Similarities And Differences Between The 1950's And The Transcendentalist Generation
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The Beat generation of the 1950’s and the Transcendentalist generation of the mid 1800’s can be profoundly similar yet extensively complex. The two generations have many things in common while having numerous things that very clearly distinguish them from each other. There is a main focus between similarities and differences between the perspective of time, freedom, societies pressures and much more. Two examples of both these generations are Walden by Thoreau and On The Road by Jack Kerouac. In Walden there is a sense that the main character wants to settle down while in On The Road the main character wants to constantly be moving around from place to place. Both of these generations have their rebellion against the society of their day and the fact that they were both fully American literary movements show immense amount of similarities and differences between the two novels proves that the two generations, The Beat and The Transcendentalist, can each provide unique experiences and…show more content… The core group consisted of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady and William S. Burroughs, who met in the neighborhood surrounding Columbia. They traveled West and the generation itself started to expand. The Beat Generation, which first emerged from the post-World War II in the United States, is essential to consider when learning about Beat literature.The idea of economic progress and technological progress was a huge wound when the world witnessed the desolation and destruction caused by the second world war. The novel itself is based upon actual people and events in Jack Kerouac’s life. It is a story of the adventures of Sal Paradise (Kerouac), Dean Moriarty (Cassady), Carlo Marx (Ginsberg), Old Bull Lee (Burroughs). Theses characters go on various road trips across and through the United States and Mexico with each one another and even meet other characters on the