“On the Road” by Jack Kerouac is a fresh and captivating novel which follows the life of Sal Paradise as he sets to the roads of America to escape the repetition of every day life. His journeys become a quest for new experiences and a new way of living, crossing both moral and legal boundaries in search for true freedom. Kerouac uses many techniques to attempt to convey the theme of personal freedom as well …showed first 75 words of 1771 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1771 total…cannot ride on forever, going from one adventure to the next. In my opinion, “On the Road” is an ingenious novel which successfully conveys Jack Kerouacs concept of freedom. Kerouacs original style of writing helps him to effectively portray his ideas of personal freedom in a more sincere way than if the novel had followed the standard rules of writing and the techniques employed by Kerouac allows the reader to emphasise greatly with the novel.