Who wrote the ‘Outsiders’?
S.E. Hinton
What should you include when talking about the plot?
- Soc vs. Greasers
- Ponyboy, Darry and Sodapop are orphans living by themselves in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Johnny and Ponyboy got beat up by Socs
- Dally has a rough background
- Ponyboy and Johnny met Cherry and Marcia (her best friend) at the movie drive-in
- Johnny killed Cherry’s intoxicated boyfriend
- They ran away to an abandoned church on Jay Mountain
- The church burned down and a man took all 3 to the hospital
- The greasers and Socs had a fight
- Johnny died and he left a not behind
- A deranged Dally uses suicide-by-cop
- Ponyboy wrote this whole thing for his English teacher
What are the greasers like?
- rarely gets a haircut
- gets jumped by Socs if they walk alone
- lived in the Eastside
- wild
- always in trouble
- steal things
- have gang fights once in a while
What are the Socs like?
- jump greasers
- screams at greasers
- wreck houses
- gets editorials about being a public disgrace and next and asset to society
- privellaged
- thinks they’re better
What happened in chapter 1?
- Tension and division between the social classes emerge
- Violence is a key theme. This is seen by the unprovoked attack on Ponyboy by the Socs. He was lucky his friends came to the rescue.
What are the genres in this story?
Adventure, historical, violence, social realism and bildungsroman
What is social realism?
This means that there is a realistic depiction of life as a way of making social or political comment.
What is bildungsroman?
It means ‘coming of age’. It focuses on the psychological and social development of the protagonist. This character goes through a series of trials and tribulations that lead to transformation and maturation.
What are the important locations?
- Ponyboy’s house
- The church in Windrixville
- The vacant lot
- The drive-thru
- Dairy Queen, Windrixville
- The hospital
- The cinema where we see Ponyboy for the first time
What is a character?
Character refers to someone in a book/play/film who is well-developed and has depth. A character may learn, grow and change in the plot progress.
What is a caricature?
A caricature is someone in a book/play/film who is one-dimensional. They often have features that are exaggerated. They do not change and develop throughout the text.
Who are all the characters?
- Ponyboy Curtis
- Johnny Cade
- Sodapop Curtis
- Darry (Darrel) Curtis
- Tim Shepherd
- Cherry Valance
- Dally (Dallas) Winston
- Marcia
- Steve Randle
- Two-Bit Matthews
- Bob Sheldon
- Randy Anderson
- Jerry Wood
- Paul Holden
- Mr. Syme
What does Johnny think of Dally?
He’s very ‘gallant’, like the gentlemen of the deep south in ‘Gon With The Wind’.
What makes a good introduction?
- The atmosphere created
- What characters were introducing
- Setting introduced
- Plot introduced
What makes a good ending?
- It’s realistic
- Everything is revolved
- Characters have evolved
How should we write about a key moment?
- List the moment
- What atmosphere is created and how?
- How does this affect the plot? Does it increase tension? Does it change a relationship?
- What do we learn about the characters?
- What are the key quotes from this moment?
What sort of language is used in The Outsiders and its’ effects?
She uses colloquial and slang words to highlight the social class of the character. This makes the scenes very realistic and relatable.
What themes are in this story?
Loyalty
Bravery
Love
When is this story?
1960’s
