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Exploring The Outsiders: A Symbol of Cultural Revolution

Dive into S.E. Hinton's iconic novel, "The Outsiders," set in the 1960s, portraying the clash between Greasers and Socs amid a backdrop of societal change and rebellion. Understand the impact of this timeless classic on young adult literature.

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Exploring The Outsiders: A Symbol of Cultural Revolution

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  1. The OutsidersA JourneyThrough Their Time Period S. E. Hinton 1967

  2. S. E. Hinton Susan Eloise Hinton S. E. Hinton began to write TheOutsiders when she was 15 years old; the novel was published when she was 18. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, S. E. Hinton always enjoyed reading, but wasn't satisfied with the literature that was being written for young adults. This influenced her to write novels such as The Outsiders, her first novel, which was published in 1967. S.E. Hinton was, and still is, one of the most popular and best-known writers of young adult fiction. Her books have been taught in some schools, and banned from others. Her novels changed the way people look at young adult literature.

  3. Conservative period Post-WWII Good economy Eisenhower “I Love Lucy” “Father Knows Best” “The Honeymooners” “Ozzy and Harriet” “Leave It to Beaver” 1950s

  4. JFK President 1960-1963: Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, NASA, assassinated Cultural revolution Beat poets Rock n’ roll 1960s • Rebel cinema • Hippies, psychedelic • Free speech, Chicano rights, antiwar movement, sexual revolution • LBJ President 1963-1968: Civil Rights Act • MLK, Jr. & Malcolm X: civil rights movement • 1969: Moon, Woodstock

  5. GREASERS Working class poor East side Community menace Elvis T-shirts and jeans No car, T-Bird Long, greased hair SOCS Wealthy West side Community trust Beatles Madras shirts/jackets Mustangs Semi-Beatles haircuts Greasers v. Socials (Socs)

  6. Greasers

  7. Hoodlums, hoods, juvenile delinquents, JDs Smoke, weed-fiend, cancer stick Heaters = guns Fuzz = police Greasers

  8. Grease, American Graffiti, “Happy Days” 1974 1972 1973

  9. Socs

  10. Socs

  11. Madras Clothing • Lightweight cotton fabric with patterned texture, ideal for summer • Popular in 1960s

  12. Cars Ford Mustang, 1964-today (1964) Chevrolet Corvair, 1960-1969 (1962) Socs Socs Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray, 1963-1967 (1964) Ford Thunderbird, 1955-2005 (1960) Cherry Valance Buck Merril

  13. Musician, actor 1935-1977 1956, hips The King “Jailhouse Rock” “Hound Dog” “Heartbreak Hotel” Cheasy musical movies Elvis Presley

  14. The Beatles • Pop rock • 1960-1970 • British • Ed Sullivan Show 1964 • “She Loves You” • “I Want to Hold Your Hand” • “Yesterday”

  15. Honky tonk musician 1923-1953 Grand Ole Opry “Hey Good Lookin’” Substance abuse Hank Williams

  16. Will Rogers • Actor, cowboy, comedian • 1879-1935 • Old cowboy movies • Oklahoman

  17. TV show 1957-1966 Lawyer who defends clients wrongly accused of murder “Perry Mason”

  18. Paul Newman • Actor, rebel, handsome • The Hustler (1961) • Hud (1963)

  19. Beach Party Movies • Popular movie genre • Early-mid 1960s • Teen audience • Romance, music • Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, Elvis

  20. Peaked in late 1950s and early 1960s, especially in rural areas Drive-In Theaters

  21. Drag Races & Rodeos

  22. DX Gas, Dairy Queen, Tastee Freez

  23. 1960s Consumer Products

  24. Margaret Mitchell 1936 book 1939 film Bestseller American Civil War and Reconstruction Gallant Southern gentlemen and belles Gone With the Wind

  25. The Carpetbaggers • Harold Robbins • 1961 book • 1964 film • Bestseller • Movie industry, airplane industry, Howard Hughes

  26. Charles Dickens 1861 British classic story of Pip, an orphan, who grows from a youth to adulthood Great Expectations

  27. Author, journalist The Call of the Wild (1903) White Fang (1906) Survival, extreme environments, socialism Jack London

  28. Robert Frost • Poet • 1874-1963 • Rural New England • “The Road Not Taken” • “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” • “Nothing Gold Can Stay”

  29. “Nothing Gold Can Stay” • Nature's first green is gold,Her hardest hue to hold.Her early leaf's a flower;But only so an hour.Then leaf subsides to leaf.So Eden sank to grief,So dawn goes down to day.Nothing gold can stay.

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