Martin, William 2-14-97 Charters, Ann. Kerouac: A Biography. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1959, 1994. 419 pp. Jack Kerouac Kerouac: A Biography, helps to explain how Jack Kerouac, the founder and most important member of the Beat movement, was influenced by the rapidly changing culture of the 1950’s, as well as, how Kerouac ignited a social and literal revolution in America, from which the Beatniks and Hippies emerged. All of Kerouac’s books drew public attention …showed first 75 words of 782 total…

…showed last 75 words of 782 total…that he would become one of the most widely read writers of his generation” (Kheridan 136). It is a shame that Kerouac never knew what a great impact he had on society and literature. Kerouac opened up new doors for people to express their true feelings and beliefs through literature. Jack Kerouac’s creativeness and inovativeness have changed the literary, musical, artistic, and social aspects of America, through his writing and creation of the Beat generation.