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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 beloved film, which tracks the exploits of the working class “greasers” and their wealthier rivals “The Socs,” helped introduce some of the most popular young actors of the '80s ...
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 ...
Rob Lowe and Francis Ford Coppola are sharing fond memories of making the 85-year-old director’s 1983 film The Outsiders — including the interesting ways Coppola helped his young cast get into ...
The Outsiders was Hinton's first published book in 1967; Hinton started the book at the age of fifteen. [1] Hinton based the characters, the Greasers and the Socs, off of teenage gangs and alienated youth in her hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma during the 1960s. The Outsiders has sold over fourteen
Inspired by her experiences at Will Rogers High School, Susan "Susie" Eloise Hinton penned the tale of two rival Tulsa gangs — the poor Greasers and the privileged Socs (pronounced Soshs ...
I recommend changing 'two factions, The Greasers and the Preppies/Preps, who both have major roles in the game, are based on The Outsiders’ Greaser and Socs factions respectively' to 'the game's two main gangs, the Greasers and the Preppies/Preps, are based on The Outsiders' greasers and Socs factions respectively'.
The Socs and Greasers throw fists in "The Outsiders" musical, produced by Angelina Jolie. ... "The Outsiders'" dozen Tony nods came in second only to the 13 nominations for "Hell's Kitchen," a new ...