The Beat Generation. Vulnerable Victims or Inviolable Individuals? Buchkatalog

Essay aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Englisch - Literaturgeschichte, Epochen, Note: 1, 5, Universität Stuttgart (Institut für Anglistik), Veranstaltung: Beat Culture, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Essay über die Beat Generation unter Betracht ausgewählter Werke (u.a. von Jack Kerouac und Diane DiPrima) Introduction Vulnerability is often one-dimensionally viewed as the degree to which mishaps, pain and shame are allowed to enter into one's life. However it is also the birthplace of creativity and basis for a feeling of self-worthiness. Thereby vulnerability creates authenticity . There are various different definitions of vulnerability according to the field in which the term is used..