Document Type
Argument Essay
Publication Date
1996
Excerpt
When I think of the generation that was reaching young adulthood in the period between the mid-50's to mid-60's, I see sock hops, hamburger joints, Leave It to Beaver on TV, and basically a uniform American dream. This dream consisted of a white picket fence around a quaint American house with a husband, wife, and 2.533 kids. When I think of the generation growing up in the period from the mid-60's to the 70's, I see flower children, tie-dye, war and peace. The period from the mid-70's to the 80's shows me disco, indulgence, and the growing power of money. It is surprising to me that the generation I see going through the thickest fog is the one I am growing up in, the one which has been given the name "Generation X."
Recommended Citation
Fett, Jennifer, "Why Apathy is King of My Generation (1996)" (1996). The Valpo Core Reader. 209.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/209