced.
 The reader often finds out the setting of the story – where
it’s taking place, when it’s taking place, etc.
 Conflict
 Where something happens in the story to increase the
action.
 Usually between characters in the story.
Story Elements
 Rising Action
 The action continues to rise as the story progresses.
 The conflict between characters continues, increases, and
becomes more pronounced.
 Climax
 The moment of greatest suspense.
 Where the conflict that has been happening between
characters comes to its highest point of action.
 Usually a great event happens of the climax of the story.
Story Elements
 Falling Action
 The action continues, or decreases.
 It is heading to a final outcome or a conclusion.
 Final Outcome
 The author wraps up and finishes the action.
 Hopefully they tie up any loose ends so that the reader is not
left wondering what happens and so that they will not be
dissatisfied.
The Outsiders – Chapter 1
 We are going to read the first chapter in the book
together.
 While you are reading, keep track of the characters that
are introduced and the descriptions of each of these
characters.