Essays on On The Road

In Jack Kerouac’s novel On the Road, the narrator, Sal Paradise offers up to us what seems to be a very optimistic view on life. He is forever singing the praises of how wonderful his adventures will be and his high expectations for the future. To Sal, the novel is defined by youthful exuberance and…

A long time agoLuke was on the RoadStar Wars was a low budget science-fiction film that became a blockbuster box office success. The movie has been extremely popular with all cultures and ages for several decades. As well as being popular Star Wars also conveys many important themes. I believe one of the more prominent…

On the Road and The Bell Jar             On the Road was written by Jack Kerouac and is about the adventures of Dean Moriarty and Sal Paradise, two friends that meet while in New York City. During a span of three years, the two men spend their time making their ways back and forth across…

Have you ever witnessed a person on a bicycle blow through a stop sign or blatantly run a red light? Many bicyclists do not follow the rules of the road correctly. These infractions can be very dangerous for motorists, pedestrians and the bicyclists themselves. Despite increased awareness, new regulations, and adjustments to existing roadways, which…

Women are shown to millions of people around the world in advertisements as either sexual objects for men, or useless, unless in the kitchen. They have been portrayed in the same manner for the past 50 years or more, many women are exploited, stereotyped, and used as objects to sell and advocate products. Advertising is…

In Road to Makkah, the reader is initially confronted with a protagonist who is on a journey through the deserts of Saudi Arabia. However, as one continues to read the book, the reader is aware that there are actually two parallel journeys going on: the journey through the deserts of Saudi Arabia, and also the…