![]() ![]() The organization provided lodging and activities for men in cities. How were members of the Beat Generation similar to the Lost Generation?.How did the Beat Generation criticize American society and how did they seek meaning in life?.The following excerpt occurs when the pair reach Chicago. Sal and Dean travel the country in search of “IT,” which is described as “the moment when you know all and everything is decided forever.” The entire narrative emphasizes jazz, the music of counterculture. In it, Kerouac is represented by the character Sal, and fellow Beat author Neal Cassady is represented by the character Dean. Kerouac claimed to have written On the Road in three weeks and based the book on his travels across the United States. Beat writers like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsburg saw emptiness in consumerist America, rejected traditional societal norms on sex and drug use, and emphasized spiritual journeys to find meaning in life. Just as the Lost Generation emerged after World War I to voice angst with the postwar society, the Beat Generation found a voice after World War II. Use this primary source to have students analyze the impact of the Beat Generation and introduce the counterculture that evolves into the 1960s. ![]()
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