The 1950＇ s and 1960＇ s in America are known as the Silence Era and the Rebel Era. The youth in those times can be grouped into those with neurosis and in pursuit of selfness ,the ＂beat generation＇emphasizing instinc- tive experiences and hipsters who rebel against the society through their queer behaviors. They share the character- istics of ＂madness＂,while the madness each group bears is different in connotation. From a cultural perspective, this paper makes an analysis of the three groups and studies the connections and evolution of th...
