The Beat Generation
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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 clo ....
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.... 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 in real life, has invited him to Denver for a visit. Dean is a fast-talking, womanizing product of Denver reform schools. Sal idolizes Dean for his cowboy style, his ease with women and his high-spirited joy in living. However, it took Sal traveling across America and back to figure out the magnetic chara ....
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Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
