Essay on Rebellion and Conformity
6 Pages
2811 Words
Beginning in the nineteenth century, the literature of addiction emerged amongst writers of the Beat movement, whose adherents willingly rejected their inclusion in the Postwar American facade of unity and happiness. William S. Burroughs, along with Allen Ginsburg and Jack Kerouac, were perceived as literary outlaws because of their experimental writing methods. Interestingly, Burroughs and Kerouac's style of living and...
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