hippies...recall the Bousingos of the 1830's. The takers
of LSD descend perhaps from the hashish-eaters of the
1840's. The modern student demonstrations sometimes
recall the battle of Hernani and the wilder excesses
of the Jeunes France. The behavior
is similar, for the background is much the same."
Richardson, The Bohemians
were many similarities between the lifestyles of bohemians
and hippies. Both bohemians and hippies...
their middle-class lives to live with others who shared
the same beliefs
the need to rebel against authority
a certain lack of purpose in their lives
their dissaproval of authority by wearing distinct
Just as Bohemians used
art and writing, hippies used their distinct music
to rebel against authority and define a whole generation.
At Woodstock, a major music festival during the summer
of 1969, hippies celebrated the ideas of their generation
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and Hippie Lifestyles
families of bohemians and hippies lived in bourgeois
comfort, with money enough for food, nice clothing,
and a few luxuries. However, bohemians and hippies often
gave up this comfortable lifestyle to live in poverty,
exploring themselves and the world around them. Bohemians
in the Latin Quarter of Paris, and hippies in the Haight-Ashbury
neighborhood of San Fransisco all lived together, sharing
ideas and cultivating distinct counter-cultures.
Need to Rebel
generations have a need to rebel against authority.
The bohemian and hippie rebellions left permanent marks
on the world. Bohemians and hippies alike did not agree
with most of the ideas of mainstream society, and through
their writing, music, and clothes, expressed their new
Lack of Purpose
bohemians and hippies rejected their bourgeois lifestyles
for lives of poverty and idleness, they made a conscious
choice based on tier ideas. Many of the bohemians
and hippies felt as if their lives had no purpose,
and that they could contribute more to society through
their music, writing, art, and philosophies than by
holding mainstream jobs.
hippies and bohemians wore clothing that mocked mainstream
culture. Bohemians often wore clothes of different
styles with bright colors in order to stand out and
mock the bourgeoisie. Hippies borrowed many of their
fashion ideas from the bohemians, wearing brightly
colored clothes and styles that originated not only
from the Parisian bohemians, but also with the gypsies
of the Czech Republic.
and hippies shared many common traits, including a rejection
of the comfortable, bourgeois lifestyle, a need to rebel,
a lack of purpose in their lives, and a distinct fashion
that mocked the mainstream culture.