Part one of term paper
The Twentieth century has witnessed several movements which have helped to shape the rise of American culture. Each movement has in some way altered the way we think and act. One of the most influential literary movements of this century has been that of . The Beat writers were a small group of close friends first, and a movement later. in l ...

Part two of term paper
... began to take their work seriously in the late 50’s (Sibberman 2,3). In 1957, Jack Kerouac’s “On The Road” was published and was considered to be the best novel to come out of the Beat Generation. The Beat novel is charming, honest, and wild venture stories of a friendship and four hitch-hiking trips across America. The narrator is Sal Paradise, who is living in Paterson, New Jersey. Most of his friends are already out west. A crazy college friend, Dean Moriaty who is Neal Cassady i ...