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On the Road | Part One, Chapters 1–2: Summary and Analysis
New Characters:
Sal Paradise: the narrator of the story
Dean Moriarty: a young man who travels to New York from New Mexico and later becomes Sal’s great friend
Chad King: Sal’s friend in New York
Carlo Marx: another New York friend of Sal’s
Marylou: Dean Moriarty’s girlfriend
Elmer Hassel: a friend of Sal’s and a drug dealer
Sal’s Aunt: owner of the house where Sal lives in New Jersey
Remi Boncoeur: Sal’s friend, a merchant seaman in San Francisco
Roy Johnson: a friend of Sal’s from Denver who lives in...
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On the Road: Summary and Analysis
- Part One, Chapters 1–2: Summary and Analysis
- Part One, Chapters 3-5: Summary and Analysis
- Part One, Chapters 6-8: Summary and Analysis
- Part One, Chapters 9-10: Summary and Analysis
- Part One, Chapters 11-12: Summary and Analysis
- Part One, Chapters 13-14: Summary and Analysis
- Part Two, Chapters 1-3: Summary and Analysis
- Part Two, Chapters 4-6: Summary and Analysis
- Part Two, Chapters 7-9: Summary and Analysis
- Part Three: Chapters 6 – 8: Summary and Analysis
- Part Three: Chapters 1 – 3: Summary and Analysis
- Part Three: Chapters 4 – 5: Summary and Analysis
- Part Three, Chapters 6-8: Summary and Analysis
- Part Three, Chapters 9-11: Summary and Analysis
- Part Four, Chapters 1-3: Summary and Analysis
- Part Four, Chapters 4-6: Summary and Analysis
- Part Four/Five, Chapter Six & Conclusion: Summary and Analysis
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- Part One, Chapters 1-2: Questions and Answers
- Part One, Chapters 3-5: Questions and Answers
- Part One, Chapters 6-8: Questions and Answers
- Part One, Chapters 9-10: Questions and Answers
- Part One, Chapters 11-12: Questions and Answers
- Part One, Chapters 13-14: Questions and Answers
- Part Two, Chapters 1-3: Questions and Answers
- Part Two, Chapters 4-6: Questions and Answers
- Part Two, Chapters 7-9: Questions and Answers
- Part Three: Chapters 6 – 8 Questions and Answers
- Part Three: Chapters 1 – 3: Questions and Answers
- Part Three, Chapters 4-5: Questions and Answers
- Part Three, Chapters 6-8: Questions and Answers
- Part Three, Chapters 9-11: Questions and Answers
- Part Four, Chapters 1-3: Questions and Answers
- Part Four, Chapters 4-6: Questions and Answers
- Part Four/Five, Chapter Six & Conclusion: Questions and Answers
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