On the Road (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Jack Kerouac
- First Published: 1957
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Autobiographical
- Time of Work: 1947-1950
- Genres: Long fiction, Autobiographical fiction, Picaresque fiction
- Subjects: Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Traveling or travelers, Love or romance, 1940’s, Roads, streets, or highways, Drugs, Adventure
- Locales: United States, Mexico
Places Discussed
*Denver. Colorado’s capital and largest city. In Denver, Sal ventures to the apartment of Carlo Marx, which is in a brick boardinghouse near a church. To get to Carlo’s door, he must walk down an alley, descend stairs, open an old door, and pass through a cellar. Within the apartment, the walls are damp, and the scant furnishings include a candle, a bed, and a homemade icon. A meeting between Carlo and Dean Moriarity sets off the events in Colorado, and Sal soon finds himself embarked on a trip to Central City, where a performance of an opera is staged in a...
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