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HAIRSPRAY VS. THE OUTSIDERS

SIMILAR

THEMES

  • The 'nicest kids in town'

SIMILARITIES

  • Both texts:
  • contain the major themes of breaking stereotypes
  • show examples of bravery and hopes and dreams.

HAIRSPRAY

  • Both set in 60's
  • Both characters go to school
  • Both display discrimination due to societal divisions
  • Both protagonists break the stereotypes put around them
  • Both protagonists aren't rich or upper class

A Bit About Hairspray...

  • 1960's Baltimore
  • Tracy Turnblad
  • Corny Collins Show
  • Overnight sensation
  • Negro Day
  • the African-American friends she meets in detention
  • Breaks social stereotypes because of her weight
  • Brings racial integration to the show

COMPARE & CONTRAST

DIFFERENCES

a clip from the movie :)

In Hairspray

  • no gangs
  • no one dies
  • protagonist is a girl
  • racial discrimination is happening
  • Tracy is much more confident and outspoken

In The Outsiders

  • protagonists is a boy
  • There are no impromptu musical numbers
  • Ponyboy smokes
  • Ponyboy is younger than Tracy
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