James Dean, Elvis Presley and Allen Ginsberg were all popular with youth in the 1950s what did they represent?

A. The embrace of machismo by mainstream society

B. A reaction against the middileclass life of comformity

C. The rise of rock and roll and demise of jazz

D. Dissatisfaction with a segregated society

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Tyshawn Woods

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6 May, 08:43

James Dean, Elvis Presley and Allen Ginsberg were all popular with youth in the 1950s what did they represent?

A. The embrace of machismo by mainstream society

B. A reaction against the middileclass life of comformity

C. The rise of rock and roll and demise of jazz

D. Dissatisfaction with a segregated society

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The ascendancy of James Dean, Elvis Presley and Allen Ginsberg represented the reaction against the coformity of the 1950s. The 1950s has been viewed as a decade of consenus. Dean's REbel Without a Cause, Elvis Presley's promotion of Rock and Roll and Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" suggested a society that was experimental and embraced change.