The Outsiders The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is a novel that focuses on the differences between two ways of life, rich and poor. It is set in the large town of Tulsa, Oklahoma in the United States of America and is centered on two rival gangs, one rich and the other poor. The story is set in the 1960's and gives a chronological account of incidents that take place over a few weeks. The …showed first 75 words of 1938 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1938 total…often reject authority, they always have a sense of hope in her novels. The Outsiders was published in 1967, a restless time in the United States when teenagers were outspoken and rebellious. They resented the fact that young people from minorities and underprivileged backgrounds were not given opportunities to succeed. . That is why I would recommend this book to any teenager. I truly enjoyed this novel that I think deserves to be on the reading list.