Jack Kerouac's ON THE ROAD endures as a benchmark in postwar
American Letters and an eternal rite of passage for youth. But how
many of these young readers actually "get" Kerouac's theme of
individual redemption? How many, instead of encountering themselves
in the novel as Kerouac intended, encounter only the ghosts of
others: the "Beats" of Kerouac's era and imagination? In this
penetrating consideration, Ed Renehan reveals Kerouac's main
inspirations (and process) in creating ON THE ROAD, and considers
the impact the book had on both the author and his times. Most
importantly, he examines why the novel Kerouac meant as a banshee
cry against orthodoxy has too often been misconstrued as a
promotional brochure for mock-rebellion: mere imitation of what
others have done before, mere mimicking of the novel's "Beat"
characters.
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