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| S. E. Hinton | pen name of Susan Eloise Hinton, author of The Outsiders |
| Paul Newman | 1925-2008 legendary actor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the face of the "anti-hero" popular in the 1950s and 60s |
| entrepreneur | person who organizes and operates a business |
| philanthropist | person who donates generously to charities |
| dig | enjoy |
| lone it | to do something alone without companions |
| tight-knit | bound closely together in relationship |
| souped-up | make an engine more powerful or impressive |
| jet set | wealthy, fashionable people who travel widely |
| Corvair | a popular compact car made by General Motors, 1960-69 |
| cussed | used foul language |
| madras | a fine-textured cotton fabric in stripes, checks or plaid |
| English Leather | a men's cologne introduced in 1949 |
| blade | a knife |
| unfathomable | impossible to understand |
| kicks | fun |
| rumble | a large street fight |
| hacked off | angry |
| rolled | robbed |
| broad | a disrespectful term for female |
| two-timing | to be unfaithful to one's significant other |
| boozed up | drunk |
| three more successful novels by S. E. Hinton | Rumble Fish; Tex; That Was The, This Is Now |
| When S.E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders | Hinton started writing The Outsiders at age 15 and published it at age 19. |
| Why did S. E. Hinton write The Outsiders? | Hinton was frustrated with the unrealistic portrayals of teenagers |
| the Socs | short for the Socials, a gang of rich teens from the west side of town |
| the Greasers | a gang of low-class youths from the east side of town |
| importance of The Outsiders | redefined the genre of Young Adult fiction with its use of violence, prejudice, and class conflict |
| Why Hinton used a pen name | to hide her gender and youth and boost credibility |
| setting of The Outsiders | mid-1960s in Tulsa, Oklahoma |
