Write a 3-4 page paper on Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” answering the following prompt:
Jack Kerouac, a fellow writer in the “Beat” movement, wrote the following in his famous book, On the Road:
– The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Aww!”
– How does this quote relate to the messages of “Howl?” Use lines from “Howl” that connect to the quote above. ALL SOURCES MUST BE CITED IN MLA FORMAT BOTH WITHIN THE TEXT AND ON THE WORKS CITED PAGE.
Must be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 point font, & have an introduction, body, and conclusion. Including a CLEAR thesis statement at the end of your introduction.
Your introduction must include the authors and titles of works being discussed in your paper.
You must include quotes from the text using MLA format!!!!!!!
Your 4th or 5th page must be a Works Cited page in MLA format listing ALL sources.
Each introduction paragraph should begin with a topic sentence-not a quote.
All writing should be in present tense.
Avoid SparkNotes, Enotes, Wikipedia, and similar misguided content.
DO NOT use the following words: 1 think/believe/feel, in my opinion, according to me, stuff, things, etc, you, your/you’re, avoid all forms of “I” in your writing.