That Was Then, This Is Now
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That Was Then, This Is Now (1971
) is a coming-of-age
young adult
novel
by S. E. Hinton
. It follows the relationship between two brothers who find their relationship rapidly changing. It was later made into a film
starring Emilio Estevez
.
, takes place in the same universe
as Hinton's first book, The Outsiders
. However, unlike Rumble Fish, which only hinted at a connection between the two books, Ponyboy Curtis, the main character of The Outsiders, appears in That Was Then, This Is Now rival of Bryon, and even takes part in the events surrounding the dance.
The characters of Tim and Curly Shepard from The Outsiders also appear, as does their sister Angela, who is original to That Was Then, This Is Now.
Randy, who was in The Outsiders, also appears as a hippie in this book, which is appropriate to those who have read or seen The Outsiders, as Randy is an affluent kid who feels guilty about the class division and becomes repulsed by it, which is the background and beliefs of many hippies.
In Tex
, there is a brief description of Mark, who is original to That Was Then, This Is Now.
There is also a girl who appears briefly in the novel named Cathy Carson, as well her younger brother named M&M.
1971 in literature
The year 1971 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*The Destiny Waltz by Gerda Charles wins the UK's first Whitbread Novel of the Year Award.-New books:*Hiroshi Aramata - Teito Monogatari...
) is a coming-of-age
Bildungsroman
In literary criticism, bildungsroman or coming-of-age story is a literary genre which focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood , and in which character change is thus extremely important...
young adult
Young adult literature
Young-adult fiction or young adult literature , also juvenile fiction, is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 14 to 21. The Young Adult Library Services of the American Library Association defines a young adult as "someone between the...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by S. E. Hinton
S. E. Hinton
Susan Eloise Hinton is an American author best known for her young adult novel The Outsiders.While still in her teens, Hinton became a household name as the author of The Outsiders, her first and most popular novel, set in Oklahoma in the 1960s. She began writing it in 1965...
. It follows the relationship between two brothers who find their relationship rapidly changing. It was later made into a film
That Was Then... This Is Now
That Was Then... This Is Now is a 1985 drama film based on the novel of the same name by S. E. Hinton. The film was directed by Christopher Cain, distributed by Paramount Pictures, and stars Emilio Estevez, who also wrote the screenplay, and Craig Sheffer....
starring Emilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez is an American actor, film director, and writer. He started his career as an actor and is well-known for being a member of the acting Brat Pack of the 1980s, starring in The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire...
.
Plot
Since childhood, Bryon Douglas and Mark Jennings have been like brothers, but now times are changing. Bryon is growing up and thinking about who he wants to be, but Mark is still living for the thrill of the moment.Connections to The Outsiders
The book, like Rumble FishRumble Fish (novel)
Rumble Fish is a 1975 novel for young adults by S. E. Hinton, author of The Outsiders. It was adapted to film and directed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1983.-Plot:...
, takes place in the same universe
Continuity within S.E. Hinton Novels
The young adult novels of bestselling author S.E. Hinton -- The Outsiders , That Was Then, This Is Now , Rumble Fish , Tex and Taming the Star Runner -- all contain a number of common threads in locations, characters and themes...
as Hinton's first book, The Outsiders
The Outsiders (novel)
The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel based in 1965 by S. E. Hinton, first published in 1967 by Viking Press. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel, but did most of the work when she was sixteen and a junior in high school. Hinton was 18 when the book was published...
. However, unlike Rumble Fish, which only hinted at a connection between the two books, Ponyboy Curtis, the main character of The Outsiders, appears in That Was Then, This Is Now rival of Bryon, and even takes part in the events surrounding the dance.
The characters of Tim and Curly Shepard from The Outsiders also appear, as does their sister Angela, who is original to That Was Then, This Is Now.
Randy, who was in The Outsiders, also appears as a hippie in this book, which is appropriate to those who have read or seen The Outsiders, as Randy is an affluent kid who feels guilty about the class division and becomes repulsed by it, which is the background and beliefs of many hippies.
In Tex
Tex (novel)
Tex is a novel by S. E. Hinton, published in 1979. It was adapted to the film in 1982, which starred Matt Dillon. The book takes place in the same universe as Hinton's first book The Outsiders, but in a rural town called Garyville, Oklahoma, a fictional suburb of Tulsa.Tex and his older brother...
, there is a brief description of Mark, who is original to That Was Then, This Is Now.
There is also a girl who appears briefly in the novel named Cathy Carson, as well her younger brother named M&M.