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Jack Keroueac Obstacles

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Austin Alexander
Ms. Lawton
ENG III Honors
27 October 2015
On The Road
Many authors are influenced by literary movements. These movements help connect authors of similar ideas or interests. Many of these groups are filled with authors who share common ideas about society and government. Among the many members of these movements was the author Jack Kerouac. Kerouac was an avid member of a beaten down, optimistic group referred to as the Beat Movement which contributed to the dissatisfied, antisocial tone of his novel On The Road.
Kerouac’s childhood was harder than most. He was born on March 12, 1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts to two Catholic-working class parents (Hill).When he was still a child, Kerouac's “saintly brother”, Gerard, died at …show more content…

When Kerouac was only 24, his father died of cancer (Nordogen). Although Kerouac had been recruited to play college football for Columbia University, he left a year later because he did not like being around so many people (Menand). Kerouac married his first wife, Edie Parker, because he needed bail money for being a material witness to murder, they were divorced two years later (Nordogen). Kerouac did remarry, however, he spend much of his adult life living with his mother in St. Petersburg, Florida (Menand). At the age of 47, Kerouac died in St. Petersburg, Florida (Lawlor). Kerouac’s life was very tough, however, he was very …show more content…

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