BookRags.com Literature Guides Literature Guides Criticism/Essays Criticism/Essays Biographies Biographies My Bibliography Periodic Table U.S. Presidents Shakespeare Sonnet Shake-Up
Research Anything:        
History | Encyclopedias | Films | News | Create a Bibliography | More... Login | Register | Help
Not What You Meant?  There are 6 definitions for On the Road.


On the Road Study Guide

Print-Friendly  Order the PDF version  Order the RTF version
by Jack Kerouac
About 81 pages (24,138 words)
On the Road Summary

Bookmark and Share

On the Road Study Guide consists of approx. 80 pages of summaries and analysis on On the Road by Jack Kerouac. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

On the Road is the story of the travels of two young men who crisscross the United States in search of excitement and adventure. The story of Dean Moriarty and Sal Paradise parallels Jack Kerouac's own life when he partnered with a young man named Neal Cassaday, who is portrayed by Moriarty in the novel. The bohemian lifestyle and free spirited adventures of Moriarty and Paradise were magnetic for American readers in the repressed era of the 1950s. Kerouac's book gave rise to the Beat generation, which symbolized rebellion and self absorbed pursuits of pleasure and exploration. (read more)
      Part 1, Chapters 1 and 2
      Part 1, Chapters 3, 4 and 5
      Part 1, Chapters 6, 7 and 8
      Part 1, Chapters 9 and 10
      Part 1, Chapters 11 and 12
      Part 1, Chapters 13 and 14
      Part 2, Chapters 1, 2 and 3
      Part 2, Chapters 4, 5 and 6
      Part 2, Chapters 7, 8 and 9
      Part 2, Chapters 10 and 11
      Part 3, Chapters 1, 2 and 3
      Part 3, Chapters 4 and 5
      Part 3, Chapters 6, 7 and 8
      Part 3, Chapters 9, 10 and 11
      Part 4, Chapters 1, 2 and 3
      Part 4, Chapters 4, 5 and 6
      Part 5

  Characters

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

      Critical Essay #1
      Critical Essay #2

  Media Adaptations

  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  For Further Study

  Sources

  Copyright Information

Read the rest of this Literature Guide with our On the Road Access Pass.

More Information
  • View On the Road Study Pack
  • 6 Alternative Definitions
  • Search Results for "On the Road"
  • Add This to Your Bibliography
  • More Products on This Subject
    Jack Kerouac On the Road
    Jack Kerouac, the author of On the Road, was born in Lowell Massachusetts, in 1922. He was educated... more

    On the Road: Kerouac's Alternate American Dream
    On the Road: Kerouac's Alternate American Dream. Jack Kerouac was one of a group of young men ... more


     
    Copyrights
    On the Road from BookRags and Gale's For Students Series. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.

    Join BookRagslearn moreJoin BookRags


    About BookRags | Customer Service | Report an Error | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy