THE OUTSIDERS REPRESENTATION

BASIC INFORMATION

• The Outsiders was written by S.E. Hinton
• It was published in the year of 1967.
• It has sold more than 14 million copies and counting.

SETTING

• It takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• The year is 1965.

GREASER'S HAIR

SOC'S CAR

PONYBOY'S REPRESENTATION; THE SUNSET

• Ponyboy could never tell the gang that he liked to watch sunsets.
• It wasn't something he thought a greaser would do.
• This tells us that Ponyboy is soft even though he is a greaser.

JOHNNY'S SWITCHBLADE

• He began carrying a switchblade after he got jumped.
• This tells us he has a fear of Socs and him being very alert.

TWO-BIT'S SWITCHBLADE

• Represents individual power
• Switchblade was stolen
• Shows the people the potential of violence