The Beat Generation was the
literary and cultural movement that rejected the decade's social conformity.
The Beats influenced the American culture after the World War II era. This was
a time when society was trying to build back conformity and capitalism to its
people. The Beat Generation did not accept this to happen and they influenced
people to reject standard narrative values, go on spiritual quests, explore
American and Eastern religions, and most especially the rejection of
materialism, among others.
In addition, this was
also the time when experimentations on psychedelic drugs, sexual liberation and
exploration were rampant among the people of the United States.
