Jim King
Mr. Davis
English IV C.P.
14 December 2000
Jack Kerouac: On the Road
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 thirst for freedom. They desired freedom from almost everything we take for granted today. "Central to the beat writers, though little noticed, is the desperate flight from the lower middle class life and its culture of......

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