On The Road Essay

On the Road Essay
On the Road
On the Road, by Jack Kerouac was considered to be the first "beat" novel.
The lifestyle of beats is explained as going against mainstream norms. The two main characters in the novel Dean and Sal both go against normal
society. On the Road was written during a time when mainstream society was in to materialistic possessions. The average person was concerned with
having a good paying job and raising a family in the suburbs. Beatniks had the complete opposite goals in life then the average person. Beats wanted
to be different and not be tied down to a signal job for the rest of their lives. They believed that mainstream society were slaves to the system. Dean
and Sal lived their life one day at a time not...show more content...
Dean is portrayed as a conman although; Deans' friends do not mind his conning ways. "He was simply a youth tremendously excited with life, and
though he was a con–man. He was conning me and I knew it (for room and board and how to write), and he knew I knew (this has been the basis of
our relationship), but I didn't care and we got along fine–no pestering, no catering; we tiptoed around each other like heartbreaking new friends (p4)."
Dean also, went against common culture at that time by traveling and working at odd jobs for small amounts of money to stay alive. Dean worked
wherever he could to make money for food and his travel expenses. When he was visiting Sal in New York he got a job a car garage. To most
people they would think that a job working in a garage and parking peoples' cars is embarrassing. Dean bragged about being the best garage attendant
and felt no shame in the low skilled employment. To
Dean it was all about the different experiences and new things he learns going through life. Sal is a lot like Dean he to likes to be different and not
follow normal society. An example is his method on which he traveled to the west coast. Since Sal did not have a car or enough money to take a bus
he relied on the dangerous method of hitchhiking. He found it exciting to not know how he was going to make it to San Francisco. He also, liked
talking with new and different people. "The
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Essay On The Road Mccarthy
Cormac Mccarthy wrote the book The Road in a post–apocalyptic world and Mccarthy left out the apostrophes, he doesn't use quotation marks in
dialogue and for some contractions. Since the date and place are unnamed, the reader can assume that it is somewhere in the United States because the
man tells the "boy" his son that they are walking the "state roads." They both are never given a name, anonymity adds to the novel's tone that this same
thing could be happening somewhere, to anyone. The Road being defined as a dystopian post–apocalyptic novel, so–called postmodern condition,
psychoanalytic criticism, which focuses on some of the basic concepts of this approach, like Oedipus complex, fears, death and personality theory
(id, ego, and superego). In the light of psychoanalytic approach, The Road can be read as a novel about a boy growing up in a devastated and barren
post– apocalyptic world. Which reveals that having a lost mother and facing the dead wherever he goes with his father, the boy struggles with
overcoming his fears of death and loss. "If you died, I would want to die too" –Psychoanalytic Approach to...show more content...
McCarthy uses a lot of different quotes in the novel to symbolizes different things such as violence, love, mortality, spirituality, isolation, good vs
evil, memory and the past, strength and skill, versions of reality and compassion and forgiveness. The man in the novel looks after the boy and
make sure he has everything he needs before he provides for himself. He wants the boy to experience things and make sure he has a good life because
he know his time is almost up and he wants to spend the time with the boy and make sure he is doing great. McCarthy's writing style reflects
sparseness in that he chooses to write in fragments and he keeps the father's and son's dialogue turbulent. Also the language of this novel reflects the
skeletal and barren landscape through which father and son must

Analysis Of ' On The Road ' By Langston Hughes
"On the Road" Analysis "On the Road" is a short story written by Langston Hughes whose major themes are of race, religion, and subjective nature of
fiction. An influential African–American writer, Hughes was born in 1902 and primarily raised by his maternal grandmother (Meyer 1032). Over the
course of his illustrious career he would go on to write poems, novels, short stories, essays, plays, opera librettos, histories, documentaries,
anthologies, autobiographies, biographies, children's books, translations, and even radio and television scripts (Meyer 1034). "On the Road" is one of
these works. The story tells of a man known only as Sargeant, who has been left homeless and out of work thanks to the Depression. Despite visiting
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Although the reverend is a religious man whose faith instructs him to look out for the needy, he promptly shuts Sargeant out of the parsonage. The
reverend 's inability to manifest any compassion for a black man reveals the hypocrisy of his religious beliefs as well as the pervasive racism of the
1930s. Like the snow, the reverend is cold and harsh.
Sargeant is relieved when he sees the church next door. In this story, Hughes frequently uses doors as symbols of separation between the black and
white characters. To continue the metaphor, Sargeant keeps pushing the church door, but it is unyielding; Hughes uses words like "hardness," "stone,"
and "loftiness" to emphasize its inaccessibility. Therefore, Sargeant feels that his only option is to keep pulling at the church door until the entire
edifice falls down. This event echoes the biblical story of Samson (whose power was God–given). The cruel white bystanders and cops are buried in
the remains of the building, leaving Sargeant free to go on his way.
In a second reading, the reader realizes that the church falling down is part of Sargeant 's own fantasy after his arrest. In Sargeant 's mind, though, his
journey continues and he makes his way down the road.

The Road Essay
The Road Named one of the four major novelists of his time, Cormac McCarthy has won numerous awards such as the National Book Award, National
Book Critics Circle Award, and the 2009 PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction, which places him in the highest rank of
American literature. His tenth and latest novel, The Road (2006), known as his most traumatic yet intensely personal work, has won the Pulitzer
Prize for Literature Award in 2007, as well as the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (2007,) and the Quill Book Award (2007.) The Road is one of
three novels that have been made into a film and was featured in theaters in 2009. Nominated for various cinematography awards, and winner of the
Pulitzer Award, The Road is a...show more content...
With only their knapsacks on their backs, an old shopping cart used to carry essential supplies for survival, and a pistol with only limited ammunition,
the two ultimately reach their goal, but neither the weather or food availability gets better as the man furtively hoped so. The boy is later left alone
and forced to travel the road by himself since the man dies from his implacable illness. The mourning boy stays by his dead father unknowingly of
what to do now, until an old veteran shows up. Him and his family, wife and two children, boy and girl, have been tracking the man and boy and
convinces the boy that he is one of the "good guys." The boy accepts the invite to join the family and he is back on the road once more. The
characters of the man and the boy change through their journey throughout the novel. The man has great bravery and skill, but one thing that stands
out from him is his love and devotion for his son. "He knew only that the child was his warrant. He said: If he is not the word of God God never
spoke" (McCarthy, p. 5). The man refers to his son as a warrant which insinuates that the boy gives him a reason to live. The man is ready to protect
his son at all costs which makes him ruthlessly violent and cynical. The wife's suicide and apocalypse have internally wounded the man, but he also
seems burdened by his past – a happy childhood; another life before the catastrophe. The man is resourceful, well–educated, and

Jack Keroac On The Road
Jack Kerouac's On the Road
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Jack Kerouac is the first to explore the world of the wandering hoboes in his novel, On the Road. He created a world that shows the lives and
motivations of this culture he himself named the 'Beats.' Kerouac saw the beats as people who rebel against everything accepted to gain freedom
and expression. Although he has been highly criticized for his lack of writing skills, he made a novel that is both realistic and enjoyable to read. He
has a complete disregard for developed of plot or characters, yet his descriptions are incredible. Kerouac?s novel On the Road defined the post World
War II generation known as the 'beats.'
The motivation behind the beat movement was their...show more content...
(Vopat 303). Another more universal fear that they felt the need to escape was the red scare. ?In ?the great McCarthy hysteria,? flight is the only
means of expressing their dissent? (Feied 293). They also do not want the commitment of a real relationship with the opposite sex. ?Free love is
rather freedom from love and another route down that same dark death wish? (Vopat 303). They feel if they can escape these bindings of life than
will achieve a better way of living. ?Inwardly, these excesses are made to serve a spiritual purpose of an affirmation still unfocused, still to be defined,
unsystematic? (Millstein 279). They want to just experience the joys of life to the fullest without worrying about any responsibilities. ?They seek to
make good their escape in moment to moment living, digging everything, pursuing kicks with a kind of desperate energy that passes for enthusiasm?
(Feied 295). ?They want for everyday experiences something that will give them an exalted, intensified sense of life– that will make them ?live,? that
will make life ?real?; they want to transcend, not their actual limitations, but their sense of limitation? (Baro 281). The beats were looking for an easy
way out of dealing with the pressures of having a real life.
To gain freedom from the restraints of life they rebelled against everything that seemed normal to regular citizens of society. ?Kerouac?s novels are
more readily summarized than Ginsberg?s poetry or the Beat?s

Driving On An Open Road
There is something extraordinary about driving on an open road. While listening to your favorite song and watching the scenery change, voyaging
into a new adventure. These are my favorite things about traveling; enjoying the journey, not just the destination. Growing up, my family did little
traveling. As for our travels comprised of short road trips, lots of laughter, fun and adventure. We were not a privileged family, on the contrary, we
were quite the opposite. Although we lacked in the financial department, I do not recall feeling like we did, on account of how much love exists
in our family. As I grew older, I took notice of where my friends would spend their summer and winter vacations. On family vacations or exciting
excursions. While my vacations were to be spent home. During these days I dreamed of where I would travel to if I had the money. Fast forward
to the first time I planned a road trip one summer. Because of seeing pictures of a place called Horseshoe Bend. A remarkable destination, only a
few hours from here. For that reason, I grew determined to visit Horseshoe, so, I prepared my journey. While preparing, I had numerous questions:
Where do I start? How do I get there? Where do I stay? How long will my visit be? After I began scheduling the dates for my visit, the search for car
rentals commenced. As a result, I booked a three–day rental for...wait for it...you will not believe me...twenty–four dollars! I thought I hit the jackpot!
This had me thinking, 'how

Langston Hughes' On the Road Essay
Langston Hughes' "On the Road" In Langston Hughes, "On the Road" the Sargeant is a homeless Black man that is desperate for food and shelter. In
his desperation, Sargeant goes to the church to refuge, but there is no one at the Church to help him get refuge. Although Sargent is living in a time
where the depression is in existence amongst all people, Black and White, he finds no one to help him. Sargent goes to the Church because the
Church helps people. However, because Sargeant is Black and the Church is populated by a White congregation, he is rejected. In the story " One the
Road", one of the people: A big black unemployed Negro holding onto our church... "The idea"! This represents that Sargent wants the benefits of the
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As the Church denied that Christ died, was buried and risen, the white congregation was denying that Sargeant was a free man with rights.
Hughes illustrates the reasons people do no like the Church today. Rev. Dorset, white or black, should have had compassion for Sargent. It is
disappointing to see Rev. Dorset turned away Sargent, especially during the depression. A follower is a reflection of his/her leader and that is why
everyone ignored and refused to help Sargeant. A Church has always been the place where anyone can be accepted. Christ says: "They have kept
me nailed on the cross for nearly two thousand years(619)." This line symbolizes the stumbbling blocks that a congregation can cause to an
individual. Although the congregational members have the power, their power was not enough to keep the Church together. As long as racism exists
in a society, the oppressor and the oppressed will be bound and never free. When the church fell down, symbolically, it was Sargeant who fell. And
when the Sargent got up and started walking, Christ was walking beside him. At this moment Sargent finds comfort, approval and company with
Christ. Imagine roaming around a neighborhood with no one to talk to, no family, and no friends, and because of Christ's presence he is no loner
anxious about when and where he is going to eat. Although this part of the story was based on a dream or

Essay on Scary Experience On The Road
Most people I know have had some sort of scary experience on the road. Whether it is driving on the road or trying to cross the street. My scariest
experience took place on a sunny Thursday afternoon driving home. I pick my brother up from school around the same time everyday. But for
some reason, I decided to pick him up a few minutes earlier that day. I took the same, usual, boring road to picking him up. There was no traffic that
day, no pedestrians on the sidewalks and the sky was clear. Not a cloud in sight. There was nothing on the radio and no one sitting next to me to talk
to. So I just concentrated on the road. I get to entrance of my brothers school and he is already standing under the same big ol' tree. The same...show
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I finally get out of the school zone and back on the main road home. I'm going at the legal 40 mph limit. I notice my brother stopped talking so I
decided to turn the radio back on. I know the inside of my car like the back of my hand so I turn the radio on without taking my eyes off the road.
Once again, no traffic. There are no cars on the road except for an old gray pick up truck no more than a car space of distance in front of me and a
new, shiny, black, pick up truck on the lane to my right maybe the space of two cars away. I notice a man of older age crossing the street taking his
time. The truck in front of me keeps going without slowing down. I see the old man on the road and I think to myself, 'He's not stupid, he's going to
stop. There is not enough time or space to go from 40 mph down to a complete stop.' But he keeps on walking. He looks up at me and keeps walking. I
hit on the brakes, I swerve to the left and I hear a car from the distance honk. I can't hear or see anything but his face getting closer and the loud
increasing thumping of my heart. Suddenly, I hear the screeching of tires, and finally come to a complete stop. I hear the honking from a distance
getting louder and closer. I see the angry look on the mans face, and I notice from the corner of my eye the black pickup truck swerving to right
burning tires from braking too hard. I feel my hands start to shake; I feel my face and chest turn hot. My brother is staring at me

Summary Of On The Road By Langston Hughes
"On the Road" Analysis "On the Road" is a short story written by Langston Hughes, whose major themes are of race, religion, and subjective nature of
fiction. An influential African–American writer, Hughes was born in 1902 and primarily raised by his maternal grandmother (Meyer 1032). Over the
course of his illustrious career, he would go on to write poems, novels, short stories, essays, plays, opera librettos, histories, documentaries,
anthologies, autobiographies, biographies, children's books, translations, and even radio and television scripts (Meyer 1034). "On the Road" is
one of these works. The story tells of a man known only as Sargeant, who has been left homeless and out of work thanks to the Depression. Despite
visiting numerous shelters and relief centers, he is left tired, hungry, and with no place to stay as the snow continues to pile up on and around him.
Seeking shelter, Sargeant is turned away from the parsonage of Reverend Dorset, and thus decides to seek shelter in the nearby church. Finding the
doors locked, he begins throwing himself against the wooden barriers in the hopes of breaking them down. As he does so, however, he attracts the
attention of the white citizens and eventually the police, who attempt to pry him away from the church. In the struggle the church collapses, and as
Sargeant walks away from the rubble, he discovers that Jesus is walking alongside him. After walking together for some time, Sargeant decides to
spend the night in a hobo jungle, while Christ continues on his journey. In the morning a train came by, and Sargeant began to pull himself aboard,
only to be met by cops with their clubs at the ready. At this point Sargeant realizes that he is in a jail cell, and both he and the reader discover that he
was arrested at the church and his meeting with Christ was just a dream (Meyer 574–576). One of the story's prevailing themes is racism, especially
during the 1930s. This is shown in many ways, the most prominent being the snowy night that blankets the city ("Langston Hughes: Poems Summary
and Analysis of 'On the Road'"). The snow itself is frequently used to represent the cold, and often harsh, the attitude displayed by white society toward

On the Road Essay
Nicholas J Cheaney
Dineen
AP–Lit Man City
10 Dec 12 Beating the Beat In the 1940s the Beat Generation sprung up and took the nation by storm. Many people in their later teenage years started
to become "rebels" to what society thinks. This rebellious lifestyle sparked various different views; those that look up to them, and those that look
down upon them. Jack Kerouac plays a major role in this time period pertaining to this lifestyle, authoring many works about it, one being On the Road.
He uses the characters in this story to depict the diverse views on the Beatniks. This strong interpretation used throughout the novel sets the stage for
many other authors writing on behalf of the Beat Generation. The characters he uses in this...show more content...
Kerouac urges the reader to approach this philosophy of Deans with care and caution. Sal and Dean take one final road trip to Mexico in hopes of
finding "it" or what they have been looking for throughout their lives. During this road trip, Dean becomes so caught up in the Beat Lifestyle that
he no longer takes into consideration anything other than it. Dean's selfishness is truly shown and extended finally to Sal as he leaves Sal a second
time; this time in Mexico City. Sal has come to the realization that Dean was not ready to put his family obligations over this freedom he has of the
road, and Dean's transformation is complete. Then Sal and Dean's paths diverge in the end and Sal realizes he has more to live for than just moving
constantly. Sal Paradise's constant trips across America represent a consistent and underlying struggle to find his identity. Sal's fascination with
interesting people and new experiences sparks his desire to travel across the country and live with Remi in San Francisco. Sal is originally depicted as
a working class student who is beginning to separate from his student–like ways. The identity struggle that Sal faces is also a progression of change into
the Beat lifestyle, much like Dean, to where he no longer can grasp who he truly is. During the time Sal spends with Dean in

The Road Essay
In Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road "the man" and "the boy" refer to themselves as "the good guys" compared to "the bad guys". While reading
this book I was lead to believe that "the boy" is truly the only "good guy" left, because "the man" and every other character that I encountered in this
book share some of the same qualities as "the bad guys". The boy constantly begs his father to be sympathetic and charitable to the drifters that they
encounter on the road, but the father usually refuses or either puts up an argument before finally giving into the boy, and handing over one or two cans
of food to the stranger. Although "theman" is in survival mode, he expresses no compassion for humanity and therefore represents "the...show more
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Another passage in the book that also led to my conclusion about "the man" was when he and "the boy" had just hit the jackpot in the underground
hideout; they had stocked up on food in their buggy and had just about more than they could carry, as they started back on their journey they come
across an old man walking down the road. "Maybe we could give him something to eat." "He looked off down the road." Damn, he whispered."
"He looked down at the old man." Perhaps he'd turn into a god and they to trees." "All right, he said." "He untied the tarp and folded it back and
rummaged through the canned goods and came up with a tin of fruit cocktail and took the can opener from his pocket and opened the tin and folded
back the lid and walked over and squatted and handed it to the boy." "What about a spoon?" "He's not getting a spoon."(McCarthy 163). I believe the
only reason "the man" gave in so easily in this situation was because they had been very fortunate in their findings, I sense that "the man" feared that
if he was not at least a tad bit generous, that bad karma might just shadow him. After the stranger on the road had finished eating the can of fruit "...he
sat holding the empty tin and looking down into it as if more might appear." "What do you want to give him?" "What do you think he should have?"
(McCarthy 164). "I don't think he should have anything."(McCarthy 165). Here "the man's" generosity is

Critical Analysis Of Jack Kerouac's On The Road
Published in 1957, several years after it was written, Jack Kerouac's On the Road is lauded as one of the most important literary works of the
twentieth century. Praised for its role in the counterculture Beat movement that helped shape society today, the novel embraces previously taboo
themes like sex, drugs, music, and dissatisfaction with the expectations of ordinary life in early '50's America. Part autobiography, part travelogue, and
part social commentary, the book has elements that will appeal to everyone, however, it can also be intensely daunting in its verbosity, poor editing,
and lack of traditional plot. Referred to as the book that defined the Beat Generation, there is no question of the work's significance, but does that make
it good?
The legend states that drawing from the real life experience of hitchhiking his way back and forth across the country with friends, most notably, Neal
Cassady, Kerouac came home and wrote the novel in three weeks, on mimeograph paper he taped together. The result was a typo–littered scroll that
few people read and Kerouac immediately took to editing. On the Road: the Original Scroll even retains the typos in the first sentence, opening with, "I
first met met Neal not long after my father died..." This is altered in the official novel, correcting Neal's real name to Dean, the name of his character,
eliminating the extra use of met, and altering the circumstances of their meeting from the death of Sal's father to a split from his

Langston Hughes uses beautiful symbolism and imagery in his literary work "On the Road". Hughes offers up the idea that if one is to open ones
heart; life will provide unlimited abundance. In this literary work, Langston Hughes uses nature to demonstrate and symbolize the unwillingness of his
main character, Sargeant, to participate in life. Hughes also demonstrates the use of a person's anger and instinct to survive and how they both can be
used as powerful forces in breaking down racial barriers. Another more impacting symbol Hughes uses is Jesus Christ as a metaphor. Hughes uses this
to show how people experience life and how the traditional church values contradict each other when it comes to the acceptance of human beings.
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Hughes writes that if combined, the beauty of both night and snow create a perfect harmony. "...falling white and flaky against the night" (296).
This line contrasts the flaky white colored snow and the darkness of the night to symbolize the white and black race. This contrast of light and
dark created a perfect symmetry to the world and its society. Langston Hughes use of nature brings forth the thought of the outside world, but of a
feeling of emotion in ones heart. Sometimes the simplest of nature's creations have the biggest impact to the soul. Hughes realized this and
expressed it in his work "On the Road". Another point that is conveyed by Langston Hughes' work is the use of anger and instinct to survive in his
main character Sargeant. When combined, these two aspects of human nature can become a powerful force when it comes to taking action against
the suppression of society. In a time of depression, Sargeant faced society with a vision of racism. And a feeling of anger is only natural when
limitations are placed on one's life. As Sargeants anger rose from being denied entry into a white church and being attacked for it, survival instinct
kicks in, while the feelings of being forced from God push him forward. It's plainly clear that Sargeant is struggling for his survival and it is also clear
that due to

The Road by Cormac McCarthy Essay examples
In the novel, The Road, Cormac McCarthy illustrates the expressions, settings and the actions by various literary devices and the protagonist's struggle
to survive in the civilization full of darkness and inhumanity. The theme between a father and a son is appearing, giving both the characters the role of
protagonist. Survival, hope, humanity, the power of the good and bad, the power of religion can be seen throughout the novel in different writing
techniques. He symbolizes the end of the civilization or what the world had turned out to be as "The Cannibals". The novel presents the readers with
events that exemplify the events that make unexpected catastrophe so dangerous and violent. The novel reduces all human and natural life to the...show
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The love between the protagonists in the times of hardship is the most profound relationship in the book and the strength of it raises the standard
of the novel. The relation of the father and the son is very strong and symbolizes protection to the child. They take the initiative to struggle and live
in an apocalyptic place which has been completely destroyed. The father is like the soul of his son and the very last hope for the son to survive
.The son finds support in his son when he goes through the stages of loneliness and despair. It is a natural way for people to rely on others for
support and by survival instincts; it is deeper when there is such a close relationship between a father and a son. McCarthy in terms of
characterization makes the buy very innocent as he does not know how to differentiate between the "good guys" and "bad guys". He wants to help
everyone and on the other hand the father is very strong and is wise. He lives each and every day as a normal day so that he can keep his son
strong as well. The father is very intelligent as he responds to his son questions thoughtfully to keep his son's hope up. The father is very optimistic
even when they are facing a hard time moving forward. To quote, "The lay listening, Can you do it? When the time comes? When the time comes
there will be no time. Now is the time. Curse God and die. What if it doesn't fire? It has to fire. What if it doesn't fire? Could you crush that beloved

Women And Women In Jack Kerouac's On The Road
In Jack Kerouac's novel, On the Road, women are objectified and sexualized by the men in the story. Sal, Dean and other male characters use
descriptive language to portray a woman's looks and demeaning language to characterize the women they encounter. The men also disregard any
feelings that the women have while also ignoring any positive qualities they may have. The two women who are the main victims in this novel are
Marylou and Camille, and Dean Moriarty is the source of the majority of the mistreatment. To begin, I would not recommendOn the Road to anyone
who is a feminist. This novel clearly victimizes and objectifies the female characters. Moreover, the fact that these women are not only characters,
but real people who experienced mistreatment from these men, can be even more disturbing and offensive to not only feminists, but all females.
Marylou is first referred to as "his beautiful little sharp chick." The possessive pronoun "his" refers to Dean; together with a lacking description of
the "chick" aside from her appearance, creates Marylou as simply someone, even something, that belongs to Dean. She is not described by her
personality or height of intellect, but instead, her looks. From the beginning, Marylou is denounced to nothing more than a sexual object for Dean to
take advantage of. Additionally, it is no secret that Marylou is merely a consistent hookup for Dean. When Sal arrives at Dean's apartment he says,
"Dean had dispatched the occupant of the

Analysis Of ' On The Road ' By Langston Hughes
Walker insists that there is representation to white people when the narrator of the story "On the Road" by Langston Hughes speaks of the church
and the snow. Walker does include some nice points, points that one could easily see. Some of her points and observations though, I feel are a bit
of a long shot. I have the same feelings towards Walker's comparison of "On the Road" and the story of Samson. Walker's first theory is that the
snow is "a symbol of the white oppressive world that is making sergeant so miserable and that he is trying so hard to ignore." Right off the bat I
have to disagree with Walker. I do not believe that Sergeant is trying to ignore the snow. I think he honestly just doesn't notice it. He notice's white
oppression. He even acknowledges it when he is shot down by Reverend Mr. Dorset and thinks "They drew the color line anyhow," referring to the
shelters and again when he says "I know it's a white folks' church." The snow is different. He has too much going on to be concerned with the snow.
He is too hungry, sleepy, and cold to even notice the snow. It's like taking a day trip out in the hot sun. It's easy to feel pain in one's feet and not
realize the sun burning his or her skin. It is still weather affecting someone, but because there are other issues, it goes unnoticed. The snow does play
an important role in the view of the church. The church is "pale in the snow." The church is blurry and distorted white because of the falling snow.
This is the

Descriptive Essay On The Road
It all started at my house, my safe place, if you will. I see my dog, she is excited for the ride. We are about to start our journey, but we need to pack
our bags. I am packing and my eyes are drooping because it is early in the morning. I finally get done and we put our stuff in the car. I get in and I
hear the engine turning and then a constant buzzing sound, the car is on. 3....2....1.... We start our journey as we unite rubber to the cement. I roll
down the window and take a deep breath of fresh air. In the air I smell an absolutely disgusting stench. It is a pig farm to the west of us. I roll my
window up to avoid the bad smell. We are on our way to Arizona and I see a sign telling me that we are at the border of Nebraska. The sign says,
"Nebraska ... the good life," and there is a picture of a mountain and a red sun behind it. I roll down my window, knowing that we are out of the
smelly state of Iowa, and breath in fresh air again. I see a boring place, but it is night so that might be why it looks dead. When we got to the motel
to stay over night, I heard a squeal. The noise was made by two cars who had raced down the road. We hustled into the motel for we did not know
the neighborhood or anyone in Nebraska. I am tired because I can't sleep very much in the car. So I set all of my stuff down and flop in my bed to
fall into a deep sleep. I dreamt of being in the warm arms of Arizona. My dream was very comforting of course, but it had to end sometime. We woke
up still tired, so we went and had breakfast. The motel did not offer much, but it was good enough for now. We get back on the constructed pavement
and head straight towards Arizona. I was not looking forward to this ride, but we had to get it over with. Nebraska is a long and boring state, I
thought I would never leave the place. After waiting for what felt like a decade, we got to Colorado. After a while, it felt like there was popcorn
popping in my ear. Then I realized it was because we were heading up hills. This was because we were heading towards the mountains. The mountains
were white on the top and what seemed like a very dark blue. Colorado was colder than the other states, and we did stuff like horseback riding in the
mountains and ziplining. It

On The Road Essay
Jack Kerouac was born in Massachusetts, in 1922. Kerouac quit school and joined the Merchant Marine, starting the travels which would become 'On
the Road' his most acclaimed novel. It is said to be an account of Kerouac's ("Sal Paradise's") travels with Neal Cassady ("Dean
Moriarty"). According to Allen Ginsberg, Kerouac typed the first draft of On the Road on afifty–foot long roll of paper.
On the Road gave an outlet of release for the dissatisfied young generation of the late forties and early fifties. And although it has been fifty years
since the events in On the Road, the feelings, ideas and experiences in the novel are still fresh as expressions of restless, idealistic youth who need
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It is all focused on the hero, Dean Moriarty. The scene is established, with descriptions of Sal's life before he met Dean. Sal after splitting up with his
wife and recovering from a serious illness feels depressed, tired and motionless. Sal has always dreamed of the West, which he has never experienced,
when Dean, the personification of Sal's dream of the West, arrives and sparks everything into motion.
Throughout the novel there is a clear division of ideas of the East (intellectual, stagnant, old, saddened and critical) compared to the ideas of the West
(passionate, young, exuberant and wild).
The characters in "On the road" are often described with the attributes of the places which they are from, or rather, Sal's idea of that place.
Sal thinks in descriptive and needless to say long, rambling sentences, like the way Sal and Dean and Carlo talk. The sentences have an abundant
quality, cleverly incorporating the excitement and energy of the characters and events.
Sal describes his friends as earnestly as he can, yet seems to sometimes depict himself self–deprecatingly. He is the observer, often a little behind and at
a distance. He's late starting west, and can't hitchhike and travel as easily as he thought, and ends up having to take the bus all the way to Chicago.
While, the others, he imagines, are already there, having great fun.
The descriptions of

Jack Kerouac's On The Road Essay
Jack Kerouac's On The Road
Jack Kerouac is considered a legend in history as one of America's best and foremost Beat Generation authors. The term "Beat" or "Beatnic" refers to
the spontaneous and wandering way of life for some people during the period of postwar America, that seemed to be induced by jazz and drug–induced
visions. "On the Road" was one such experience of Beatnic lifestyle through the eyes and heart of Jack Kerouac. It was a time when America was
rebuilding after WW I. Describing the complexity and prosperity of the postwar society was not Karouac's original intent. However, this book
described it a way everyone could visualize. It contained examples and experiences of common people looking for new and exciting...show more
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Cassady is the cowboy crashing", is a most accurate example of American society's fascination with the cowboy lifestyle and how it eventually
dwindled. Karouac describes these places and their short adventures, in a very different but detailed manner according to his perspective. Some lavish
and fun, some corrupt and dangerous, but all very interesting. It describes the environment of several locations throughout the nation during this period
of postwar America with great accuracy. This is a fantastic, documentary–type novel that will leave the reader considerably more informed about what
was happening in society during that era along with a better understanding of why so many people were drawn to the search of a new
frontier.Although they referred to their journeys as "spiritual", Karouac had a difficult time convincing his critics of such a description. Though they
rushed back and forth across the country on the slightest whim, getting their kicks along the way, their real journey was toward self realization and
inner understanding. They seemed to cross most boundaries, legal and moral, but it was only in hopes of finding a belief on the other side."On the
Road" could be considered an American classic along with such books as Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn", and Scott Fitzgeralds's "The Great
Gatsby". These are great novels

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