‘On the Road’ by Jack Kerouac

When get-go set this assignment I was mildly exited. Although I usually take on quiet good confines to read, I thought it might give me a different literacy experience. Having had faith that all the books on the list are passably good I didnt spend much time choosing. I picked single my cousin had and launched into it with enthusiasm. It was called On the Road and was written by cuckoo Kerouac.Basically the book is a number a young fairly innocent young aspire writer who gets captured I the ideology of the American dream. Like m either multitude after the great depression Sal Paradise gets caught in to urge to contri barelye kayoed and experience adventure. He felt that his life was not satisfactory to the visions and expectations he had. So he left his home where he lived with his aunt and with fifty bucks decided to go to the west coast, hitchhiking most of the way. His first come apart was his mates house Remi Boncour, who similarly to him also waiting foe his grand br eak.During his hitchhike he stomachs a middle aged woman and a cap truck driver with popping eyes, two boys from the university of Iowa. The fundamental thing b let out these characters is that they all seem to know where they are going not sound projection literarily to their destination but also metaphorically in their lives, all these plurality have cars and are picking Sal Paradise up, pulling him to his destiny. One of the characters he encounters on his way to the west who is in the same position as him is Eddie who is also looking for a new life and heading to meet a girl and a new girl. Eventually he gets a ride two brothers who are picking up everyone they see on the road. He spends a few nights drinking talking to the unhopeful crew. tout ensemble these characters have a hope of a better life and what doodly-squat Kerouac, the writer, does is put them all together because collectively they keep each others dreams alive. succeeding(a) this he meets a Mexican girl who surprise, suprise is also running out from something (an abusive husband). This particular portion of the book I think should be and perhaps Kerouac intended it to e significant. However, his style of paternity which is very chronological and minimally descriptive takes away the importance of Sals and Terrys meeting. He spend a good few months with her and her young son, we are told of the hardship he goes through with(predicate) to support them but the writer failed to touch me whit it.I witness this is because in one case they part they arrange for her to follow him to New York. However despite this the writer adds But we both knew she wouldnt make it. This line takes away the oddment and hope from their time together and I think it wipes out any feeling the characters had for each other that the writer was trying to implant to begin with in the reader. Maybe its because I am a romantic, but I didnt believe they loved each other enough if it was so voiced for the author to wipe it away.Sal Paradise is an example of the youth at that time. Jack Keurack wants us to see through Sal the feeling and expectations of the youth. To fulfil the lack of result the youth searched for their personal freedom in sex drugs and jazz.This book was exposit by some as makes the reader want to go out there seize the day and live, live, live. Personally it makes me want to slam it shut. When I mentioned that I had faith in the list, well I was very wrong. aside from making me go to sleep this book did absolutely nothing for my imagination. Kerouacs writing annoys me tremendously there is nothing worse that telling a tosh completely chronologically. When I read the book it felt like I was reading boolet-points. I think this might be because the writer must have had similar experiences and so the excitement for him was drained and no number hoe hard one tries to regain the enthusiasm it is impossible because once experienced the magic is taken away.I understand the con cept of the level and what the author is trying to achieve but it feels like his missed out on writing what potentially could be a great book. Compared to classics that I read this book is not predictable, usually this should be the exiting and fun but in this case it just seems to annoy me and I know on the button why? Simply, deep down, like the lone characters in the book, I to am an idealist.