| Title | Unwind |
| Author | S. E. Hinton |
| Type | Novel, Young adult fiction |
| Published Date | 1967 |
| File Format | |
| Number of Pages | 150 |
| Rating | Click to rate this post! [Total: 1 Average: 5] |
The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel by S. E. Hinton, first published in 1967 by Viking Press. Hinton was 15 when he began writing the novel, but did most of the work when he was 16 and in his junior year of high school. Hinton was 18 when the book was published. The book details the conflict between two rival gangs divided by their socioeconomic status: the working-class “greasers” and the upper-class “Socs” (pronounced / ˈsoʊʃɪz / – short for Socials). The story is told from a first-person perspective by teenage protagonist Ponyboy Curtis.
The story of the book takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1965, but this is never explicitly stated in the book.
A film adaptation was produced in 1983 and a short-lived television series appeared in 1990, picking up where the film had left off. A stage adaptation was written by Christopher Sergel and published in 1990.
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The Outsiders Summary
The Outsiders have roughly two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old. The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggle with good and evil in a society in which he believes he is an outsider. According to Ponyboy, there are two types of people in the world: greasers and Socs. A soc (short for “social”) has money, can get away with almost anything, and has a longer attitude than a limo. A greaser, on the other hand, always lives abroad and needs to watch his back. Ponyboy is a greaser, and he’s always been proud of it, even willing to fight a gang of Socs for the sake of his fellow greasers, until one terrible night his friend Johnny kills a Soc. Murder gets under Ponyboy’s skin, causing his forked world to crumble and teaching him that pain feels the same, be it a Soc or a greaser.
Librarian’s note: This record corresponds to one of the three editions published with different covers and with ISBN 0-140-38572-X / 978-0-14-038572-4. The records are for the 1988 cover (this record), the 1995 cover, and the 2008 cover, which is also the current printed cover.
The Outsiders Review
The Outsiders transformed young-adult fiction from a genre primarily about dance queens, soccer players, and high school sweethearts to one that portrays a darker, truer world.
About The Author of The Book S. E. Hinton
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.
Susan Eloise Hinton was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has always enjoyed reading but wasn’t satisfied with the literature that was being written for young adults, which influenced her to write novels like The Outsiders. That book, her first novel, was published in 1967 by Viking.
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The Outsiders Quotes
Oh no!’ My hand flew to my hair. ‘No, Johnny, not my hair!
He sure put things into words good.
Get smart and nothing can touch you.
If we don’t have each other, we don’t have anything.
You still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you want. There’s still lots of good in the world. Tell Dally. I don’t think he knows.
