Question: Why were Beat
writers the heart of the 1950’s?
Answer: Because they
prepared America for the 1960’s. Readings include “America” by Allen Ginsberg.
“I’m Waiting” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Chapter One from Jack Kerouac’s On the Road.
Quote: “Students’
comments generally show that they have developed a deeper understanding of some
of the social factors that led to the development of the Beat writers, and that
they are able to identify and understand both the motives and the
characteristics that typify Beat writings.” P. 6.
Title: “The Beats Go
On: Teaching the Literature of the Fifties Counterculture.” Jeff House. Classroom Notes Plus (January 2011), 1-6.
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