Was Alice just a victim of her time or were there other factors involved in her death?

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Year 9 Essay                                                                                          

By Jason YU 9Nelson

“ Was Alice just a victim of her time or were there other factors involved in her death?”

There are two major influences, which caused the death of Alice. The social and culture change during the 1960s, and also Alice’s own personal problems and the way she responded to situations in her life. Even thought that these influences can have an impact on Alice’s life, however she is the one that makes decisions for her life.

In social change, music is a big influence on the youth of the 1960s. In 1960s is the period when the WWII has been over for a decade and half, and people are starting to enjoy the life they living. Pop culture became the main role of the 1960s.

In mid-1950s, Elvis Presley made the first impact on the world with his rock ‘n’ roll music. It is a type of music that differs very much to the ones that people listen to before the age of rock ‘n’ roll. This particular type of music has a very powerful impact on the youth of the 1960s because the music gave the youth such a powerful energy to free themselves from the old-fashioned lifestyle and live the way they wanted. Girls are going crazy for the bands they love. People are not afraid to protest against wars and they think life is about love, freedom and peace. Hippies want to ‘make love not war’ peace movement had the aim to eliminate nuclear weapons and the worldwide fear they engendered and reducing defense spending.

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Pop culture is not just about music, it also about the fashion trend, hairstyle, behavior and the way of life. Social convention was rejected; the youth do not want to accept the old ways of living, and new attempts for a better life style is created. Experiencing with drug became the main activity of hippies and sexual practice was very often and sometimes breaking the strict rules set by their parents. For example, just like what happened in “Go Ask Alice”, Alice got introduce to drugs because many of her friend are using it and it became a common ...

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