On the Road
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Main Characters and Their Development
- Sal Paradise, a character based on the author Jack Kerouac, is a young man eager for adventure and profound life experiences. Throughout the book, Sal seeks to understand life and find his place in it by traveling across the USA.
- Dean Moriarty, based on Kerouac's friend Neal Cassady, symbolizes the eternal traveler and the quest for freedom. He possesses boundless energy, unpredictability, and a passion for life, which attracts other characters to him, but over time, his irresponsibility and inconsistency lead to disappointment and broken relationships.
Date of publication: 14 May 2024
Last updated: 9 July 2024
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Genre: Classical literature