A Review of "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac

On the Road is one of Jack Kerouac's, a Beat Generation founding father, best known novels. Based on the real life journey of Kerouac and his friends across post-World War II America, it introduces us to Sal Paradise and his friend Dean Moriarty as well as many others. It is both a wonderful look back at that quaint period of American history as well as an eye opening description of drug use and debauchery during a time known for poodle skirts and sock hops. From New York to Denver, up to San Francisco, then down into the South and just about everywhere in between Sal explore the country and its people. Kerouac takes the reader into the heart of the beat movement as the characters drag from one club to another never sure of what the night has in store. Jazz, jalopies, and junk fuel the coming of age story as Sal  learns a little bit more about life than when he left home. A must read for historical, cultural, and literary reason.

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