Larry Neal

In Jack Kerouac’s novel, On the Road, women are objectified and sexualized by the men in the story. Sal, Dean and other male characters use descriptive language to portray a woman’s looks and demeaning language to characterize the women they encounter. The men also disregard any feelings that the women have while also ignoring any positive qualities they may have. The two women who are the main victims in this novel are Marylou and Camille, and Dean Moriarty is the source of the majority of the mistreatment

Alexander Castaldo Beat Generation 12/15/17 Madness and Control in Ken Kesey's One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is a story revolving around “Chief” Bromden, a schizophrenic patient in a ward who pretends to be deaf and stupid. The ward is controlled by a nurse named Nurse Ratched. Nurse Ratched has a strict system of control over the ward and her patients, choosing staff members whom follow her loyally. In the ward we have two types of patients; the

Every revolution has begun with a vision. The beat poetry rebellion’s just happened to be opioid-induced. Picture this: the 1950’s. With the threat of nuclear war on the horizon during the Cold War, the citizens of the United States began to detest their government. In 1952, homosexuality was officially classed as a mental disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. In 1955, Allen Ginsberg first performed Howl, which would soon become the most widely controversial beat

Beat Generation’s Effect on Jitterbug Perfume In the Novel Jitterbug Perfume, many themes and ideas from the Beat Generation can be found. The Beat Generation was a movement developed by young people who rejected conventional society in the late 1950's. The idea of the generation was strictly based on modern Jazz, free sexuality, recreational drugs, and rejecting standard ways. Developing sexuality, depending on drugs and the pursuit in individuality we taken from the Generation and creativity

Science fiction is a way for an author to express their concerns in the world while using fiction to bring up controversial ideas. In Unwind , Neal Shusterman is able to incorporate science fiction in a way to not only get his points across but to also make the reader think, and adjust the message to relate to one's own life. Unwind takes place in the future where it is an option for parents to choose to have their child unwound, meaning they would be taken from their family and taken apart. Their

"What can fingerprints mean when they're not necessarily yours?" stated Lev in the novel “Unwind” written by Neal Shusterman. This occurs when a person receives the body parts from a teen who was unwound. Unwinding is a three hour long process in which a teenager between the age of 13 and 18 is “divided” into several pieces by two teams of 12 surgeons, nine surgical assistants and four nurses. The concept was created in a Civil War that occurred which was also known as the Heartland War. The war

Analytical Review Sheet for The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, by Tom Wolfe Due date: Any time up to and including Friday, May 5, at 12 noon Student Name_____________________________________________________ What is the background of the author? What are his qualifications to write this book? The author of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Tom Wolfe, was born on March 2, 1931 in Richmond, Virginia, where Wolfe would grow up to be an all-star student and athlete at St. Christopher’s Episcopal

Imagine living in a world where parents can send their children to be killed by removing their body parts one by one for medical reasons, if they were rebellious or were unnecessary in their life. In Neil Shusterman's novel, Unwind, one is shown a world where abortion is illegal, so instead parents are allowed to have their children unwound between the ages of 13 to 18. Like many others, Conner, Risa, and Lev, are faced with the betrayal of their parents and are sent off to be medically murdered

Poets of the 1950s are unknowingly establishing a counterculture movement, one that challenges the social norms and politics of their time and even transcends generations to remain relevant today. Poets like Jack Kerouac, William Seward Burroughs, Neal Cassady, and Allen Ginsberg were heavily influenced by jazz, adopting their “seedy dress, manners, and ‘hip’ vocabulary” (“Beat Movement”) that changed their lifestyle and helped write their poetry. Specifically, Allen Ginsberg’s poem Howl, is often

Allen Ginsberg’s work carries strong the themes of the Beat Generation, a rebellious and melodramatic extravaganza. He grew up protesting World War II, then continued to fill his life with drugs and rebellion. He wrote much of his work during the Vietnam War, a highly opposed war that caused much distress especially in the young male demographic because of the draft. While often containing anti war and anti government rhetoric, his poems usually focus on amorous connections and the troubles of his