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