Opting Out : Deviance and Generational Identities in American Post-War Cult Fiction.

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Opting Out explores the theme of deviance as a form of protest in famous cult novels that have left an indelible mark on contemporary American culture - from Jack Kerouac's On the Road to Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club . Adopting a gener.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Opting Out as a Modern Paradigm: Generations, Deviance and Cult Fiction -- Generational Identity: Origins, Formation and Impact -- Deviance: Definitions, Reactions and Implications -- Cult Fiction: Writing from the Margins -- The Generational Constellation in Post-War America: A Brief Overview -- Deviance in Cult Fiction of the 1950s and 1960s -- The Road Out: Deviance in Jack Kerouac's On the Road -- An Unlocked Window: Deviance in Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest -- "Edge City": Deviance in Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test -- Deviance in Cult Fiction of the 1980s and 1990s -- "Disappear Here": Deviance in Bret Easton Ellis' Less Than Zero -- "The Lunar Side of the Fence": Deviance in Douglas Coupland's Generation X -- "Hitting Bottom": Deviance in Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club -- Conclusion: Opting Out and America's Social Imaginary.

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