Allen Ginsberg's response to a post-war America is powerful and rebellious, challenging the values of ordinary American citizens and addressing the issues of McCarthyism, consumerism and capitalism that enclose him, in a corrupted American society where Ginsberg and fellow beat writers, and visionary artists were not valued. Ginsberg is never subtle like the wind, but wild and raging like a storm, and consequently so is his "Howl" to America. ... Ginsberg uses repulsive personification to show his personal disgust at America's dirty habits. ... Ginsberg is concerned that Americ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate