Why do people get judged by their looks and money? S.E. Hinton published The Outsiders in 1967. She wrote this about real life problems and troubles in her school. The movie was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and premiered in 1983. The novel and movie both take place in the rough city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Although there are differences the major plot points in the story stay the same. The Outsiders book and movie had a lot of differences, but also a lot of similarities. Listening to the novel you had to make up your own visual picture of how the gang looked they gave you description, but you had to put it on the person. While you were watching the movie you saw how the boys looked and didn't have to make a visual picture because they already