Part 1 of Essay
Jack Kerouac's On the Road is an invigorating story about a man who's got traveling in his blood and a quest for adventure in his heart. It is an excellent portrayal of life on the road and is said to be the best piece of literature to come out of the Beat generation of the 1950s. The ideas that are expressed in this ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... club and every cramped run down apartment, the reader shares the experience. The way that Kerouac is able to create a detailed portrait of every situation shows that he is a master in the use of imagery. The main contributor to this imagery, however, is Kerouac's use of extensive, though necessary, detailed description. The magnitude of the imagery in this story could never have been attained without the use of the vivid details that brought every place and situation to life. Sal's experience in Mexico ....