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| 38d2893 | I realized Jack [Kerouac] was deeply committed to writing. Kesey was just as deeply committed to living and experiencing the lives of others; for him writing was just a part of living. | writing ken-kesey jack-kerouac | Sterling Lord | |
| 07dcb72 | The Beats and the Pranksters showed us different ways of opting out of society. They were both the personification of countercultural movements. The Beats were trying to change literature, and the Pranksters were trying to change the people and the country. Kesey, in fact, was his own cultural revolution, striving to keep the upbeat, freedom-loving spirit of America alive. | ken-kesey pranksters beat-poetry | Sterling Lord |