The Beat Generation, being a social and literary movement led by young male artists in mid 20th Century North America, has often been synonymous with rebellion and non-conformity. Those principal traits, while they could be construed as a manifest desire to breach the fixed postwar social and literary code, may be interpreted differently. The present research paper will endeavor to offer this opportunity by approaching the Beats from a new angle, based on an analysis of the inner motifs behind their rejection of mainstream American society and literature, and thus through each of and written On the Road, Howl Junky, respectively by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs. The post-war multiple climates as well as many events have historically given birth to the Beat movement. Therefore, whether the Beats' new social identity is a sign of Americanism or anti-Americanism will be enquired. Likewise, the present study will attempt to disclose how the Beat writers intended to convey their supposedly moral concerns through authentic yet very unconventional modes of writing. of Contents Dedication i Acknowledgments ii
The Beat Generation, being a social and literary movement led by young male artists in mid 20th Century North America, has often been synonymous with rebellion and non-conformity. Those principal traits, while they could be construed as a manifest desire to breach the fixed postwar social and literary code, may be interpreted differently. The present research paper will endeavor to offer this opportunity by approaching the Beats from a new angle, based on an analysis of the inner motifs behind their rejection of mainstream American society and literature, and thus through each of On the Road, Howl and Junky, written respectively by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs. The post-war multiple climates as well as many events have historically given birth to the Beat movement. Therefore, whether the Beats' new social identity is a sign of Americanism or anti-Americanism will be enquired. Likewise, the present study will attempt to disclose how the Beat writers intended to convey their supposedly moral concerns through authentic yet very unconventional modes of writing. of Contents Dedication i Acknowledgments ii
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