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The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel by S. E. Hinton published in 1967 by Viking Press.The book details the conflict between two rival gangs of White Americans divided by their socioeconomic status: the working-class "Greasers" and the upper-middle-class "Socs" (pronounced / ˈ s oʊ ʃ ɪ z / SOH-shiz—short for Socials).
The Outsiders is a 1983 American coming-of-age crime drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola.The film is an adaptation of the 1967 novel of the same name by S. E. Hinton and was released on March 25, 1983, in the United States.
Ponyboy Michael "Pony" Curtis is a fictional character and the main protagonist of S. E. Hinton's 1967 novel The Outsiders. On screen, he is played by C. Thomas Howell in Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film adaptation and by Jay R. Ferguson in the 1990 sequel TV series. Brody Grant originated the role on stage in the 2023 stage musical adaptation.
The characters of Tim and Curly Shepard from The Outsiders also appear, as does their sister Angela, who is original to That Was Then, This Is Now. Randy, who was in The Outsiders , also appears as a Hippie in this book, which is appropriate to those who have read or seen The Outsiders , as Randy is an affluent kid who feels guilty about the ...
Max Beesley as Seale Bolton, Claude's brother, also an ex-convict who works as a construction worker in Tennessee.; Derek Cecil as Andy Katcavage, a former police detective and now head of the mall security in Dayton, Ohio, who helps Holly investigate crimes similar to the Maitland case and later begins a relationship with her.
While still in her teens, Hinton became a household name [a] as the author of The Outsiders, her first and most popular novel, set in Oklahoma in the 1960s. She began writing it in 1965. [ 7 ] The book was inspired by two rival gangs at her school, Will Rogers High School , [ 8 ] the Greasers and the Socs , [ 3 ] and her desire to empathize ...
The Outsiders (U.S. TV series), a 1990 American series based on characters from S. E. Hinton's novel that aired for one season; Outsiders (U.S. TV series), a 2016 American drama series (not related to S. E. Hinton's novel and/or film adaption) that aired for two seasons
Ralph Anderson - A detective from Flint City PD. He investigates the gruesome murder of an eleven year old boy. Like most characters, at first he believes Terry Maitland is the murderer but later starts to have doubts.