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Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:45:41 PST

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I think you might want to check out the enotes link below. Hinton...

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:16:59 PST

I think you might want to check out the enotes link below. Hinton writes the book in 1967 and the references to the Beatles, "rumbles," and Elvis would put it at the mid 1960's time frame. The location would be the southwestern United States for there is talk of rodeos, but it could very well be in Oklahoma, where Hinton lived as a youth. Internally, in the work, the setting is poised between the greasers' East end of town and the Socs,...

What is the setting in the book "The Outsiders"? (Time, place, and...

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:05:11 PST

What is the setting in the book "The Outsiders"? (Time, place, and setting.)

While there are numerous novels written with this theme, Dickens'...

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:15:58 PST

While there are numerous novels written with this theme, Dickens' "Great Expectations," is one example. It has a plot that centers on Pip's desire to become a gentleman--his great expectation--and have social position and wealth which he believes will somehow make him more worthy and respected. However, after he moves from his humble cottage where he has lived with his sister and her kind-hearted husband, Joe, Pip encounters people...

Arthur Miller's play The Crucible about the town of Salem during the...

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:52:12 PST

Arthur Miller's play The Crucible about the town of Salem during the witch trials very much centers around the theme of staying true to oneself. He wrote the play in the 1950's in response to McCarthyism with the intention of showing society how we were repeating the mistakes our ancestors had made by wrongfully accusing the innocent and, even worse, for assuming that these people were guilty until proven innocent. In the play, the...

What book has the theme stay true to yourself?

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:32:20 PST

I got this as an answer to my other question, but I need to know this quickly, please.

One of the themes is "stay true to yourself." That's what Johnny's...

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:14:23 PST

One of the themes is "stay true to yourself." That's what Johnny's saying to Ponyboy when he tells him to "stay golden." Another theme is kind of cliche, but powerful nonetheless, which is "Never judge a book by its cover." We see Greasers who live up to the stereotype of the juvenile delinquent, Socs who live up to the stereotype of the spoiled, bored, rich kids causing trouble, and those who blow stereotypes out of the water. Johnny is a...

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Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:09:27 PST

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What is the main theme of "The Outsiders"?

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:22:08 PST

What is the main theme of "The Outsiders"?

dagz1995, S. E. Hinton, Susan Eloise Hinton, was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma...

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:46:54 PST

dagz1995, S. E. Hinton, Susan Eloise Hinton, was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1950. S.E. Hinton is also alive and well, currently living in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her husband David. Her son Nick is at college. According to her official website, http://www.sehinton.com, she says that she is an extremely private person but lists her hobbies and things that have inspired her to write. She is the author of the follwoing works: The Outsiders (1967,...

S. E. Hinton is alive, and as far as I know, she is still writing. Her...

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:54:07 PST

S. E. Hinton is alive, and as far as I know, she is still writing. Her name is Susan, but she used S. E. Hinton on her books because her publisher believed she would have a difficult time selling her books if readers thought she was female. She was born in 1950, in Tulsa, OK, so that would make her 59 years old. She has written several novels beside "The Outsiders." She has also written: "Rumble Fish," "That Was Then This is Now,"...

I would like to know when S. E. Hinton died?

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:35:10 PST

I would like to know when S. E. Hinton died?

In "The Outsiders," Ponyboy and Johnny were in the park late at night...

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:14:45 PST

In "The Outsiders," Ponyboy and Johnny were in the park late at night and the Socs approached them and began harrassing them. They began to push Ponyboy's head in the fountain and kept pushing him under. Johnny was afraid of them because he had been severely beaten by them earlier. He was afraid they were going to kill Ponyboy so he ran at them with a switchblade and killed Bob. If criminal charges had been brought against Johnny he...

Would Johnny have been guilty for manslaughter if he would have lived? ...

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:10:49 PST

Would Johnny have been guilty for manslaughter if he would have lived? If so, why?

I think you might be somewhat confused. Dally does not ever slap...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:42:40 PST

I think you might be somewhat confused. Dally does not ever slap Johnny. In chapter three Johnny and Ponyboy were in the lot talking, and Johnny says he doesn't have anyone who cares about him. Ponyboy tells him that he is wrong. He says that the whole gang loves Johnny and the only reason Dally didn't slap him at the Drive-In was that he was a pet of the group. Later Darry slaps Ponyboy because he comes in late and they get into an...

When Johnny and Ponyboy run away from home to escape the law, they end...

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:36:40 PST

When Johnny and Ponyboy run away from home to escape the law, they end up at an abandoned church on a hill. During their stay, Johnny buys the novel Gone with the Wind to help pass the time. Bored and lonely, the two boys spend most of their time either playing poker or reading the novel outloud. Gone with the Wind contributes to the novel in ways other than giving the boys something to do during their stay at the church. Johnny expresses his...

the name of the book was called Gone with the Wind.

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:17:14 PST

the name of the book was called Gone with the Wind.

In "The Outsiders," does Dally slap Johhny in chapter four, or chapter...

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:10:59 PST

In "The Outsiders," does Dally slap Johhny in chapter four, or chapter five?

the book

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:40:39 PST

the book

In "The Outsiders", what was the name of the book Johnny bought?

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:40:18 PST

In "The Outsiders", what was the name of the book Johnny bought?