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https://www.britannica.com/art/Beat-movement

http://www.filmsite.org/rebel.html

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We agree with the statement that Americans in the 1950's were living in an era of social complacency and intellectual darkness to a major extent due to the distractions American society created such as the Beat Generation, the popularity of drugs, and the broadening of culture after WW2. While these traits may have been progressive for society, they contributed to generalizing the public and putting the people in an era of intellectual darkness.

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The beat generation was a literary movement that gained popularity in the 1950's. Authors rejected traditional values and narratives, and instead wrote about liberation, spiritual quests, sexuality, psychedelic drugs, and other counterculture ideas.

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During WW2, women had gained an increased role in the workforce; however, once the war was over, there was a push for the return of traditional values. Men were expected to be the primary bread winners, and women were expected to remain in the home.

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Although there were movements away from traditional values, the vast majority of Americans were complacent, and returned to the same values held before the war.

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With social conformity still playing a major role in society, "Rebel Without a Cause" depicted teenage rebellion and adventure for the first time in film. Paired with James Deans tragic death, the film gained a cult audience and came to represent the teenage experience and struggle against traditional values and expectations.