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Howl by Allen Ginsberg: A Reflection on Institutions In the midst of radical changes in America during the 1950s as a result of the Cold War, the Beat Generation came into existence. America in the 1950s was an age of conformity, something the Beats were against. Individuality was thrown out the window. The middle class emerged. In the suburbs, every house looked the same and everyone wanted to buy what their neighbor had and keep up with societal norms. Everyone acted the same way and shared

Set in America, the poem follows a man, potentially Walt Whitman, as he celebrates the pride found in an American citizen. Several careers are described throughout the poem in an effort to accentuate the amount of effort Americans put into their labor each day. Aside from no apparent significance to the structure and syntax of the poem, the author’s profound diction, such as blithe, melodious, delicious, and robust, emphasizes the honor the author feels towards Americans and their efforts. Whitman’s

Major Research Essay: On the Road The 1950’s were a time of social conformity and singularity. The Cold War raged, as suspected communists were hunted. Anyone who didn’t fit into the little box that defined what was right would be accused. However, people known as the beat would revoke conformity, while other writers of the time period wanted to create a novel that defined the generation. On the Road by Jack Kerouac shows this time period through the eyes of a wanderlustful writer. He didn’t

“Howl” by Ginsberg and “Song of Myself” by Whitman, have different and similar variances on the take of the world. “Howl” is more technical and gets straight to the point of the world whereas “Song of Myself” starts off with a happier side of the world. Whitman describes world as heaven and Ginsberg describes live as dark and evil. Where Whitman is less harsh and Ginsberg is very harsh. Also, Ginsberg uses a raw language to describe the world in a deeper perspective. In “Song of Myself”, Whitman

In Walt Whitman’s post-Civil War literature, Whitman responded to the rapid growth of industry and the indifference of both the government and common Americans to the same issues that threatened America’s stability before the war. In Whitman’s “Democratic Vistas,” Whitman criticizes American politics, culture, and values due to the country’s chagrin after the Civil War. “Democratic Vistas” is Whitman’s avenue to express his concern that while America is moving ahead globally in industry, America

War and Japanese Identity Indiana University Bloomington Ziyan Huang War and Japanese Identity The sound of hammering was written in January 1947 after the end of World War II which saw Japan surrender in August 15 1945. The soldier, the protagonist, in the story tells of a story that paints the level of destruction war had created and the effect of the war to him. The sound of hammering is used to show the magnitude to which the soldier’s life has been affected by the war. Hammering is

“Re-examine all you have been told in school or church or in any book, and dismiss whatever insults your own soul” (Whitman). The brilliant mind behind this quote is Walt Whitman, one of the greatest and most influential poets America has ever produced. Walt was inspired by transcendentalists Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Although, Walt Whitman is considered the most radical out of the three. He had many radical views, but primarily on his views of the individual, religion, and education

Walt Whitman’s poetry embodies the changes taking place in America during and after the Civil War. He experiences them firsthand as a Civil War nurse. In the poems, “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d,” and “A Child Said What is the Grass?”. Whitman talks about both population growth, and the many deaths during the Civil War. He sees life and death as a cycle, and examines life after the life of an individual. The basic meanings of Whitman’s poems are very relevant to what he was facing at

and it was because of those individuals who desired creativity and true freedom, and essentially had the means to awake the cultural uprising known as the Beat Generation. An example of this creativity came from one of the Beats founding fathers - Allen Ginsberg. A poet, an activist, and one of the most influential people in terms of spreading the Beat culture.

In order to analyze Woody Allen’s post-9/11 Period, and how the events of September 11, 2011 play a role in it, we first have to take a closer look at the relationship between the filmmaker and the city of New York. Woody Allen, born in Brooklyn as Allen Stewart Konigsberg in 1935, is one of the filmmakers alongside Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee who present a very personal portrayal of the city. Unlike the other filmmakers, Allen’s New York is often criticized for not showing the real, authentic