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• Bryon's Emotional Growth

  Poquette holds a bachelor’s degree in English and specializes in writing about literature. In the following essay, Poquette examines Hinton’s use of Charlie’s death as the main catalyst for Bryon’s emotional growth in That Was Then, This Is Now.

• A Coming-of-Age Novel

  France is a librarian, college counselor, and teacher at University Liggett School and teaches writing at Macomb Community College near Detroit, Michigan. In the following essay, France compares Hinton’s novel with Larry McMurtry’s The Last Picture Show as a coming-of-age novel.

• The Unrealistic Language Used by Teenagers

  In the following excerpt, Malone discusses the unrealistic language used by teenagers in Hinton's books.

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1. That Was Then, This Is Now: Introduction
2. That Was Then, This Is Now: Summary
3. That Was Then, This Is Now: S. E. Hinton Biography
4. That Was Then, This Is Now: Characters
5. That Was Then, This Is Now: Themes
6. That Was Then, This Is Now: Style
7. That Was Then, This Is Now: Historical Context
8. That Was Then, This Is Now: Critical Overview
9. That Was Then, This Is Now: Essays and Criticism
   1. Bryon's Emotional Growth
   2. A Coming-of-Age Novel
   3. The Unrealistic Language Used by Teenagers
10. That Was Then, This Is Now: Compare and Contrast
11. That Was Then, This Is Now: Topics for Further Study
12. That Was Then, This Is Now: Media Adaptations
13. That Was Then, This Is Now: What Do I Read Next?
14. That Was Then, This Is Now: Bibliography and Further Reading
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