The book that was then this is now7/7/2023 It seems that this novel is placed after The Outsiders because the main character, Bryon Douglas, says that Ponyboy was once in on the violence, but no longer had a reputation as a “tough guy”. Much to many reader’s delight the main character from The Outsiders, Ponyboy Curtis, plays a small role as a flat character in That Was Then, This is Now. The book is set in the later 1960s or early 1970s in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The book was published in 1971, and was later adapted into a film in 1985 after the success with the film adaptation of The Outsiders, Hinton’s first novel. This novel was written by Hinton in an effort to overcome a writer’s block that she had. Hinton’s second novel, That Was Then, This is Now, discusses the lives of two adolescent boys dealing with a myriad of social issues which ultimately causes the two brother-like figures to drift away from one another. Growing Up and Growing Apart as Seen in That Was Then, This Is Now
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