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Portrayal of American society in Jack Kerouac's "On the Road"
2012. urn:nbn:hr:142:400280
Prokeš, Mirela
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Prokeš, M. (2012). Portrayal of American society in Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" (Undergraduate thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:400280

Prokeš, Mirela. "Portrayal of American society in Jack Kerouac's "On the Road"." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:400280

Prokeš, Mirela. "Portrayal of American society in Jack Kerouac's "On the Road"." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:400280

Prokeš, M. (2012). 'Portrayal of American society in Jack Kerouac's "On the Road"', Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 17 January 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:400280

Prokeš M. Portrayal of American society in Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" [Undergraduate thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2012 [cited 2025 January 17] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:400280

M. Prokeš, "Portrayal of American society in Jack Kerouac's "On the Road"", Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2012. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:400280

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TitlePortrayal of American society in Jack Kerouac's "On the Road"
Title (english)Prikaz američkog društva u romanu "On the Road" J. Kerouaca
AuthorMirela Prokeš
MentorSanja Runtić (mentor)
GranterJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Osijek
Defense date and country2012-09-24, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
The mid-twentieth century in United States of America was marked by political and social unease. The beginning of the Cold War brought on a general public fright; the growing economic pressure was accompanied by social revolutions in the form of the Civil Rights Movement and feminist protests - these revolutions were among the strongest markers of that specific time in the United States’ history. The Beat Movement developed in those circumstances as a form of free speech of young writers and poets commonly known as the Beats. Among this group of young writers, Jack Kerouac developed his specific style of writing and as his classic novel On the Road was published in 1957, it managed to influence future generations of young Americans. In his novel On the Road, Jack Kerouac refers not only to American society of the 1950’s but also to the current political and social circumstances of which he does not approve. In a specific manner he describes not only the general situation of American society but also the protest and an alternative way to approach life. He takes pride in the way he and his friends refuse to be part of the mainstream society and consumer politics which were starting to develop in the 1950s. Throughout his novel, Kerouac expresses critique against American conformity and consumerism of the 1950s and manages to influence future generations in their view of modern American life.
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Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: undergraduate
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Study programmeTitle: Croatian Language and Literature (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: undergraduate
Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) hrvatskog jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) hrvatskog jezika i književnosti)
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