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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Books: "Destructive ]
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[x]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [Generation" vs. "The ]
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[ ]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [The Sixty's and their ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [Message" ]
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Dizzed: 07/94 # of Words:775 School:Private/Girls State:NY
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The Turbulent Era of the Sixties
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The preface to Peter Collier and David Horowitz's Destructive
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Generation: Second Thoughts About the Sixties and the introduction to Todd
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Gitlin's The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage both try to explain the
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authors' reasons for writing their books. Both books, based on nostalgia,
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deal with the good and the bad which have come out of the sixties. However,
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while Collier and Horowitz describe the sixties more as a time of
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destruction, Gitlin places more emphasis on the spirited atmosphere which
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led to the destruction. This destruction they all refer to includes the
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diminished placement of trust in America, the rising problem of drugs, and
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the overall havoc created throughout the country. Therefore, the authors
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give two very different descriptions of the era of which they were all a
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part.
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Even in the beginnings of the works, the differences are very
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noticeable. Collier and Horowitz begin by trying to describe a "summary
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moment" (Collier and Horowitz 11) of the decade. This "moment" involves a
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revolutionary group known as the Black Panther Party. The authors seem to
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criticize this group by commenting on their appearances and their actions
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in certain events. For example, at a cocktail party, one Panther spit in
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the face of an army draftee because he brought a black friend from the army
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home while on leave. When the Panther returned to the party, the people
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present pretended not to notice that anything had happened. Later, when
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misunderstandings occurred between two guests at the party which resulted
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in one of them making a racial remark, anger was fueled in the group and
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among others who had heard about the event. Collier and Horowitz, when
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remarking on their reactions, emphasize that while in ordinary times the
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event would not have caused many problems, during the sixties, people
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considered it more of a sign that revolution was worthwhile. Perhaps the
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authors were suggesting that the revolution was created out of exaggerated
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problems or that those leading the revolution, such as the Black Panthers,
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did not quite understand why they were leading it. Collier and Horowitz
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seem imply this belief through the portrayal of the Panthers as uneducated
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when listening to Genet speak on their behalf: "The Panthers milled around
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in sullen incomprehension as he talked" (P.12). These tend to be their
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reasons for why the revolution caused so much destruction.
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On the other hand, Gitlin begins his introduction by describing his
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life before and during the time he became involved in the sixties movement.
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He tries to describe the feelings he was experiencing during the period in
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which he joined. "I was moved by the idea that 'people should make
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decisions that affect their lives'" (Gitlin 2).
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While Collier and Horowitz use one small event and describe it in
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detail as an attempt to show the problems of the sixties, Gitlin uses many
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different events as if to create a whirlwind of excitement and confusion to
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express the spirit of the sixties.
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The authors all feel, however, that the generation of the sixties was
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out to build or create a new world. They all wanted to improve what
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existed. While one author describes the generation as having the "modest
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ambition of shaking America to its roots" (Gitlin 2), the other authors
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described the generation as a "scouting party for a new world" (Collier and
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Horowitz 14).
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Another thing the authors appear to agree upon is their reason for
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writing their books. They all view the sixties as an important part of the
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past and want to teach others about their experiences during this time.
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Collier and Horowitz even stress that the sixties are, in fact, still with
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us today: "This book is about the sixties and also about that phenomenon...
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that might be termed the Sixties-within-the- Eighties" (P.15). However,
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Gitlin just states that he wants to express the spirit of the sixties
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without the dreamlike qualities affixed to it at that time (P.4).
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Nevertheless, despite their similar reasons for writing about the
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sixties, the three authors give very different viewpoints on what they saw
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occurring during that time. Their differences are important though, because
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it is through these differences that the reader is able to determine his or
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her own viewpoint rather than assume that everyone feels the same about the
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many events which occurred during the turbulent era of the sixties.
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Works Cited
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Collier, Peter and David Horowitz. Destructive Generation:
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Second Thoughts About the Sixties. New York: Summit
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Books, 1989.
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Gitlin, Todd. The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage. New
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York: Bantam Books, 1987.
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