Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac was the pioneer of the Beat Generation. He created his own writing style that served as a base for all writers of the movement. Kerouac wrote about experiences he had while attempting to follow standards he sets to others in the Beat Generation. Jack Kerouac was greatly influential in the Beat Generation due to the style of his works, in which he writes with a spontaneous and iconoclast perspective to describe the abuse of drugs, alcohol, and sex in society, as well as his experiences with travel, poverty, and spirituality.
Jack Kerouac was born March 12, 1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts. His Parents were French-Canadian and they raised Kerouac in this environment therefore his first language became French. So much that he did not learn English until he was 6 and was not fluent until adolescence. At the age of 4 Kerouac’s 9 year old brother Gérard passed away which traumatized him so much that it inspired him to write Visions of Gérard. In high school, Kerouac was such a talented running back, that Boston College, Notre Dame, and Columbia offered him scholarships. He attended Columbia where he played football until his career was disrupted by injuries and quarrels with the coaching staff. This led to his immersion into writing, he wrote sports articles in the school paper and attended “New School”, which was renown for its writing and social research departments. He then dropped out due to his soar football career.
To focus on his writing and make something of him-self, Kerouac moved to New York. In New York he met his wife to be, Edie Parker. He also built important relationships with people who would later influence him and the Beat Generation. He then joined the U.S. Navy and Marines, however, h...
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...ude the consequences of heavy drinking and drug abuse by writing about his own experience with them. He does so specifically in Big Sur where he is isolated from everyone so he drinks to pass the time. Towards the end of the novel he describes how he feels ill and how his mind is in turmoil because what he has put his body through explaining the consequences of heavy drinking. Even though he did have the opportunity to write about it, his death itself shows the consequences of consuming such substances. Many artists and writers experiment with drugs and alcohol as a conducive element to creativity, even today, which shows how prominent Kerouac’s influence on so many topics, such as religion, philosophy, sexuality, and drug use really was, he was key in instituting modern beliefs and customs and did so through his truly unique and outstanding style of writing.
The Hip-Hop Generation is a book written by the famous Bakari Kitwana in his mission to evaluate the shift that is evident between the current and past generations. He reveals several social and political aspects that have affected the black people in America. It is evident that this book has been praised by many who feel that Kitwana was successful in highlighting the major problems that black Americans face in their daily lives. Through this book, any reader will admit that the journey has been long for the blacks in their mission to find their place in the society. Racism is the main theme in this book where the author recalls the need of a supportive plan in eradicating its roots all over the globe. He defines the black Americans born between 1965 and 1984 as the ‘hip hop generationers’. This essay paper explores the major points revealed in his book. It analyses the whole book and summaries it in
Kerouac also reflects on the futile trap of materialism. Japhy discusses "all that crap they didn't really want anyway such as refrigerators, TV sets, cars, at least fancy new cars, certain hair oils and deodorants and general junk you finally always see a week later in the garbage anyway, all of them imprisoned in a system of work, produce, consume, work, produce, consume.
Throughout history, America has produced some of the greatest writers to walk the earth. Novels, poems, plays, and short stories have captivated the American public. No one was better at enchanting his audience than John Cheever. John Cheever wrote many short stories throughout his life. He has been presented with many awards for his works. Cheever was a master of spinning tales about suburban life and other situations he experienced. Some of his most popuar works included “The Swimmer”, “O Youth and Beauty!”, and “The Enormous Radio”. His works were well received by the public and he achieved great fame during his lifetime. However, he also lived a life of hardship and scandal. Even after his death in 1982, Cheever is remembered as one of the greatest writers in American history.
The bebop revolution coincided with the birth of the Beat Generation. In a slightly unbalanced relationship, Beat writers often molded their poetics and style after the playing of such jazz music. "Jazz writers," such as Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, upheld their poetic ideals to the techniques of jazz musicians, such as rhythm, improvisation, and call and response. The structure of creative writing underwent a change, as the importance of form equaled that of theme.
It is a fact of life that Alcoholism will distort the victim’s view of reality. With authors, they put parts of their personality and symptoms of their condition into their characters sometimes, flawed distortions included, with varying degrees
When he was fifteen years old his mother died from appendicitis. From fifteen years of age to his college years he lived in an all-white neighborhood. From 1914-1917, he shifted from many colleges and academic courses of study as well as he changed his cultural identity growing up. He studied physical education, agriculture, and literature at a total of six colleges and universities from Wisconsin to New York. Although he never completed a degree, his educational pursuits laid the foundation for his writing career. He had the knowledge of philosophy and psychology. He attempted to write when he was a youth, but he made a choice to pursue a literary career in 1919. After he published Cane he became part of New York literary circles. He objected both rivalries that prevailed in the fraternity of writers and to attempts to promote him as a black writer (Clay...
Although Fitzgerald intended to graduate from Princeton University in 1917, he decided to join the U.S. Army where he became a lieutenant instead. During this time, he wrote, “The Romantic Egotist,”a clever book that was denied by the publisher due to Fitzgerald’s lack of revisions. Soon, Fitzgerald and his troop were moved to a fort in Montgomery, Alabama. There, in 1918, Fitzgerald met and fell in love with eighteen-year old Zelda Sayre. Their blossoming relationship influenced his writing and contributed to his success. One year later, in 1919, Fitzgerald was discharged from war with the full intention that he marry Zelda. Unfortunately for Fitzgerald, Zelda grew impatient and felt he was not making enough money, so she broke off the engagement.
Born in March of 1916 as Jacob (Jack) Ezra Katz, he was the third child to Benjamin and Augusta Katz. His parents were both Polish immigrants of Jewish descent and they raised him in East New York, the predominantly Jewish section of Brooklyn. As immigrants they were plagued with financial difficulties and this was further aggravated when they struggled through the Depression. Despite all of these hardships, Keats had already begun to showcase his artistic abilities. At the age of eight he was hired to paint the sign of a local store. Naturally, his father was quite proud of him when he earned twenty-five cents for his work and hoped that this might endeavor might lead to a steady career as a sign pa¬inter. Unfortunately for him, Keats was smitten with Fine Arts and won his first award in Junior High School: a medal for ...
It is said that, after the death of Virginia, Poe turned to the use of alcohol more frequently and his behavior became more erratic. Drinking large amounts of alcohol increases the risk fa...
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Firstly, the group of friends and writers most commonly known as the Beats evolved dramatically in focal points such as Greenwich Village and Columbia University, and subsequently spread their political and cultural views to a wider audience. The three Beat figureheads William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac each perceived an agenda within American society to clamp down on those who were in some way different from the accepted ‘norm’, and in response deliberately flirted with the un-American practices of Buddhism, drug use, homosexuality and the avant-garde. Ginsberg courted danger by lending a voice to the homosexual subculture that had been marginalised by repressive social traditions and cultural patterns within the United States.
Music is something most people can’t live without; whether it’s to help them get over a sad breakup, a hard time or even having a great time with friends. There’s a lot of different types of music; some people like pop, some like rock, some enjoy jazz for some people it may even be Hip Hop. It wouldn’t make sense to older generations to why teenagers on a “Hip Hop Planet” To the younger generations it makes perfect sense. In the Article, “Hip Hop Planet” written by James Mcbride a New York Times journalist and composer argues that Hip Hop is here to stay so might as well accept it. Something that everyone can agree with is that Hip Hop’s popularity has been taken to a global scale. It has become nearly impossible to avoid
Jack London is the name you can hear everywhere, his writing appealed to millions of people all around the world. London was an American novelist and short-story writer, who wrote passionately about questions of life and death, surviving. The writer had a lot of adventures, experienced the life at sea, or in Alaska, or in the fields and factories of California, all of these influenced his writing style. Jack London descended from the family of his mother Flora and astrologer and journalist William Chaney. The writer has got his education by himself and with help of a librarian Ina Coolbrith - he has a passion to read books at public libraries. Later in life, Jack finally graduated from high school in Oakland. Jack London's work carrier was so variable, he has been a laborer, factory worker, and oyster pirate on the San Francisco Bay, member of the California Fish Patrol, sailor, railroad hob, and gold prospector. Yes, gold prospecting was the big part of his life, when the young writer with his brother-in-law sailed to join the Klondike Gold Rush where he would set his first successful stories. Jack London was a hard-worker, he tried never miss his early morning 1,000-word writing stint, what helped him to write over fifty books between 1900 and 1916. In addition to it, he corresponded with his readers, and made huge researches for improving his writing style, what is, obviously, genius. The consequences of such a hard work became the fact that Jack London had become the best selling, highest paid and most popular American author of his time. Many authors and social advocates have been inspired by Jack London’s heartfelt prose, and readers travel and experience so much through his books.
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John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 and lived in Salinas, California. John Steinbeck went to Stanford University but left without a degree in 1925. He became a professional author. His purpose to write about the Great Depression. Steinbeck grew up in Salinas, California a culturally diverse location with a lot of immigrant history. This added a regional style to his writing. Ben Joravsky is a professional writer from Chicago, Illinois. His purpose for writing is to entertain the readers. Lee Hopkins was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He got a masters degree from Bank Street College of Education. His purpose was to educate children and teenagers.