The Outsidersby S.E. Hinton

SETTING: Tulsa, Oklahoma•Prairie, located between mountains

•Cold winters, intense heat in summer

Locations: Drive-in movie theater and “fast food” of the 1950

Cars of 60’s - Mustang

Cars of 60’s

• Corvair

Cars of 60’s – Corvette Stingray

Fashions of the early 60’s

CHARACTERSThe Greasers

• Middle to lower middle class families

• Outlaws, “bad boy,” tough attitudes

• Gang members (some criminal, mostly social)

• More emotional, quick to show anger

• Slicked back, long hair• Leather jackets, white t-

shirts• Drove beat-up cars

The Greasers

PonyboySmartLikes books and moviesLong, slicked back hairGreenish-gray eyesGood student

Sodapop

Pony’s middle brother

Drop-out

Doesn’t like books or school

Works at gas station

Movie-star handsome

Girlfriend (Sandy)

Darry

Oldest brother

Works as roofer to support family

Athletic and smart

Had to give up college dream

Muscular, ex-football player

Johnny Cade•Pony’s friend

•Dallas (Dally) is his hero

•Rough home life

•Beaten by father

•Favorite of everyone in gang (pet)

Dallas Winston (Dally)•Jailed by age of 10

•Criminal record

•Cares for Johnny like little brother

•No home life

•No parents who care

•Works at rodeo

Two-Bit Matthews•Thinks he’s funny

•Drinks before rumbles

•Mother does everything for him (lazy)

Steve Randall•Sodapop’s best friend

•Works at gas station

•High school drop out

•Finds Ponyboy annoying

CHARACTERSThe Socs

• Middle to upper middle class• The “good, cool, popular” kids• Role models, athletes, class presidents• Hang in cliques, not “gangs”• More self-contained and cool, not as quick

to show out-of-control anger• Khakis, madras and polo shirts• Clean cut – hair cut (above the collar)• Nice cars

Cherry Valance•Red haired Soc

•Bob’s girlfriend

•Cheerleader, popular

Marcia•Cherry’s friend

•Cheerleader

•Popular

Bob •Cherry’s boyfriend

•Athletic and popular

•Beats up Johnny before story begins

•Pressure from parents to achieve and play sports

Randy•Bob’s best friend

•Athletic

•Popular

•Drives blue mustang

•Cares what his dad thinks about him

Movie Theater

Juvenile Delinquents?

Vocabulary• lone it • jumped• slugged • lift • hacked off • tough • tuff • rolled • Savvy• boozed up

• Socs• Socials • Greaser• heater • weed • rumble• hood• fuzz • lighting up • dig

Vocabulary

• rank • swipe • broad • cancer stick. • Blade• Play chicken

WHEN I STEPPED out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul

Newman and a ride home..

And so the story begins…