Question

Read the excerpt from On the Road

One day I was hanging around the campus and Chad and Tim Gray told me Dean was staying in a cold-water pad in
East Harlem, the Spanish Harlem. Dean had arrived the night before, the first time in New York, with his beautiful little
sharp chick Marylou; they got off the Greyhound bus at 50th Street and cut around the corner looking for a place to eat
and went right in Hector's, and since then Hector's cafeteria has always been a big symbol of New York for Dean.
What does this excerpt reveal about the beat generation?
The beat generation was made up of middle-class youth who were seeking work after graduating college.
The beat generation was made up of young people who were just beginning their lives as independent adults.
The beat generation was made up of middle-aged people who had become disillusioned with life.
The beat generation was made up of privileged youth who had begun attending high-profile social events.

Answer 1

The beat generation was made up of young people who were just beginning their lives as independent adults.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The beat generation was made up of young people who were just beginning their lives as independent adults.

Explanation:

American writer Jack Kerouac's novel On The Road is a story based on the writer's own travels across America with his friends. Through the characters of Sal Paradise and his friend Dean Moriarty, the story shows a new form/class of generation eager for adventure and carefree attitude.

In the given excerpt from the novel, the narrator Sal mentions how his friend Dean first began his life with his new wife Marylou. This detail about how life began for Dean and the others show how the beat generation were young people who had just started beginning their lives as adults independent from their parents and others.

Thus, the correct answer is the second option.