CliffsNotes^TM on Hinton's The Outsiders

by Janet Clark

• ISBN13: 9780764585593
• ISBN10: 0764585592
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes

Summary

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.In CliffsNotes on The Outsiders, you'll dig into a novel of the 1960s is a story about teenagers written by a teenager. Ponyboy Curtis, a 14-year-old boy, struggles with right and wrong in a society within which he feels he is an outsider. He and his brothers, lower-class "greasers," fight the "Socs," the rich kids, for 14 days. Social issues gaining notice in the '60s - teen pregnancy, underage drinking, and violence - still find relevance among S.E. Hinton's readers today.This concise supplement to The Outsiders helps you understand the overall structure of the novel, actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author. Features that help you study includeChapter-by-chapter summaries and commentariesPersonal background of the authorA character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the charactersCritical essays on the movie versus the book and how society has changed since the 1960sA review section that tests your knowledgeClassic literature or modern modern-day treasure _ you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

Author Biography

Janet Clark is a certified elementary education teacher who has taught in an inner-city Kansas City school, a rural Nebraska one-room school house, and in the People's Republic of China. She is currntly the School-Age Coordinator for a United Way agency in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Table of Contents

Life and Background of the Author	1	(5)
Personal Background	2	(3)
Introduction to the Novel	5	(8)
Introduction	6	(2)
A Brief Sypnosis	8	(2)
List of Characters	10	(2)
Character Map	12	(1)
Critical Commentaries	13	(42)
Chapter 1	14	(4)
Summary	14	(1)
Commentary	15	(2)
Glossary	17	(1)
Chapter 2	18	(4)
Summary	18	(1)
Commentary	19	(2)
Glossary	21	(1)
Chapter 3	22	(4)
Summary	22	(1)
Commentary	23	(2)
Glossary	25	(1)
Chapter 4	26	(3)
Summary	26	(1)
Commentary	26	(2)
Glossary	28	(1)
Chapter 5	29	(4)
Summary	29	(1)
Commentary	29	(3)
Glossary	32	(1)
Chapter 6	33	(3)
Summary	33	(1)
Commentary	34	(1)
Glossary	35	(1)
Chapter 7	36	(3)
Summary	36	(1)
Commentary	37	(1)
Glossary	38	(1)
Chapter 8	39	(3)
Summary	39	(1)
Commentary	40	(1)
Glossary	41	(1)
Chapter 9	42	(3)
Summary	42	(1)
Commentary	43	(1)
Glossary	44	(1)
Chapter 10	45	(3)
Summary	45	(1)
Commentary	46	(1)
Glossary	47	(1)
Chapter 11	48	(3)
Summary	48	(1)
Commentary	49	(1)
Glossary	50	(1)
Chapter 12	51	(4)
Summary	51	(1)
Commentary	52	(2)
Glossary	54	(1)
Character Analyses	55	(6)
Ponyboy Curtis	56	(1)
Darry and Sodapop Curtis	57	(1)
Johnny Cade	57	(1)
Dallas (Dally) Winston	58	(1)
Sherri (Cherry) Valance	58	(1)
Bob Sheldon	58	(1)
Randy Adderson	59	(1)
Jerry Wood	59	(2)
Critical Essays	61	(8)
Themes in the Novel	62	(2)
The Movie versus the Book	64	(1)
Has Society Changed?	65	(4)
CliffsNotes Review	69	(6)
Review Questions	69	(1)
Q&A	70	(2)
Identify the Quote	72	(1)
Practice Projects	72	(3)
CliffsNotes Resource Center	75	(4)
Books	75	(1)
Internet	76	(1)
Magazines and Journals	77	(1)
Send Us Your Favorite Tips	77	(2)
Index	79