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On the road Kerouc
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The paper discusses the core theme and purpose of Jack Kerouac's novel 'on the Road which was published in 1957. The novel is essentially about the author's trips to various parts of the country in search of wisdom and truth, this paper focuses on the actual purpose of the journey and finds out if the writer was finally able to reach his destination or not. The paper also discusses the Beat generation briefly and explains why it was difficult for people to understand the theme of the novel when it first appeared in 1950s. 'ON THE ROAD' On the Road is one of the most widely read books that emerged out of the Beat generation of the 1950s. To understand On the Road better, it is important to delve deeper in the society and culture of the time when Americans were increasingly looking for an alternative lifestyle and in their quest...
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