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I agree. The Dharma Bums is much more inspiring and well thought out. On The Road was written in haste and it's pretty obvious.
I loved it, it spoke about the whole era of the 50`s as it was in the eyes off the young, who were starting out into adulthood at a time when the US and the UK were picking themselves up from the aftermath of the war. And a time when men returned home, and women returned to the role of wife and home maker. There was a lot off head scratching off "ok, so what do we do now?", ans social unrest and hidden resentments. It highlights these feelings which such strength. Its a coming of age and subtle rebellion against a new regime that was still finding its own place in society.
I read it when I was a teenager, and thought it boring. I have to reread it now I am older and wiser.
When I was a young counter-culturalist I thought it was great. Now, I think it has the depth of a mud-puddle
they had a purpose- as Kerouc has stated himself, Sal and Dean were on a quest to find God
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I agree. The Dharma Bums is much more inspiring and well thought out. On The Road was written in haste and it's pretty obvious.
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I loved it, it spoke about the whole era of the 50`s as it was in the eyes off the young, who were starting out into adulthood at a time when the US and the UK were picking themselves up from the aftermath of the war. And a time when men returned home, and women returned to the role of wife and home maker. There was a lot off head scratching off "ok, so what do we do now?", ans social unrest and hidden resentments. It highlights these feelings which such strength. Its a coming of age and subtle rebellion against a new regime that was still finding its own place in society.
I read it when I was a teenager, and thought it boring. I have to reread it now I am older and wiser.
When I was a young counter-culturalist I thought it was great. Now, I think it has the depth of a mud-puddle
they had a purpose- as Kerouc has stated himself, Sal and Dean were on a quest to find God
