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greasers vs. socs
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The Outsiders' Timeline: When Does The Outsiders Take Place?
Hinton herself has confirmed that the events unfold over a single, turbulent year, but the novel’s impact stretches far beyond its pages. The greasers and Socs...
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The Outsiders’ World: When and Where Does It Take Place?
The novel’s world is a collision of real and imagined. Hinton, then just 16, drew from her own experiences in Tulsa’s high schools, where the Socs—short for...
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The Exact Year *The Outsiders* Was Published—and Why It Matters
Few books capture the raw tension of adolescence like The Outsiders , a novel that didn’t just define a generation—it became one. When The Outsiders was...
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The Outsiders’ Release: When Was the Novel Published & Why It Still Matters Today
The novel’s release wasn’t just about timing; it was about necessity. America in the late 1960s was a powder keg of social upheaval—civil rights movements...