The Outsiders Flashcard 1

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Age of S.E. Hinton when she wrote The Outsiders

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15 years old

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Year novel was written

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1965

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Motivation for writing the story

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Anger over school social issues; witnessed friend being beaten.

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Genre of the novel

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Young adult fiction

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Main character

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Ponyboy Curtis

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Ponyboy's parents' fate

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Car Accident

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Greasers vs. ?

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Socs

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Darry's strictness

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Wants Ponyboy to stay out of trouble

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Socs

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Rich kids on west side

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Greasers

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Lives on the poor east side of town