The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton

Greasers

Socs

Gangs Cliques

Elements of the Novel Setting – time and place Characters – protagonist and antagonist Plot – conflicts, rising action, climax, resolution Theme – underlying meaning of the work of literature Point of view – author’s choice of narrator Figurative language – simile, metaphor, personification

Setting - Time – Early 1960’s - Place – Tulsa, Oklahoma

Characters - Ponyboy - Darry - Sodapop - Johnny - Dally - Steve Greasers - Ponyboy - Darry - Sodapop - Johnny - Dally - Steve - Two Bit Socs - Bob -Randy - Cherry - Marcia

Plot Conflicts Internal Conflicts External Conflicts Ponyboy Cherry Greasers vs. Socs Ponyboy vs. Darry

Nothing Gold Can Stay Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. By Robert Frost