Racist depictions of Latinos/like in Beat Generation literatureStudies regarding the Beat Generation have throbbed over the years since the movement itself was at its peak, but this which lasted throughout the fifty years since their emergence is the popularity of Beat literature among the general public. To further add to the influence of the Beat, their literature also had a considerable impact on the American literary canon. Over the past two decades, primary sources for the Beat movement have continued to be published. Major film adaptations are also being made from some of their most influential works and personal lives. The literature of the Beat Generation has been examined from many different perspectives, ranging from anthropological to sociological. Some have argued that the Beat's - particularly Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs - were racist in their depictions of African Americans, but little research has been conducted regarding their depictions of Latinos/as. Analysis of the literature showed that little to no one has addressed Beat racism toward Latinos/as and their culture, despite the fact that they spent significant time in Mexico. Who was the Beat Generation? The Beat Generation was a subculture that arose from bohemian culture in the United States after World War II. Bohemians can be defined as people, artists, who lead an unconventional life and generally practice this lifestyle, among others. Bohemia, as such, has always had a strong affiliation with the development of the avant-gardes as artistic movements; Significantly, Bohemia has been called the "underworld of art". Bohemian culture itself "is characterized by active, although perhaps irregular, communitarianism and group dynamics...... middle of paper ... themselves originating from mainstream American society, they n Were not that far back then. regarding their racist views. The period when the Beats were most active was around the 1950s, and racism was still a norm at that time. Thus, although for many writers of the Beat Generation – with their public rejection of social and cultural norms and their way of life governed by the search for pleasure, belief and truth – are celebrated for their literature, j would like to revisit their work. There has been little to no analysis regarding the Beat Generation's representations of Latinos/as, despite the fact that this minority group is represented in many of the Beats' works. I intend to see if the social mores of Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs regarding racism are reflected in their work by comparing their personal letters, diaries, and essays to their published novels and poetry..