That was then, this is now by SE HintonBook Report1. Title: That was then... This is now2. Author: SE Hinton3. Number of pages: 1584. Setting: That was Then...This is Now, had multiple settings but was mostly set in Charlie the Bartenders Bar or Bryon's house in Tusla, Oklahoma. In Charlie's Bar there is an array of pool tables, lounge chairs, booths and a long bar. It is centered near an alley and has a large neon "Charlie's Bar" on the outside of the building. Bryon and Mark usually go there to relax a bit, get a couple of free cokes from Charlie and invite people over to play pool. Although Bryon and Mark are still underage to enter the bar, Charlie keeps a security guard watching over the two, in case a cop or two comes in for a drink. Bryon has a growing IOU fund for Charlie as he gets about two Cokes every time they go to the bar, but Charlie lets it go because the two are good friends. The other main setting of the story is Bryon's house. It is a two-story house, where Bryon's mother, brother and Mark reside. Mark lives there because Bryon's mother had adopted Mark. Bryon's house is located in the low-income area, where the ruffians live. Although there are many gang-related people there, Mark and Bryon are good friends with everyone and usually nothing bad happens in their presence.5. Main Character: The main character of That was Then…This is Now is Bryon. He likes to push people into the pool, get girls, drink and smoke cigarettes, and go out with friends. He's had his share of good and bad relationships. One of them was with a girl named Angela. In one of the chapters of That was Then…This is Now, Angela plans a hit against one of Angela's other ex-boyfriends, Ponyboy Curtis. As he is about to be shot, Bryon's best friend and adoptive brother steps in to protect Curtis. He injures himself in the process, and Bryon becomes angry at Angela and retaliates by shaving her eyebrows and cutting her hair. Bryon has respect for people, and if people mess with his crew, those people get annoyed by them too, even though he can mostly be careless about other people and what his actions do. The most important lesson he learns in the book is that everything and everyone changes over time, just like his childhood best friend who he thought he knew, but as time passes, he slowly evaporates into a completely different person..