Analysis Of Allen Ginsberg s Super Beer - 2153 Words

Born in Newark in 1926, Allen Ginsberg would grow up to be one of America’s most influential and controversial poets. This can be seen in poems like â€Å"America† and â€Å"Super Market in California†. In these poems, Ginsberg uses free verse poetry and a constant flow of ideas to make his point. This constant flow of ideas can especially be seen in America, as Caitlin Stanley referred to it as â€Å"spontaneous composition† to come up with almost a list of grievances. He is able to reflect his controversial positions of the time by trying to fight against the conformity and issues of the 50s. This can be seen in â€Å"Super Market in California† Ginsberg is trying to show the materialism, which has come into American life with a great magnitude during the†¦show more content†¦Compared to â€Å"America† which is a much more angry view of America. In these poems Ginsberg is able capture the times in which he lived in. They are also a ble to show how he was pioneer of the beat generation and would precede the coming backlash of the 1960s. In â€Å"Super Market In California†, Alan Ginsberg is able to capture his distaste for America in the 50s and how he feels marginalized by his homosexuality. In this poem Ginsberg describes his journey to a regular American super market during the 1950s. At this supermarket he experiences many different things. His first experience is when he refers to Walt Whitman as comparison to himself as well as a contrast to the times. Ginsberg then begins to describe the different foods he and Whitman our experiencing together. Caitlin Shanely states that these references in â€Å"This poem is often considered to contain references to Ginsberg s homosexuality, and with a deliberate play on derogatory slang, he places the gay writers Whitman and Garcia Lorca among the fruits in the market†( Shanely, Caitlin). When talking about the fruits, Ginsberg mentions both Whitman and Garcia Lorca who were both homosexuals in a derogatory way. Ginsberg is able to bring in his sense of how it feels to be homosexual in America. As well, Ginsberg is speaking about himself being gay in a bad way when referring to the fruits( Shanely, Caitlin). This sense being marginalized was not just about him