... To remedy this oversight, the young author began to write about teens in a setting she felt would be familiar to her contemporaries. Ms Hinton's The Outsiders was loosely based on a gang-oriented life- style of her fellow high school classmates. In reviewing the book, a critic for the New York Times ... a similar view, noting that The Outsider is "written with distinctive style by a teen-ager who is sensitive, honest and observant .""(CB 104). Summary The Outsiders, an enthralling tale by S.E. Hinton, is an excellent story about the hardships and triumphs experienced by the Greasers and ...

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... , alcohol, and some others. (Abadinsky, 1990) As the organization of the Mafia grew, there became a time when outsiders were needed to perform various functions. These outsiders included bookkeepers, accountants, attorneys, and experts in money laundering. According to Patrick Ryan, "Authority and discipline suffered because the outsiders swore no oath, were not culturally akin to those whose affairs they helped to direct, and were ... ...

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... are trying their best to not pass it on to their children, for fear that they may be looked down upon for their "low-class" way of speaking. Outsiders, on the other hand, don't necessarily feel this way towards the New York accent. While the upper class of Manhattan may feel as though the accent is indicative of a low ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate