Question

What did the Beat generation writers try to defeat in America?

A) pacifism
B)traditionalism
C)individualism
D)Feminism

Answer 1

Option: B is the correct answer.

B) Traditionalism.

Explanation:

Beat generation was a literary movement that was started by a group of authors and belongs to the post World War || period.

They started this movement to reject literary formalism and the American culture built on capitalism and materialism.

It has a major impact on both poetry as well as culture in America.

Hence, the Beat generation writers try to defeat in America is:

Traditionalism.

Answer 2

The literary movement called the Beat generation belongs to the post World War II period. As they tried to defeat traditionalism in America, they influenced the whole cultural scene, fighting for nonconformity.