of the Cold War‚ owes its name to street slang. The term "beat" (borrowed from street jargon‚ and meaning down and out‚ poor or homeless) perpetuated the romantic‚ bohemian myth of the “lost generation.” The Franco-Canadian writer Jack Kerouac‚ whose novel On the Road (1957) contributed to giving the movement its mythical aura‚ added a contemplative subtlety to the term. In "beat"‚ he said‚ we should also hear the word "beatitude". The Beat Generation thus nurtured a profound attachment to nature
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the Road by Jack Kerouac has many themes. One theme that stood out was the rebellion against Corporate America. The main characters for this theme were Dean Moriarty‚ Sal Paradise‚ and Marylou. Each of them had behaviors that conflict with an ideal‚ working American. These characters also represent a longing for something they want‚ but can’t find or are incapable of getting. The first character that was the biggest cliché against the ideal‚ working American was Dean Moriarty. Dean was erratic
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Romanticism and Modernism as Strange Bedfellows: A Fresh Look of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive‚ But to be young was very Heaven! O time In which the meagre‚ stale‚ forbidding ways Of custom‚ law and statute‚ took at once The attraction of a Country in Romance! The Prelude—William Wordsworth (Come in under the shadow of this rock)‚ And I will show you something different from either Your shadow at morning striding behind you Or your shadow at evening
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5/11/13 As the movie opens we are granted images of a familiar theme that to any fan of Kerouac will begin to constitute an understanding the connection that is granted to Jarmusch as “the last of the beats.” This opening scene is of a plane landed with a girl standing far off in front of the plane holding luggage. The theme that carries through much beat influenced work is travel and the open road. Throughout the film‚ the characters present their own momentary musings on the subjects of
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United States. Accompanied by his crazy and unpredictable friend Dean Moriarty‚ Sal looks for the true meaning of life. Driving stolen cars‚ hitchhiking‚ on their way to the West coast‚ both men look for adventures‚ alcohol‚ drugs and unbounded love. Their wild journey creates the unbreakable bond between them‚ which gives rise to the whole new generation. “On The Road” is an autobiographic book written by American writer Jack Kerouac. The novel is a legendary manifesto of the poet group called “Beats”
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Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka Course: Human Resource Management (H 501) CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT On Jack Nelson’s Problem Human Resource Management by Gary Dessler 11th Edition Date of Submission- 01 March‚ 2015 Jack Nelson’s Problem Human Resource Management by Gary Dessler 11th Edition 1. What do you think is causing some of the problems in the bank’s home office and branches? ANSWER: Attrition or employee turnover was high during past eight years‚ as
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The Road by Jack Kerouac‚ Dean Moriarty is an example of one of these morally ambiguous characters. He has many traits that seem dispicable to the reader‚ but there is also proof that he has exceptional characteristics as well-such as his friendship with Sal and the others. Dean Moriarty can be shown as a morally ambiguous character through his nature and actions throughout the course of the novel. First and foremost‚ Dean is Sal’s friend‚ to the point where it becomes almost unnatural. Dean is
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Jack Kerouac’s On the Road is a clear representation of the Beat Generation‚ a youth subculture of the 1940s and ’50s that rejected the societal norm. It is a novel clearly of ideas and characters more than plot‚ and through the adventure of the Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty ‚ the reader can imagine rebellious American youth and their attempts to destroy the cultural instruction they had been given in order to follow the white middle-class life. Kerouac’s novel follows the jazz and the energy of
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James Dean was born on February 8‚ 1931‚ at the Seven Gables apartment house located at the corner of 4th Street and McClure Street in Marion‚ Indiana‚ to Winton Dean and Mildred Wilson. Six years after his father had left farming to become a dental technician‚ James and his family moved to Santa Monica‚ California. He was enrolled at Brentwood Public School in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles‚ but transferred soon afterward to the McKinley Elemetary school.[5] The family spent several years
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look down upon them. Jack Kerouac plays a major role in this time period pertaining to this lifestyle‚ authoring many works about it‚ one being On the Road. He uses the characters in this story to depict the diverse views on the Beatniks. This strong interpretation used throughout the novel sets the stage for many other authors writing on behalf of the Beat Generation. The characters he uses in this novel are the representation of the view which looks upon the Beats. Jack Kerouac portrays the negative
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