On the Road: The Original Scroll by Penny Vlagopoulos, Jack Kerouac, Joshua Kupetz, Howard Cunnel, George Mouratidis

On the Road: The Original Scroll

Penny Vlagopoulos, Jack Kerouac, Joshua Kupetz, Howard Cunnel, George Mouratidis

408 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)

fiction classics travel adventurous informative reflective slow-paced
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The legendary 1951 scroll draft of On the Road, published as Kerouac originally composed it IN THREE WEEKS in April of 1951, Jack Kerouac wrote his first full draft of On the Road—typed as a single-spaced paragraph on eight long sheets of tracing ...

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Moods

adventurous 92%
reflective 53%
funny 38%
challenging 30%
emotional 23%
dark 15%
inspiring 15%
lighthearted 15%
sad 15%
tense 15%
hopeful 7%
informative 7%
mysterious 7%

Pace

medium 46%
slow 33%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 69% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

No: 46% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 7%

Loveable characters?

No: 46% | It's complicated: 46% | N/A: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 76% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 7% | N/A: 7%

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