Contents
Introduction………………………………………………………………1
1.Thecommonhistoricalbackground……………………………………1
1.1International………………………………………………………1
1.2National…………………………………………………………1
2.Thecommonbeliefsofbeatsandrockers……………………………2
2.1Rebellionagainstconventions……………………………………2
2.1.1Beatsinliterature………………………………………………2
2.1.2Rockersinmusiccircles………………………………………3
2.2Ideologiesinbetween……………………………………………4
2.2.1Beatnikswerefedupwiththeirgovernmentabout
theexplanationsofwhythingshappened……………………4
2.2.2Theirsamedestiny……………………………………………4
2.2.3Beatcultureandrockculturewerenotacceptedby
bothcapitalistandsocialistideologies………………………5
2.3Beliefinorientalreligion…………………………………………5
2.3.1BeatniksstudyonChineseBuddhism…………………………6
2.3.2RockersbeliefinIndianBuddhism……………………………6
3.Theiridenticallifestyles………………………………………………6
3.1Bohemian…………………………………………………………7
3.1.1Beats…………………………………………………………7
3.1.2Rockers………………………………………………………7
3.2Madness…………………………………………………………8
3.2.1ThebeatsregardedmodernAmericanlifeascruel,selfish,
andimpersonalthatwritersandartistswerebeingdriven
tomadness……………………………………………………8
3.2.2Rockersweremadenoughtodriverocknikscrazyon
rockcircusspot………………………………………………9
3.3Self-indulgent……………………………………………………9
3.3.1Drugs…………………………………………………………9
3.3.2Homosexual…………………………………………………10
4.Thesameconduct……………………………………………………10
4.1BeatsofSatanandangles………………………………………10
4.2Rockers'conductofthetwosides………………………………11
Conclusion………………………………………………………………13