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Ms. Matthews' American Literature Class Blog

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[*] All blogs must be posted no later than 8:30 p.m.

Howl by Allen Ginsberg was published in 1956 as a part of a collection of Ginsberg's poetry. The poem is sectioned into four parts where Ginsberg howls against society and the worshiped 'best minds' during the prime of the Beat Generation.

In a world full of conformists the only way to howl is to stand out. The modern day world is full of conformists who change themselves to fit the social and cultural norms of their environment. Some think that the best people in modern day society are the ones with the most wealth or fame, but it can also be said that the average everyday person in some way acts a part of 'the best minds'. Because of the large movement to look, act, and appear like celebrities, average people have pushed their way into 'the best minds' group.

Everybody in some way and to some extent becomes a victim of conformity. No matter the depth at which a person tailors their behaviors to become socially acceptable, everybody does it. To say that one person has a greater right to howl at mainstream society would be incorrect. Everybody can howl, it is the effectiveness that each person has which varies. If somebody who is far distant and different from mainstream society were to try and 'wake people up' it would not be nearly as effective as needed. To successfully promote change a person truly has to understand how they, too, are a conformist. To be able to express and understand personal flaws while promoting uniqueness and individuality would provide a more successful howl at mainstream society.

So do some people have a greater right to howl? I believe not.

The poem "Howl" by Allen Ginsberg is divided into four separate parts. The first part of the poem explains all the hardship Allen Ginsberg went through throughout his life. Ginsberg literally howls against the marginalization of "the best minds" in his generation. In Ginsberg's opinion, they were geniuses due to the fact that they recognized modern society for what it really was: a manipulation of independence that created a false idea of conformity. The "best minds," however, could not help but be destroyed by their discovery. Modernity wouldn't allow anyone to live outside of the rules and regulations that society had created. Instead, many of these "best minds" were driven to insanity or suicide by both their inability to live in the modern world and their inability to escape it.

Ginsberg uses Carl Solomon as a chief example of madness. Solomon, whom Ginsberg met while institutionalized at Colombia Presbyterian Psychiatric Hospital, was driven mad because society had built structures and institutions that would keep him from expressing himself in art and speech. Solomon, in this way, came to represent all of the Beat generation who were forced to live outside of the respectable world. In a way, Ginsberg suggests that Solomon's insanity was created by society and used to incarcerate those that do not think and act like the rest of mainstream society.

In my opinion, the "best minds" of our generation is the youth of our society. The Beat generation was marginalized due to the fact that they didn't fit in with the cookie cutter mold of "normalcy". For decades, teenagers have been labeled jocks, nerds, preps and punks, but stereotyping isn't usually productive or beneficial to a teen's mental and emotional development. These stereotypes have stymied the true potential of teenagers. The youth of society is expected to fit in with these molds and when they don't they're judged for simply being themselves. When a teenager is stereotyped, she might assume she has to measure up to certain standards. Stereotyping puts a teenager in a box, making little room for growth beyond society's limited labels and often unjustified expectations.

Some stereotypes result in a poor self-image. Teens who are labeled weird, awkward, or unpopular might suffer from isolation and rejection, feeling like misfits in their high schools and community. Some might struggle with depression or have trouble fitting in with peers. Even popular students can suffer from stereotyping when they feel as if they can't live up to their parents' or peers' expectations. For example, teenagers who are often stereotyped and labeled according to their physical appearance struggle with low self-esteem when they can't meet society's body-image and beauty expectations. Missed opportunities and unachieved goals are often the effects of teen stereotyping. According to BBC news, a survey suggests that "more than two thirds of 14-17-year-olds believe negative portrayals of teenagers in the media are affecting their job prospects." Stereotypes have done nothing but block the intellect and brilliance of our youth. They have also limited teenagers from making a difference in a conservative world.

In my opinion, the "best minds" of our society are teenagers, but if you had to consider another marginalized group as "the best minds" of the 21 st century, who would it be?

When asked to describe what first comes to mind when I think of WWI I immediately jump to a picture of gray fields of mud criss-crossed with trenches with all the nature completely destroyed. However this leads to misconceptions of the true impact of WWI. While acres of countryside where destroyed so where city blocks. The sheer mental toll on the men in the war caused a complete reconstruction of normal society. This is where Elliot and Fitzgerald come together in there tales.

I believe that in The Wasteland Elliot is trying to depict his fear that the new society of zombies will suck all the color out of life. The only want is money, and the only way to attain it is mindless work. This binds and separates the rich and poor in their endeavors.

In The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald talks of a much more built affluent area. Thanks to the distance of New York from the fronts of the European theater the City managed to stay intact. However in a small area between the Extravagant mansions of the eggs and the Massive Skyscrapers of Manhattan lies a place similar to the Gray London of Elliot. Fitzgerald based the Valley of Ashes on a real place shown here from above.

The complete desolation of the land shows a similarity to Elliot's city, but the land is not where the similarities end. In fact both places where inspired by an authors fear for the future. Elliot was afraid of ignorance and materialism entering modern society which was the original premise of Gatsby, where one can still see theses underling themes.

Some of there fears have come true, our world is extremely materialistic and millions of people live the zombie life in complete ignorance of what truly drives them.

The Hipster.

Earlier in our dive into The Wasteland we looked at hipsters. Eliot, being the blueprint for the modern day hipster; angsty, despairing, countercultural, all great qualities if you're into that. Get the idea of what you believe a hipster is in your brain and consider the story of Paradise Lost by John Milton. The story of Lucifer's rebellion and subsequent banishment from heaven. Lucifer, was a beautiful and charismatic Angel, who rallied one third of God's angels against him. His reason for doing so, is that he in essence does not want to be told what to do.

Look at the angst.

The famous quote from Lucifer is "To reign is worth ambition though in Hell: Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven." ( I. 262-263). The irony is that in the story, God allowed everything to happen, and even through his best efforts Lucifer was under God's will. With that synopsis, was Lucifer the first hipster? As much as a hipster tries, they will be conforming to something whether they know it or not. Deciding to be a hipster, is conforming to hipster culture. Lucifer was never free, he was always being controlled in some way. Both a hipster and our tragic fallen angel believe they are making a conscious decision to go against the norm, but they are both stuck in a loop. No matter what they do, they are conforming to the thing they are trying to fight.

T.S. Eliot once said, "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go". When I read this, I thought that people must push to their limits and go to the point until when it makes it feel almost uncomfortable. This way, people would be able to find and achieve new goals as they go beyond their usual habits.

But I really thought to myself, "What does this actually mean?" Then, I realized a risk that T.S. Eliot took while writing The Waste Land. Eliot was a twentieth century poet who wrote different and unique from the rest of them in the history. Because he wrote The Waste Land after World War I, his writings contained emotions of sentiments. The other poets in the past romanticized their poems while Eliot focused on being realistic. This was a bold movement because no other poets had done this before. Despite this fact, he continued and was able to become successful.

If Eliot never took the risk of trying a new style of writing poems, maybe poetry would be entirely different in this world. Eliot's avant-garde which means a new ideas in art, allowed for more genres including realism. Without his experiment, we would have never be able to find out what kind of a poet he was and his potentials. I personally agree with this because I think without pushing to limits, people would be unable to ever achieve their goals. Anything is worth a try and even failure after trial is better than never trying. I understand this quote as take a risk and give it a shot because you never know how much you can do.

"Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."

When I first read this quote, I was incredibly confused. Was T.S Eliot implying that people should put themselves in life-threatening situations in order find out what their limit is? After I gave it some thought, I came to the conclusion that Eliot believes one cannot discover what their limit is until they are willing to push said limits.

As a child, we are all told that we should "step out of our comfort zones" but the saying does not always receive positive feedback. People do not like doing things that are out of character if they do not have to. In an old television series of MTV entitled " If You Really Knew Me", students would gather in a room together and open up about the struggles that they had faced in their lives. In the beginning of each episode, you would always seem some students that did not respond to the exercises in a productive way. Although they were very reluctant, by the end of the show, every student was participating and opening up. If those teens had not expressed their true feelings, it would have haunted them forever, but this show allowed them to continue on with a clear head. Even though the show only lasted for one season, it was very powerful because it showed the value in being honest with yourself and others and how helpful (and scary) it can be when you are vulnerable. Vulnerability exposes people for who they truly are and, sometimes, that makes them extremely uncomfortable.

Pushing your limits is always a scary thing to do, but it could have a very happy result. For example, think back to Ayn Rand's Anthem. Equality grew up in a world where he was subservient to the government. He did not know that he was brainwashed into thinking that everything the government did was for the benefit of the public. When he realized that the life he was living was a lie, he ran away to the Uncharted Forest and started a life with his newly discovered sense of independence. For the beginning, Equality knew that he was not like everybody else. He had desires that were forbidden and invented the light bulb, just as Prometheus had invented light. Each day, he risked being caught and promptly punished, but the thrill of discovery kept him interested in exploring the forbidden. If Equality had not escaped from his previous world, he would have lived his entire life, living a lie.

Exploring the unexplored can be scary, but you never know what you can find.

The 1920s in United States, also known as the Roaring Twenties had a lot of effect on the nowadays America.

First of all, when people talking about the 1920s, what showed up in their mind is a prosperous society and fast development after World War I. World War I had a big impact on the American society because during the war, the materials and weapons are highly required. Most companies that were involved in the metal industry were really profitable. With all the profit that gained during the war, a huge portion of people became really rich after the war. Because of the fast economic growth, the society turned out to be extremely affluent and that was the reasoning behind the name Roaring Twenties.

Related to The Great Gatsby, as Nick Carraway describes, the people who live in West egg are the new money. Connect to the period of time, most of them might got rich from World War I. However, these days didn't last long. The Great Depression in the 1930s ruined the whole economic system. But after the Great Depression, American was slowly developing in a stable way.

History repeated itself and World War II took place during 1939. Everything came over again. Just like what was happened after World War I, the economic growth had a huge leap. The United States started growing in a fast but dangerous way. This time, the good days last for a long period of time until 2008.

The recession in 2008 destroy the economic system again as the Great Depression did in 1930s. But just like what happened after the Great Depression, America is on the way of recovering and nowadays America is well developed.

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All blogs must be posted no later than 8:30 p.m. Howl by Allen Ginsberg was published in 1956 as a part of a collection of Ginsberg's poetry. The poem is sectioned into four parts where Ginsberg howls against society and the worshiped 'best minds' during the prime of the Beat Generation.

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