solved 1. Why are Victor Arnautoff’s murals at George Washington High

1. Why are Victor Arnautoff’s murals at George Washington High School controversial? In your
answer, summarize the basic arguments for and against the school district’s decision to
destroy them. You may (but need not) offer your own view of the decision, which was later
rescinded. 2. Who were the Beats, and how did they help create what Nancy J. Peters calls San
Francisco’s “culture of dissent”? In your answer, discuss at least two Beat writers and their key
literary works. Also, consider the Beat influence, either direct or indirect, on specific persons or
groups here in the San Francisco Bay Area.
3. Compare and contrast Hunter S. Thompson’s “The ‘Hashbury’ Is the Capital of the Hippies”
and Joan Didion’s “Slouching Towards Bethlehem.” In their depictions of the San Francisco
counterculture, what do the articles have in common? Where do they differ? 4. Berkeley in the Sixties features three main groups: campus activists in Berkeley, the Black
Panthers in Oakland, and the San Francisco counterculture. How did the Berkeley activists
relate to the other two groups? In your answer, be sure to mention how the campus activists
influenced or were influenced by those other groups.