On the Road Analysis Keroac

The novel On the Road written by Jack Kerouac has and still persists to receive various forms of criticism. The reception to the novel ranges from being amateurish, unstructured, disorganised and containing a loose disorderly prose. However, it has also received the exalting praise of being a literary sensation of its time. Despite its criticisms, On the Road is a novel that flows, is profoundly perceptive and provokes thought. Firstly, the freefalling technique of energetic writing that Kerouac adopted throughout the novel not only enraptures the reader, but the constant ebb and flow of sentences maintains a surreal and almost rhythmic structure that rebels against the uniform conventions of literary texts. Secondly, the solid theme of a purpose is the binding in which the pages of the novel are interlaced. This sentiment rings true in the following quote “Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.” (Kerouac 62) The constant quest of seeking self-meaning and the purpose to life is an undeniable theme in the novel which is evident from the first page to the last. Thirdly, the novel provokes thought and forces the reader to question the aspects of routine, day to day life. Sal’s shirking of socially constructed, American, middle classed norms forces the reader to contrast and juxtapose their own societal norms in retrospect. This is an essential element to the thriving structure of the novel as it wields the influence that all good literary texts hold within their power; the power to influence and bend the thoughThe novel On the Road written by Jack Kerouac has and still persists to receive various forms of criticism. The reception to the novel ranges from being amateurish, unstructured, disorganised and containing a loose disorderly prose. However, it has also received the exalting praise of being a literary sensation of its time. Despite its criticisms, On the Road is a novel that flows, is profoundly perceptive and provokes thought....