Life In 1960s

Some may feel in order to understand teenage life in the 60s you have to be there to experience there life. I personal think this is true, you could have some type of understanding from history but you will never fully understand the life they lived unless you were there to live it. When people think of the sixties, they automatically think of things like Woodstock, drugs, and unhygienic long-haired teenagers. In 1960s John Kennedy was a young president that symbolized a spirit of hope for the nation especially true for the teenagers. When Kennedy was murder many felt that their hopes died to. Teenager life in 60s was an unquestionable of respect for parents, politicians, teacher and the police. Their values were not enough to help them deal with the social and racial difficulties of the 1960s. They rebelled by letting their hair grow long and by wearing strange clothes. Their …show more content…
They enjoyed life to the fullest like going to parties, hanging out, meeting new friends. Preach enjoys poetry and is focus on becoming a Hollywood screenwriter one day but seem to be lacking in his studies at school. Chocise is also slacking in school but he is the more playful one out the two. He is also hoping to have a basketball scholarship ready for him when he goes to college. Despite each other different what brings them together along with friends Pooter, Willie and Tyrone is what they like doing is which skipping school, doing harmless scams, crashing parties and bus and train hopping. Then life changes for the guys, when they meet a pair career criminal and get falsely arrested in connection with stealing a Cadillac. Chocise and Preach have been falsely arrested but lucky for them Mr. Mason bailed the two but things does not end right there. The bad boys Robert and Stone are out to get Preach and Chocise. They end it getting Chocise and beaten him to