First the writer Kerouac and then a journalist in the New York Times called the “new rebel” young guys the “Beat Generation”. They are trying to show us that life can be founded on dreams of freedom. They refuse to confrom themselves to the traditional middle classes and they reject materialism and organised religion. They often use drugs and alcohol. One of their values is spontaneity. They try to make the difference with words, books written by young authors, with music like rock and roll and blues.
They also oppose to the military-industrial machine civilization. They have lot of respect for lands and indigenous people and creatures. They are beginning to promote buddish concepts.
They are criticized for breaking down the social values.
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