... and new accomplishments. "He quit school to become a merchant seaman and traveled to the North Atlantic, Greenland, and England- (Jack Kerouac: Dharma). During this time of travel, Kerouac wrote constantly. In 1951, he wrote On the Road, which was finally published in 1957. On the Road was a stylistic breakthrough for Kerouac who had developed a theory of writing he called, spontaneous prose. "He defined that ... that may or may not rhyme, leading to enlightenment-(Pop! The Jack). This new discovery was the beginning of numerous accomplishments. Kerouac's On the Road was a hit all over A...

• Word Count: 1445
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... traveled all over China, Tibet, and Mongolia really appealed to Snyder. One day Snyder said to Kerouac "real Buddhists are able to walk around the countryside (Snyder on Kerouac)-. Kerouac agreed and they went on one final trip of the season out into the mountains. A great amount of emphasis was put on Eastern religions and thought by Snyder and his peers. In his essay "What Poetry Did in China ... idea of legalizing hitch-hiking in "Four Changes-, suggesting that there be hitch-hiking stations on the sides of highways to limit the number of cars on the road, a similar idea to our curre...

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• Grade Level: High School

... made a beautiful work of art. It takes courage and a great deal of confidence to write a book that is surely to be the subject of a great deal of criticism. Jack Kerouac's book, On The Road, raised many eyebrows. Although it appealed to a great number of people, it also angered many other people. This story tells about a young man named Sal that encounters many different types ... of people as he travels back and forth across the United States. His life is spent on the road and that's where he is at peace. He ... lives of Sal and his friends on the road made On The Road the subject of ...

• Word Count: 1812
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• Grade Level: High School