Anti-establishment

Anti-establishment

Bibliography

What affect has the anti-establishment movement had on literature?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063850/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/

http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2015/08/anti-establishment-art

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/jan/30/underground-arts-60s-rebel-counterculture

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/1984/context.html

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/n/1984/1984-at-a-glance

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/oct/27/berlin-wall-short-history

http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall

Even before WWII, people were discontent with the establishment. In the wake of the Wall Street Crash in 1929, America was thrust into the Great Depression. Jobs were scarce and morale was low.

In 1939, author John Steinbeck wrote the Grapes of Wrath, a novel which revealed the terrible situations that migrant workers faced.

When preaparing to write this novel, Steinbeck said something that formed his working class following and expressed their outrage - "I want to put a tag of shame on the greedy bastards who are responsible for this."

In 1949, the harmful effects of autocracy were very apparent. The abusive dictatorship of Hitler had ended 4 years prior, and people worldwide still felt the fear it had inspired. Meanwhile, Stalin's dictatorship in the Soviet Union was still going strong.

George Orwell witnessed the danger caused by a totalitarian society - or even capitalist society - in an age of advanced technology. This novel worked as a warning to what such a society was leading to - the absolute control of thought, emotions and actions via the use of this technology.

“The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power, pure power.”

The 1960s

In the 1960s, the feeling of anti-establishment was rife. People did things to reflect their displeasure, such as:

• Participating in the hippie scene.
• Protesting about things they felt were wrong.
• Living in communes apart from society.
• Experimenting with illegal substances.
• Joining groups such as the UK Underground.

Poetry

Berlin Wall Peddlers - William Marr

http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall

Anti-establishment gains momentum

What effect has anti-establishment had on art forms?

People began to question everything in the post-WWII world - values, principles, and social norms. They went 'against the grain' and formed groups such as Hells Angels and the Beat Generation.

Many felt resentment towards the establishment, and ordinary citizens found more and more things they were discontent with.

The anti-establishment push began in the 1940s

In the aftermath of World War Two, returning veterans questioned everything - the things they had been told, their way of life, and ultimately their government.

Women were discontent with life after the war - everything they had done to help society didn't change their social standing.

What effect has anti-establishment had on music?

What is anti-establishment?

The idea of being against the establishment or established authority

Anti-establishment films

"He comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, and intolerable..."

H.L Mencken (1880-1956), The Sage of Baltimore

"F**k you, I won't do what you tell me!"

Anti-establishment fashion

Across the decades, people have expressed their feeling of anti-establishment through the way they dress; however, there is no way that we could confine anti-establishment fashion into one set of criteria.

"Anarchy for the UK!"

These people have one thing in common - they challenge what is socially accepted for them to wear.

A person who dresses in this way has a plethora things they can pair together - asymmetrical detailing, ripped jeans, adventurous dyed hair, shocking makeup (for both males and females), and pretty much anything they feel will challenge social ideals.