Is it better to burn out than to fade away? That's the question that I asked myself as I read this beatnik classic. Dean Moriarty is a wide eyes, wild young man, presumably in his 20s, who lives fast, parties hard, and womanizes his way through his youth. Dean and his friends travel and hitch-hike all through the United States, and so most of this book takes place "on the road."
The book is told from the perspective of Sal Paradise, who loves and admires Dean. But Dean is like Peter Pan, a man who doesn't grow up, and so he is in danger of both burning out AND fading away at some point.
The message is that there is a whole generation of young people traveling round on round on the road of life, kicking up dust and dirt and memories wherever they go.Get more detail about On The Road (Classics on Cassette).
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