Jack Kerouac Reads from "On The Road"

Kerouac reading the last page of "On the Road" with pictures of Jack and Neal.

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[j23erbs]

When some people think of America, they think of rampant capitalism, avarice, and imperialism, but I think of Art. I think of music, -blues-jazz-folk-country. I think of the Guthrie, Cash, Johnson, Parker, and Dylan. I think of literature, F. Scott, Throeau, Twain, Kerouac, and so many others that have brought to light the true American soul. Forgive me as I know a plethora of painters, musicians, artists etc will go unnamed... but let me just say, from Denver, "I think of Dean Moriarty" most.

[cemalson]

@GarrettandGreenday Anything that arouses controversy should be approached with greater interest. If your mom gets mad then you should definitely read it. It is hard to say to which age group it is appropriate but I beind 'educated' will not enable you to understand this novel. 'On the road', or any other work by Kerouac, is according to me to be read with your heart and sensations and not your eyes. To UNDERSTAND Kerouac is to FEEL him and to be affected by his prose.

[PAPERONE560]

Could someone write the text of this page?

thanks...

[procommenter]

Here's what fools expect us to believe: "(William) Burroughs had his own troubles and he was glad to see an old friend. In March 1952, two months before Jack (Kerouac) arrived, Bill had accidentally shot his wife through the head. He and Joan had been playing William Tell in a friend's apartment with a gun and a glass on Joan's head instead of an apple. Burroughs had missed the target and killed his wife.” [Fr. page 153, paragraph 2 of "Kerouac" by Ann Charters, 1973]

[TheStasGusev]

@j23erbs Ты очень хороший парень! Наверное ты из Парижа....Спасибо тебе...

[ZOGGYDOGGY]

The 50s were hard times for free spirits. The 60s did better.  Jack and the beat lads broke on through to the other side with varying shades of success.

[hillsonger]

@j23erbs i never thought of this. i'm one of the 30% of the nation that is mindfully consumed with the rift between rich and poor

[warrior7593]

@19Maks94 I just finished reading this for pleasure. The reason I would praise this book is due to the parallels I (as well as most young people) can draw to my own life: the overwhelming but suppressed urge I have to go out, explore the world and find meaning for my existence, and the realization that this search in and of itself is as close an answer as I will ever uncover to the great question of "Why am I here?"

This is just one of the many themes Kerouac delves into.