Re: Kerouac
Erin McLaughlin (erinseyes@hotmail.com)
Mon, 09 Nov 1998 08:18:23 -0800 (PST)
Nope. I don't think so. Not only do I have no idea what "Generation X"
is supposed to mean (but PLEASE don't try to explain it--I've heard them
all before), and not only do I think the people who use the term have no
idea what it's suppsed to mean, but the whole idea of grouping people in
an age bracket under a letter is a little disconcerting. It made sense,
at least, for the "Post-War" generations, because, well, there WAS a
war. But Generation X? ANd the idea of even the majority of a generation
being without ambition and grubbing from others, though quite endearing,
is only as true for our generation as it was for the Beats, and the
Post-War, and the Post-Depression, and the y, z, and AA Genreations.
----Original Message Follows----
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1998 10:48:22 -0600
From: Matthew_Stevenson@baylor.edu
Subject: Re: Kerouac
To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu
Reply-to: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu
>They all leached off
>relatives and they had no ambition.
generation x anyone?
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