On the Road by Jack Kerouac: A Study Guide

Ray Moore’s Study Guides provide insights into demanding texts. Kerouac’s 1957 story of a series of road trips in search of a meaning for life defined the Beat Generation in the late 1950s. The introduction to this guide will allow the reader to understand the biographical and cultural background of this influential novel, and to explore its themes and innovative style The guide provides a chapter-by-chapter commentary with guiding questions, which support the reader in developing his or her own ideas about a complex and ambiguous text.