"The Outsiders"
By: S. E. Hinton
Biography
S. E. Hinton was born on July 22, 1950. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her full name is Susan Eloise Hinton. At first, she wanted to become a cattle rancher as her ambition. But, her ambition as a cattle rancher was replaced by her love and passion of writing. When she was a teen, she wanted to write a story that truly reflected a teenager's life. Also, she wanted to write about the concept of a girl meeting a boy in a true teenager perspective. At the age of seventeen, she wrote and published her first book, "The Outsiders".
Hinton's first book, "The Outsiders", was published in 1967. Her real life and events that happened in her life was her inspiration for writing "The Outsiders". In the United States, "The Outsiders" sold over 4 million copies. It was one of the most renowned novels of the time. In the beginning, "The Outsiders" received some critique for showing a rebellious youth. S. E. Hinton used the profit from her sales to join the University of Tulsa. But, she had a three year writing block. During college, Hinton met her future husband, David Inhofe. Later on in 1970, Susan Eloise Hinton and David Inhofe got married. S. E. Hinton continued to write more novels. The year after Hinton and Inhofe got married, 1971, S. E. Hinton wrote another novel. That novel was "That Was Then, This Was Now". Another novel she wrote was "Rumble Fish".
S. E. Hinton is one of the most popular and best known young adult fiction writiers. S. E. Hinton has made a historical impact to the world of literature and writing. That impact is that she changed the way people look at young adult literature. S. E. Hinton's contribution to the American Literature about young adults was acclaimed in 1988. Hinton received the Margaret Edwards Young Adult Author Achievement Award. She received this work for her work in writing and in literature. S. E. Hinton has given a new perspective of how we see young adults. Her books give real life situations of young adults. Her impact was that she has introduced a new perspective of young adults through her written novels. Right now, she lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her husband, David.
Hinton's first book, "The Outsiders", was published in 1967. Her real life and events that happened in her life was her inspiration for writing "The Outsiders". In the United States, "The Outsiders" sold over 4 million copies. It was one of the most renowned novels of the time. In the beginning, "The Outsiders" received some critique for showing a rebellious youth. S. E. Hinton used the profit from her sales to join the University of Tulsa. But, she had a three year writing block. During college, Hinton met her future husband, David Inhofe. Later on in 1970, Susan Eloise Hinton and David Inhofe got married. S. E. Hinton continued to write more novels. The year after Hinton and Inhofe got married, 1971, S. E. Hinton wrote another novel. That novel was "That Was Then, This Was Now". Another novel she wrote was "Rumble Fish".
S. E. Hinton is one of the most popular and best known young adult fiction writiers. S. E. Hinton has made a historical impact to the world of literature and writing. That impact is that she changed the way people look at young adult literature. S. E. Hinton's contribution to the American Literature about young adults was acclaimed in 1988. Hinton received the Margaret Edwards Young Adult Author Achievement Award. She received this work for her work in writing and in literature. S. E. Hinton has given a new perspective of how we see young adults. Her books give real life situations of young adults. Her impact was that she has introduced a new perspective of young adults through her written novels. Right now, she lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her husband, David.
Pre-Reading Activity
Ponyboy's World:
1.) Greasers can’t walk alone too much or they’ll get jumped. 2.) When you grow up in a tight-knit neighborhood like ours you get to know each other really well. 3.) Organize gangs are rarities- there are just small bunches of friends who stick together. 4.) They were the only kind of girls that would look at us, I thought. Tough, loud girls who wore too much eye makeup and giggled and swore too much. 5.) Two-Bit- he doesn’t really want or need half the things he swipes from stores. He thinks it’s fun to swipe everything that isn’t nailed down. 6.) Sodapop and Steve get into drag races and fights so much- both of them have too much energy, tomuch feeling, with no way to blow it off. |
My World:
1.) My brother and I walk with my parents, grandparents, or anyone who is in charge of my brother and I in public places. When I am with my parents walking in a public place, my parents would say to my brother and I to stick together and to watch out for strangers. 2.) I've been with my class since Kindergarten. All of us in the class know each other really well. My class is like a family. 3.) My friends and I always stick together. We look out for each other. We are kind of like an organized gang, a small bunch of friends who stick together. 4.) The girls in my class would giggle at the boys in my class. 5.) I would keep stuff that I don't need. Many of the stuff would be toys. These toys were too childish and little for my to play with. Yet, the toys are still there sitting in my room. 6.) My brother and I get into arguments too. We also have competition between each other when we are playing a game. |