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S. E. Hinton Ø Susan Eloise Hinton “Susie” Ø Born: July 22, 1950 Tulsa, Oklahoma Ø Education: Will Rogers High School, Tulsa, University of Tulsa Ø Married: 1970 David Inhofe, Software engineer

S. E. Hinton: Youth Ø dreamed of becoming a cattle rancher Ø enjoyed dressage and horse jumping Ø grew up in a poor neighborhood in Tulsa’s Northside Ø witnessed class distinctions between rich and poor

S. E. Hinton: Inspiration � At age 17, Hinton wrote The Outsiders. She turned to writing to portray the realism of her highschool experience in Tulsa, 1967, and to escape from the pain of her father’s battle with cancer.

The Outsiders- published 1967 Ø Ø based on events of Hinton’s high school experience in Tulsa: rivalry between the lower middle class and the upper class “socs” (socials) initially it was deemed a controversial novel and banned for being “rebellious”

The Outsiders: Themes � � � Social Distinctions Image Loss of Innocence “Family” Friendship Loyalty

The Outsiders: Literary Allusions Ø Great Expectations-Charles Dickens (1860 -1861) orphaned narrator, working vs. leisure class Gone With the Wind Margaret Mitchell (1936) Civil War epic novel Ø Ø “Nothing Gold Can Stay” Robert Frost (1923) nature poem

The Outsiders movie 1983 Director: Francis Ford Coppolla

In her own words… � “I remember exactly what it was like to be a teenager that nobody listened to or paid attention to or wanted to be around. I mean, it wasn’t like that was my own family, but I knew a lot of kids like that and hung around with them…somehow I always understood them. They were my type. ” � 9/7/05 S. E. Hinton, NYT

More Young Adult Fiction… � That Was Then, This is Now � Published in 1971 after 4 years of writer’s block � Also made into a movie and directed by Coppolla

Rumble Fish Ø Ø Published in 1975 Another movie directed by Francis Ford Coppolla and starring Matt Dillon (Dallas Winston) as Rusty James and Diane Lane (Cherry Valance) as Patty

TEX � Tex was published in 1979 � Tex, not surprisingly, became yet another Francis Ford Coppolla movie starring Matt Dillon (Dallas Winston)

Taming of the Star Runner Ø Published in 1988 Ø Captured Hinton’s ongoing love of horses and ranching

Other Publications: Children’s Books: § Big David, Little David (1995) § The Puppy Sister (1995) Adult novels: § Hawkes Harbor (2004) § Some of Tim’s Stories (2006)

Awards Ø Ø Ø New York Times ‘Best Novel’ Award 1979 Best-selling young adult novel of all-time Eric Leatherberry Award – 1988 1 st recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award/ Young Adult Library Services Association (for depicting authentic voice of teens) Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award/Oklahoma Center 1997 Oklahoma Writers’ Hall of Fame 1998

S. E. Hinton, 2012 S. E. Hinton On Location in Tulsa http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=w. Jnfle. Le. OZg: