The Outsiders Summary
S. E. Hinton

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The Outsiders Summary

S. E. Hinton irrevocably altered the course of juvenile literature in America with her first novel. The Outsiders was published when she was seventeen and was her stark answer to the fluffy high school stories about proms and dates typical of the 1960s. "Where is reality?" she asked in an essay explaining her motivation in the New York Times Book Review. In other narratives for teens, she could not find "the drive-in social...

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Encyclopedia Articles (1)

The Outsiders

3,268 words, approx. 11 pages

The Outsiders by S. E. H i nton Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the late 1940s, Susan Eloise Hinton began writing The Outsiders when she was fifteen years old. Hinton loosely based the novel on her hig... Read more

S. E. Hinton Biographies (4)

S. E. Hinton

5,431 words, approx. 19 pages

Ponyboy. Greasers vs. Socs. For millions of fans around the world, these few words will instantly call up the world of The Outsiders, S. E. Hinton's classic novel about teen gangs and the troubled pro... Read more

S.E. Hinton

4,946 words, approx. 17 pages

"I was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma [in 1950], where I have lived most of my life. There is nothing to do there, but it is a pleasant place to live if you don't want to do anything...."I started reading ab... Read more

Susan Eloise Hinton

2,343 words, approx. 8 pages

Often considered the most successful novelist for the junior high and high school audience, S. E. Hinton (born 1950) is credited with creating the genre of realistic young adult literature with the pu... Read more

Susan Eloise Hinton

5,280 words, approx. 18 pages

Biography EssayS. E. Hinton's young adult novels are among the best-selling books of all time and continue to be popular with adolescent readers a generation after she wrote them. Her books, especiall... Read more

Essays & Analysis (24)

Critical Essay by Zena Sutherland

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Critical Review by Charles Solomon

162 words, approx. 1 pages

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Critical Essay by Steven L. VanderStaay

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Critical Essay by Lillian N. Gerhardt

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Critical Essay by Susan Thompson

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Critical Essay by Thomas Fleming

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Critical Essay by William Jay Jacobs

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Critical Essay by A. Chambers

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Critical Essay by John Rowe Townsend

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The Outsiders

734 words, approx. 3 pages

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960's. In this book, there are two gangs that are very different and do not like each other. The Socials are a gang of rich boys... Read more

A Family from Friends in "The Outsiders"

1,375 words, approx. 5 pages

In The Outsiders by SE Hinton, the theme of family in gangs is extremely important. Outside of a gang, not many people have a family including parents or have a family with parents who care about them... Read more

Research Paper: The Outsiders

3,507 words, approx. 12 pages

It is late in the afternoon when you step outside of the movie theatre; you had two things in mind: the movie's storyline and a ride home because. You are walking by yourself and you are two blocks a... Read more

The Outsiders

898 words, approx. 3 pages

The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton shows the complexities between two very different groups of people. With the differences of the rich people known as the Socs and the poor people known as the Greasers, ... Read more

The Outsiders, A Review of Themes

1,037 words, approx. 4 pages

S.E.Hinton's novel, `The Outsiders' absorbs the teenage reader by relaying valuable messages. As the characters of the Greasers and Socs, two rival gangs, unfold, the reader experiences a series of em... Read more

The Outsiders, A Character Analysis of Johnny

671 words, approx. 3 pages

Johnny was the youngest in the gang of greasers after the Ponyboy [his appearance] He was a pet in the gang and everybody loved him like a small brother. Johnny was rather bullied by the life his pa... Read more

The Outsiders: Gang Relations

890 words, approx. 3 pages

In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, there are two gangs, the Greasers and the Socs. The Greasers contain Ponyboy, Sodapop, Dallas, Darry, Johnny, and Two-Bit. They are a gang from "the wrong side of th... Read more

The Outsiders

249 words, approx. 1 pages

After reading the book The Outsiders and watching the movie I had many observations. In this piece of writing I am going to talk about the similatrities and differences between the novel and film, sta... Read more

The Outsiders - An Analysis of Sodapop

341 words, approx. 2 pages

Ponyboy's happy-go-lucky, handsome brother, Sodapop, is the middle Curtis boy. Caring and patient, Soda always stands up for his younger brother, Ponyboy. Unlike other members of the gang, Soda is ver... Read more

The Outsiders: Character Analysis

1,174 words, approx. 4 pages

The Outsiders: Character Analysis Book written by SE Hinton In the book The Outsiders, the character's personalities are what made the plot move forward. The main characters in this book were Ponyb... Read more

Plot and Analysis of "The Outsiders"

584 words, approx. 2 pages

In 1968, a fifteen year old girl named S.E. Hinton published a book called The Outsiders. It was a story of a young boy named Ponyboy who is from the hood, and his ongoing battles with the rich kids ... Read more

The Outsiders

877 words, approx. 3 pages

The Outsiders is written by S E Hinton. The book is all about the Curtis family, which consists of three brothers. They are Darry who at twenty is the legal guardian. He looks after his two younger br... Read more

The Outsiders Response

745 words, approx. 3 pages

Chapter 7-12 were very suspenseful chapters. There was a lot of action in chapter 9 when the Socs fought the greasers. The rumble showed me how strong the gang (greasers) could be when they were fight... Read more

Colors in the Outsiders

681 words, approx. 3 pages

Colors may represent the emotions someone is facing anytime. it may represent how someone is feeling. From light colors to darks, it shows the mood of a setting. From happiness to sadness, any color c... Read more

Free Book Notes (1)

The Outsiders

11,170 words, approx. 38 pages

The Outsiders Book Notes is a free study guide on The Outsiders by Susan Eloise Hinton. Browse the summary below:   Author Biography / Context of the Work   One-Page Plot Summary &nbsp... Read more

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