The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel by S. E. Hinton published in 1967 by Viking Press. The novel is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960s [a][1] —although this is never explicitly stated in the book—and details the conflict between two rival gangs of White Americans divided by their socioeconomic status: the working-class "greasers" [2] and the upper-middle-class "Socs" (pronounced ...
The Outsiders is an American young adult (YA) novel by S.E. Hinton about rival teen gangs in Oklahoma that was published in 1967 and was one of the first modern YA novels. The novel centers on Ponyboy Curtis, a 14-year-old boy who narrates about two weeks of his life in an Oklahoma city that is deeply divided between the working-class ‘greasers’ and upper-class ‘Socs.’
The Outsiders S. E. HINTON __________ Chapter 1 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. I was wishing I looked like Paul Newman--- he looks tough and I don't--- but I guess my own looks aren't so bad.
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S.E. Hinton (1948–) S.E. Hinton, born Susan Eloise Hinton on , in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is widely credited with creating the modern young adult fiction genre. She wrote her groundbreaking debut novel The Outsiders when she was just fifteen years old and published it at seventeen, forever changing the landscape of literature written for teenage readers. 👶 Early Life and Education ...