Sunday, April 11, 2010
Movement
The sense of movement and emotional detachment from both people and places in this book strikes me. After coming out of a difficult period of his life, I wonder if Jack's choice to go On the Road is a healthy one. I think everyone experiences a time where the only way to cope in their own life is to separate themselves from their problems by living in a way that is totally different from their own norm. For some, I think this is the right thing to do, so that they can get a break from their persistent thoughts. But for others I think it is just putting these thoughts off, and they will hit hard later.
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I definitely think that Jack didn't travel for the right reasons. I mean he did it to meet up with his friends and see the "big" city to get a rush from it all. And hitchhiking is an experience in itself, and for one, yes, it's something that might be an excellent choice, but for Jack, it just seemed like something he knew was gonna have to do. It seemed to flow almost like it was the same old thing he's always done. I think he's lost. I think he needed new material to write with. Not a bad idea. But was it the right one, for him?
Going on the road is best for him, agreed, he needs new material. He's always writing about his unsatisfiable need, he has "itchy feet," and I think he needed to go on the road to keep his sanity.
I think that Jack did travel for the right reasons. If he had stayed in New York he would have remained in this stupor. I think that he's depression would've eaten him up. Also Neal sparked his imagination when Neal visted New York Jack wrote more. I think the trip on the road was at the perfect time for him.
to hit on the road, maybe is a really helpful way to walk out from such depression. to meet with people and talk to them, to see what how other people live their life. maybe everyone should get to some where and to have a temporary life like jack had.
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