... left him with a bad taste in his mouth. He experimented with certain drugs in attempt to open his mind and let things flow freely. This is successfully achieved in Sunflower Sutra. Ginsberg and his close knit circle of friends commonly referred to as the beat poets felt that the postwar prosperity of America was laced with hypocrisy, conformity and materialism. Materialism is the general evil that ... haunts Ginsberg and he preaches against it in Sunflower Sutra. "How many flies buzzed around you innocent of your grime, while you cursed the heavens of your railroad and ... your flower ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate