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Hinton's life as an author is a direct result of a passion she had developed since she was a child, a passion for helping adults understand the world of teenagers. Article written by Ugo Juliet. Former Lecturer. Author of multiple books.

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Degree from University Of Nigeria, Nsukka. When her father was diagnosed with cancer, she embraced reading to get relief and keep herself company. Exploring her life, here are the top 12 facts about her and her young adult fiction novels. Susan Eloise Hinton was a year-old girl when she started writing the novel and was just 17 when it was first published.

Hinton felt moved to write after she became exasperated with the lack of literary works that aptly captures youth at the time. There was great tension in Hinton high school because of the gang quarrels, and this inspired her to write the book. Hinton was neither a greaser nor a Soc, but she wrote the book from the point of view of the greaser Ponyboy in an effort to humanize the gang.

Hinton originally wrote the first book for her reading enjoyment, not to share with anyone. However, the mother of one of her friends read a draft and thought otherwise. She did not expect the success of The Outsiders to be so substantial. The strategy worked, and also Hinton kept her public and private lives separate. Hinton wrote from a male point of view in the first place because it reflected her own sensibility.

According to her, it was also strategic as male characters were the easiest.