"The so-called Beat Generation was a whole bunch of people, of all different nationalities, who came to the conclusion that society sucked." - Amiri Baraka
From this conclusion spun a cultural phenomenom producing amazing literature, rejection of mainstream america and a whole lot of phsycadelics. At the heart of this new era was three primary men, Jack Kerouac William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg. Reacting to the post WWII life and inspired by surrealism the beats were known for spotinuity and non conformity. Jack Kerouac's On the Road tells of the beatnik travels and is filled drugs sex and profanity. William Burrough's Naked Lunch shares some of the same content in addition to autobiogrpahical events but it was assembled through a method coined "cut up". By piecing together his notes and automatic writing a classic was made. Now not only did they produce controversial content but produced it in a non conformist way. As the generation expanded it fostered the counter culture we know today as hippies.
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