That Was Then, This Is Now | Essays and Criticism
- 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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