Intro to the Outsiders & 1960s

7/28/2019 Intro to the Outsiders & 1960s

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/intro-to-the-outsiders-1960s 1/56

The 1960s

An Introduction to The Outsiders,

a novel By S.E. Hinton



Music of the 1960s

The Beatles

The Rolling

Stones

The Beach Boys



Music of the 1960s

Jimi HendrixThe Who

The Doors



Music of the 1960s

Elvis PresleyThe Temptations



Movies of the 1960s

The SoundOf Music Mary Poppins



Movies of the 1960s

PsychoPlanet of the Apes



Movies of the 1960s

Goldfinger

(James Bond)

2001: A

Space

Odyssey

Beach Party& Similar

Movies



TV Shows of the 1960s

BatmanThe Brady Bunch




The Flintstones Get Smart




I Dream of Jeannie Lost in Space




My Three Sons The Twilight Zone



Fads of the 1960s

Lava

Lamps Twister Drive-In Movies



Fads of the 1960s

Peace

SymbolsBarbie Dolls Surfing



Fads of the 1960s

G.I. Joe

Dolls Slogan Buttons

(Worn onClothes)

Bubble Chairs



Other Culture of the 1960s

1962--Spider-Man first

appears in comic

books. He immediately

becomes famous and iswell known for being the

first superhero to have

personal issues as well

as battles against super villains.




1962--Spacewar! , the first

modern-day

videogame, is invented.

The action centersaround two spaceships

trying to shoot each

other down while

avoiding crashing into astar.




1967--The Outsiders is

written by a high school

student named S.E.

Hinton. (She wrote thebook at 15, and it was

published when she

was 16.) The book

went on to become amodern classic.



Fashion of the 1960s

Mood Rings

BellbottomPants

Platform Shoes




Doll-Like

Makeup

Peasant

Skirts

Hippie Beads




Frilly Shirts Turtleneck

Sweater

Madras Shirts




Beehive

Hairdo

Jackie Kennedy

Haircut

“Greaser ”

Haircut




The HippieStyle

The Greaser Style

The PreppyStyle The PreppyStyle



Cars of the 1960s



CarsHere are two cars and a

gas station that arementioned in the novel.

Chevy Corvair

DX Gas Station1965 Ford Mustang



Important Events of the 1960s

1950s through the1960s-- TheCivil Rights Movementoccurred. People across thecountry took part in protests,

demonstrations, speeches,and other activities to help

African Americans and other American citizens receiveequal rights. The right to vote,the right to go to the sameschools, and the right to equaltreatment in the workplacewere just a few things peoplefought for.




1959 to 1975--The Vietnam war

occurred between North and

South Vietnam. The United

States got involved in an effort

to stop communism (a type of

government different from our

own) from spreading. Many

U.S. citizens were opposed to

the war since it was originally

between two other countrieswho were fighting each other

and not the U.S.




1960s--Segregation--the

separation of African

Americans and white people in

society-- was occurring just

about everywhere. Among

other things, African

Americans were forced to go to

different schools, drink from

different drinking fountains,

and even sit in the back of public busses!




1960s-- The Americancounterculture of the 1960soccurred. This means thatyoung people were “acting

out” against the strict rules andnorms of the 1950s. Manybegan to wear less traditionalclothing, grow their hair out,wear beads, necklaces, andslogan buttons, and protestagainst the government. Thisis where “hippies” came from!




1962-- The Cuban Missile Crisisoccurred between the U.S.,Cuba, and the U.S.S.R. (nowRussia). The United States

discovered that Soviet andCuban nuclear missiles werebeing built in Cuba--which isvery close to U.S soil. TheU.S. tried to put an end to this,but tensions rose between the

countries. Many peoplethought a nuclear war wasgoing to break out, and theentire world was afraid.




1963--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

delivered his famous “I have

a dream” speech. Dr. King

was a civil right’s activist

who worked hard to fight for

equal rights among all

Americans. Tragically, he

was later assassinated by a

gunman.




1963-- President John F.

Kennedy was assassinated.

The event disturbed the

American people greatly.

Note: President Kennedy’sbrother, Robert, was

assassinated about a year

later while running for office.




Mid 1960s-- More and more

people in the United States

began to protest the Vietnam

War, especially after our

government started a draft.

This means that young men

were forced to fight in the war

even when they didn’t want to,

and even if they were not in

the armed forces. Eventually,58,159 U.S. soldiers died in

this war.




1969-- The 3-day long Woodstock

Music and Art Festival took

place on a farm in New York.

Thirty-two acts (mainly rock

bands) played in front of a

crowd of over 400,000 people.

Many young people lived on

the farm’s fields for three days

as the concert went on. It is

considered one of the greatestmoments of music history and

often reminds people of

hippies and Vietnam protests.




1969--Mankind stepped onto

the moon for the first time.

When this occurred, the U.S.

had been in a space race

with the U.S.S.R (now

Russia)--a country we were

not friendly with at the time.

This single mission put

America ahead of the world

in space exploration, and iteased fears that that we

could protect ourselves

against Russia if needed.



The Outsidersby S.E. Hinton

A book about growing up and how

complicated it can be to be on the

“outside”



The Socs The Greasers

Wealthy

Fancy clothes

Jocks and CheerleadersPopular kids at school

Spoiled

Didn’t have much money

Jeans and worn clothes

Parents weren’

t aroundDidn’t make great grades

Got into fights



The two major groups of characters in The Outsiders

(Pronounced

“soshes”)

madras –

clothes with a

plaid design jeans, leather jackets,T-shirts

F hi



Fashion

During the time periodof the novel, Soc“types” would wearmadras shirts andkhakis. You can see

an example of typicalclothing below.

James Dean embodiedthe cultivated Greaser

image. Leather jacket, jeans, white t-shirtand boots were typicalof boys who emulatedthe free anduncontrolled lifestyle

Dean seemed to live.

Madras Shirts

Hair Grease



Drive-ins

Watchingmovies at the

drive-in theatre

was a popular

thing to do,

especially for teenagers.

The car culture

was a big part

of society.You’ll notice

that cars are

often mentioned

in the novel.



Drive-in RestaurantsThese restaurants were a typical place to take a date. They were

also where gangs hung out.



The American DreamHappiness for the characters of The Outsiders was a girl, a

car, some money, a strong group of friends, and probably anice-cold bottle of soda.

How much has changed?



fuzz heater

broad rank

Watch out, the fuzz isafter us!

When did you start carryinga heater?

That Kimis one

knock-out

broad!

That band you like



tuff hood

cancer stick

A 1967 Mustang is one

tuff car.

The hoods cause trouble

at night.

Pass me a cancer stick,



jumped hacked off

rumblepickled

He got really pickled!

He got jumped by

three guys.

There was a big rumble at

I was hacked off at my paren



make tracks the cooler

JD weed

Hurry, we gotta make

tracks.

The JD got five months I could really use a weed righ

When did

you get

out of thecooler?



Major topics developed in The Outsiders

1.

2.

3.

4.

Look for these topics to develop as we read the book!



Symbols

The switchbladerepresents strength and

power. The Greasers feltsafer when carrying thisto protect themselves.



The cigarette is a symbol commonly seen in the book as

well. Many of the Greasers started smoking at an early

age. It made them feel older and helped them fit into

their group. Later it became a way of passing time and

keeping calm.



“I was wishing I looked

like Paul Newman-he

looks tough and I don’t-

but I guess my own looks

aren’t so bad.”

“We’re poorer than the

Socs and the middle

class. I reckon we’re

wilder, too.”

“And nobody in our gang

digs movies and books the

way I do.”

“I lie to myself all

the time. But I

never believe

me.”

“I used to

make A’s in

English.”

“I’ve always

been kind of

absent

minded.”

“I never noticedclouds and

colors and stuff

until you kept

reminding me

about them.” -

Johnny

“You’re a nice kid, Ponyboy.”

-Cherry

Sodapop



Darrell (Darry)Sodapop

CherryDallas Winston (Dally)

Johnny

•Older Brother of Ponyboy

•Jock in HS and smart

•Trying to be a parent to

Sodapop and Ponyboy

•Smallest of the Greasers

•Parents hit him

•

Sleeps in the park sometimes•Ponyboy’s best friend

•Middle brother

•Dropped out of school

•Works on cars

•Best friend is Two-Bit

•Happy-go-lucky

•

A Soc•Falls for Dally

•Helps out the Greasers

•Becomes friends with

Ponyboy

•

Older friend of Ponyboy and Johnny

•Tough guy

•HS dropout

•Helps the boys out



Drive In

The Park

The Church



It doesn’t feel good to be on the ‘outside’

Nothing Gold Can

Stay

Family relationships

change and evolve

Life Isn’t Fair

Intro to the Outsiders & 1960s

Documents

Transcript of Intro to the Outsiders & 1960s