Kerouac
Martin, William 2-14-97
Charters, Ann. Kerouac: A Biography. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1959, 1994.
419 pp.
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
originality and unique style of writing is also why, “Kerouac is best known as the key
figure of the artistic and cultural phenomenon of the 1950’s known as the Beat
movement” (Stine 273). Kerouac: A Biography helps to explain why the statement above
is true.
The book, Kerouac: A Biography, is very thorough and explains......
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