The societal circumstances of the 1960s that influenced S. E. Hinton to write the book, The Outsiders, were the President, the Civil Rights Movement, and the War of Vietnam.
John F. Kennedy was the president from 1961 to 1963 when he was assassinated on November 22, 1963 ending his presidential term (“1960s”). The vice president, Lyndon Johnson, had to step in and lead America. He wanted to help the poor by giving them a hand-up during the harsh times in the ‘60s (History.com Staff). Johnson started to focus on the Civil Rights Act that Kennedy had supported before his death (Green). S.E. Hinton might have felt like the power or authority of the president in America was no longer existent after the death of JFK which lead to her documenting
John F. Kennedy was the president from 1961 to 1963 when he was assassinated on November 22, 1963 ending his presidential term (“1960s”). The vice president, Lyndon Johnson, had to step in and lead America. He wanted to help the poor by giving them a hand-up during the harsh times in the ‘60s (History.com Staff). Johnson started to focus on the Civil Rights Act that Kennedy had supported before his death (Green). S.E. Hinton might have felt like the power or authority of the president in America was no longer existent after the death of JFK which lead to her documenting