On The Road

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narrator and one of the main characters of the novel; lives originally with his aunt in New York; leaves on four different trips across the country with Dean Moriarty; the fictional alter ego of Jack Kerouac.

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sal paradise

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main character; lives in San Francisco, but travels constantly back and forth to New York; a wild, mad character whose energy and craziness affect others, especially Sal; with Sal, drinks large amounts of alcohol, does a lot of drugs, and sleeps with a lot of different women, fathering four children by two different women; the fictional alter ego of Kerouac's friend Neil Cassady.

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dean moriarty

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eccentric poet in New York; becomes best friends with Dean and Sal; the fictional alter ego of the poet Allen Ginsburg.

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carlo marx

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"Long, lean, strange and laconic," a long-time friend of Sal and Carlo, the teacher of their group. A traveler, writer, and junkie." writer and drug addict in New Orleans; has traveled the world; mentor to Dean and Sal; the fictional alter ego of William Burroughs.

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old bull lee

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Dean's first wife and brief love interest of Sal. dumb blonde from colorado

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mary lou

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A tall, affable friend of Sal and Dean's. Not too bright, he'll do anything Dean says

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ed drunkle

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Ed Dunkel's serious, disapproving newlywed wife. often left by him in difficult situations, but stays with him through the novel; the only woman not afraid of Dean--she gives him a piece of her mind

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galatea drunkle

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An old friend of Sal's from prep school. Remi, a flamboyant Frenchman, is a petty thief and gambler, constantly in debt but extravagant and sometimes gallant and generous.

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remi

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Remi Boncoeur's sulky girlfriend.

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lee ann

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She is tolerant, supportive, and kind. Sal lives at her house in Paterson, New Jersey, and Long Island. Throughout Sal's wanderings, she sends him money.

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sal's aunt

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Sal's friend from Denver; young, slim, blond and soft-spoken. He is interested in philosophy, anthropology, and pre-historic Indians.

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chad king

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a friend of sals in denver

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tim gray

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A friend with whom Sal lives briefly in Denver. Major is a Hemingway-esque writer who is scornful of "arty" types but snobby himself, often talking to Sal about Europe and fine wines.

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roland majors

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Dean's second wife, for whom he divorces Marylou. Loyal Camille lives in San Francisco with her and Dean's children.

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camille

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Ray and Babe, brother and sister, Denver friends of Sal's group. Babe, "an enterprising blonde," is Tim Gray's girlfriend.

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the rawliness

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A waitress in Denver whom Dean sets up with Sal. According to Dean, she has a "sex problem." Sal tries to prove to her that sex is beautiful, but he fails to impress her.

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rita bettencourt

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never actually appears in the novel; he got lost in Times Square and was never seen again, A lost friend whom Sal and Dean seek everywhere they go.

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elmer hassel

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Bull Lee's sarcastic wife, a benzedrine junkie.

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jane lee

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A married woman in New York whom Sal wants to marry for awhile.

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lucille

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A Central City friend, whom Sal sees all over town. Eager Denver D. Doll shakes hands and makes sometimes-incoherent pleasantries ("Good afternoon" at midnight, "Happy New Year," etc.)--from morning to night, a caricature of an official.

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denver d. doll

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A pretty Mexican girl with whom Sal spends fifteen days in California. She comes from a family of grape-pickers in Sabinal, has a son, and is trying to escape a husband who beat her.

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terry

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Terry's wild, drunk, happy-go-lucky brother whom Sal meets in Sabinal.

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rickey

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Terry and Rickey's friend, a manure-seller who smells like it. Big and eager to please, Ponzo is in love with Terry.

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ponzo

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terry's seven-year-old son

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johnny

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Sal's friend in Tucson, Arizona; a shy writer who lives with his wife, baby, and mother.

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hingman

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A friend of Dean's in San Francisco, Slim goes to jazz joints and adds the suffix "orooni" to everything he says.

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slim gaillard

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A friend of Sal's who chauffeurs Dean and Sal in San Francisco..

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roy johnson

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Dean's third wife, a sexy brunette he meets in New York.

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inez

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An enthusiastic friend of Tim Gray's who goes to Mexico with Dean and Sal. Stan has a controlling grandfather he is trying to escape.

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stan shepard

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The kind, polite Mexican man; Sal, Dean, and Stan's guide in Gregoria.

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victor

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when was the book written

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1951

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how long did it take kerouac to write the book

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3 weeks

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what year was the book published

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1957

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how old and what year did kerouac die

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47 years old, died in 1969

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what school did kerouac go to

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columbia in nyc, he played football

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sal=

dean =

carlo =

old bull lee =

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sal= jack kerouac

dean=neal cassidy

carlo=alan ginsberg (poet)

bull lee= william burrows (writter)

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what type of music is the central metaphor for the book?

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jazz

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main philosophy is to live in the moment.

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zen buhdism

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grenich village hip people smoked, played music, drank, coffee, late 50's early 60's

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beat generation