On the Road
by Jack Kerouac
About This Novel
"On the Road" is Kerouac's autobiographical masterpiece. The writer spent three weeks writing it in one go on a 30-meter-long roll of typing paper. In pursuit of individuality, the novel's protagonist, Sal, hitches or drives along the way with Dean, Marylou and other young men and women, crosses the continental United States several times, and finally reaches Mexico. Along the way, they drink excessively, smoke marijuana, play with women, talk about Eastern Zen Buddhism, block traffic when tired, stay overnight in villages, wander from New York to San Francisco, and finally disperse. At the same time, the book embodies the author's impromptu and spontaneous writing techniques - the natural flow of thoughts, anti-plot, extensive use of slang, colloquialisms, long sentences that do not conform to grammatical standards, and extensively touches on American social and cultural customs. On the other hand, the book also shows the mountains, rivers, plains, deserts, and towns on the vast land of the United States... Like a picture scroll displayed in front of the reader.
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