Question

James Dean ,Elvis Presley and Allen Ginsberg were all popular with youth in the 1950s what did they represent?

Answer 1

The ascendancy of James Dean, Elvis Presley and Allen Ginsberg represented the reaction against the coformity of the 1950s. The 1950s has been viewed as a decade of consenus. Dean's REbel Without a Cause, Elvis Presley's promotion of Rock and Roll and Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" suggested a society that was experimental and embraced change.