"It was John Kerouac... who, several years ago... said 'You know, it's really a beat generation..." (Moran and Gannon). The Beat Generation or also known as "Beats" is a name that was used to characterize the leaders of the movement in the 1950s that crossed American culture after World War II as a balance to suburban conformism and model of organization-man who controlled this period (Moran and Gannon). The Beat Generation was a different group that went against society's norms. Their culture expressed rejection of received norms and materialism, innovations in styles, alternative sexualities, drug experimentation, an interest in Eastern religion, and an explicit representation of the human condition. The Beat Generation, which included Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, embraced originality and individuality in the way people thought and acted during this period and this still has its effect in today's world 'today. The themes of the Beat Generation helped pave the way for the Beat Generation. a path for today's society that included disillusionment, social nonconformity and spontaneity. Disillusionment is seen as the main theme of the movement and “…it was the reason for the separation from mainstream society that the Beats had initially desired” (Beat Movement). At that time, some people didn't like the idea of ​​a lifestyle being considered normal; the traditional spouse, having two children and a white picket fence (Beat Movement). Those people who didn't like the idea were disillusioned with post-war contentment, which led them to protest against social norms that, to them, were seen more as social control than a lifestyle . Another familiar Beat Genera theme...... middle of paper ...... Ginsberg became popular quite quickly after this reading and in 1956 Howl & Other Poems was published. He then died on April 5, 1997 in New York of a heart attack while suffering from liver cancer. These writers, as well as others, still have the ability to influence those in today's society. To conclude, the Beat Generation was one of the most influential literary movements. It embraced originality and individuality in the way people thought and acted during this period and it still has its effect in today's world. With Ginsberg's Howl, the idea of ​​what was considered adequate literature expanded considerably. They helped abolish censorship through literature and the Beats pushed discussions of ecology and environmentalism into the mainstream (O'Hagan). The Beats paved the way for American society to express itself in any way it wanted..