The Graduate, an Oscar-winning movie that appeared in late 1967, dramatized these changes. It featured a young man {Dustin Hoffman} who was in no way a hippie, a user of drugs, or a political radical. But he seemed unconnected to traditional values. Alienated from many things, he felt no kinship with fraternity men at his university or with materialistic adults of the older generation.
"The Graduate," an Oscar-winning film from late 1967, captured the cultural shifts happening in America at the time. It told the story of a young man, played by Dustin Hoffman, who was neither a hippie nor a radical but still felt disconnected from traditional values. His character embodied the sense of alienation many young people felt amid changing social norms."
"The film reflected broader societal changes, highlighting the generation gap and the growing sense of disillusionment among youth. The main character's detachment from both university life and older, materialistic adults illustrated the cultural upheaval and search for identity during that era."
