I chose this article from US History because I think it best represents the era that my short story “A and P” was written in and the subject of the story. What represented this era best counter culture. In my primary source it talked about the way of life and the attitudes they had. What happened was that as more middle class Americans entered college they started to stop following the rules that their parents have taught them and also change their mindset. The lifestyle they chose was known as the “Hippie” lifestyle, it was a minority movement. There is something important to know though “It is important to note that the counterculture was probably no more than ten percent of the American youth population.” (ushistory.org 11). They all shared
