Monster Essays - Kerouac
Martin, William 2-14-97
Charters, Ann. Kerouac: A Biography. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1959, 1994.
Jack Kerouac
Kerouac: A Biography, helps to explain how Jack Kerouac, the founder and most
important member of the Beat movement, was influenced by the rapidly changing culture
of the 1950’s, as well as, how Kerouac ignited a social and literal revolution in
America, from which the Beatniks and Hippies emerged. All of Kerouac’s books drew
public attention due to Kerouac’s originality and new style of writing. Kerouac’s
origin....
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