“A stratum of American and Western European culture that began in the mid-1960s. Its adherents, mostly white, young and from middle class, adopted a lifestyle that embraced personal freedom while rejecting the ethics of capitalism, conformism and repressive sexual mores. (Gustainis, Counter-culture) Art is an expression, a deliverance of meaning and attraction. It comes in many forms and is used in many ways. Coexisting with society is a “no holds barred” type of counterculture. In response to society's unwritten dress codes, norms, and laws, a counterculture of tattoos, piercings, unusual hairstyles, and clothing styles graces every city, fashion show, and popular magazine, and quickly spreads to the bodies and closets of today's young people. . The countercultural movement of the 1960s was a cultural revolution that transformed the once conservative American mind into a liberal and extreme one that now supported radical ideas such as protests, dropping out of school, drugs, and sex. The counterculture movement was created by individuals who had a nonconformist approach, they sought to expand social boundaries and challenge the authority that once existed in the United States. Old ideas of religion, philosophy, rivalry, materialism and education slowly faded away, as new and modest ideas such as love and peace soon became the central dogma of the hippies. No longer believing in the ideas of the Christian Church, hippies became more interested and familiar with the study of astrology. Their philosophy of life was to live freely and in the harmony of nature, without the materials and daily concerns of most people, as they believed society was too preoccupied. This idea, which society chooses to conform to and accept...... middle of paper ...... mat, Kesey's experience shines in the novel, and we notice that what he has experienced and seen is a message to the reader. As a reader, one can feel historically educated about what life was like at that time. During the 1960s, America was going through many changes and social movements. The problems of the countercultural movement of the 1960s posed the most fundamental obstacles to realizing the highest ideals of American identity. The new hippie lifestyle, the idea of ​​power in art, and political activity were all essential to the new American identity that formed in the 1960s. Without these issues, there would have been no no reason to change American identity and we might not have the same identity as America today. Our identity today is due to the counterculture movement and the changes that America experienced during that time..