THE OUTSIDERSBY S.E. HINTONEnglish 9

Ms. Vaters

BEFORE READINGSusan Eloise HintonSetting (Time and Place): Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960’s

What do you think “The Outsiders” means?What do you think a “coming of age” novel means?

Motif: Motifs are recurring structures, contrasts, and literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes.

CHAPTER 1Point of View – First person (Ponyboy Curtis)

Characters? Ponyboy Sodapop Darry Dallas Winston Johnny Two-Bit Matthews Steve Randle

PLOT Begins with the Initial Incident – Ponyboy is jumped by the Socs

Exposition is given by Ponyboy following the initial incident Characters are introduced Ponyboy’s parents are dead and lives with his two brothers; Soda and Darry (antecedent action)

We are introduced to the social tension and conflict between the Socs and the Greasers (antecedent action)

CHAPTER 2 – KEY TERMSAnalepsis: flashbackOmniscient Narrator: all seeing and all knowing

Foreshadowing: when a character or narrator gives a hint of upcoming events.

Direct Address: when a character or narrator addresses the reader/speakes directly to the reader

CHAPTER 2What are some of the rules of the gang?What does Ponyboy say is the difference between a pack and a gang?

How are Marcia and Cherry different?

GreasersElvis

Jeans, white t-shirts, slicked back greasy

hair

SocsBeatles

Crew cuts and Madras