![]() ![]() If a fictional character could be the embodiment of an oxymoron then that is precisely what Dean Moriarty is. ![]() Ironically – despite Jack Kerouac’s writing being intended as a dissident force, pushing the boundaries of American literature – he creates a protagonist so enamoured with chasing the American dream that (ideologically at least) he becomes almost conventional. Spontaneity and a complete disregard for circumstance best characterise Dean: Out of food? Steal it. ![]() Despite the book being told by Sal’s perspective, the participant narrator seems to accept that Dean is at the epicentre of the book, thus it is more a book about watching Dean’s simultaneous development and deterioration than it is about Sal’s own adventures. Jack Kerouac’s semi-autobiographical On The Road tells the story of Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty as they embark upon a journey of hitch-hiking, rampant partying and self-evaluation in almost every corner of the United States. ![]()
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