... travels begin in Paterson, NJ, and over the course of seven years, never returning home, he manages to cross from east coast to west coast several times. With his friends Allen Ginsberg, Neil Cassady, and William Burroughs he encounters situations unheard of by the average man. With a notepad in hand he reveals consciousness itself, detailing every socialistic aspect of himself and others ... ...

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... in my line"(Nicosia 142). Jack was obviously ashamed of his homosexual experiences and "fought all his life against the label queer"(Nicosia 154). In 1945, he wrote a letter to Allen Ginsberg trying to resolve the issue of his possible homosexuality. He stated that "the physical aspects of gay sex were disgusting; and though the desire for it might exist in his ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School