Kerouac's The Dharma Bums

Part Four: What does this quotation mean? Why is it significant? How does it connect to an emerging theme of the novel? What is the impact of this passage on the reader?

But I can always begin again”(528). I personally think this is the most meaningful line because, it kind of described one of the character’s, Marie-Laure, life. Her life wasn’t the easiest. She was forced to leave her home, forced to walk across miles of land with her father with nothing but the clothes on her back, had to deal with her father being taken as a prisoner, to having the closest thing to a mother die, having to use her wits to not be killed by a German soldier, all while being blind. She went through so many things, but life began again. She was able to start over, live the life she

As everyone in life goes through tragic moments in life some of us have to pushed a little harder and have to straighten up in order to have successful life. At the end of the book they say a quote that I truly feel is correct “ Read these words, absorb their meanings, and create your own plan to act and leave a legacy” by Tavis

For me this quote means that you always have to be the best version of yourself, and that in life there will always be sacrificces in order to be succesful.

For example my first quote that connects back to the main theme is the morning after Mildred takes all the pills and has to come get her blood pumped by machines, “ I wanted to talk to you last night. Says Montag. You took all the pills in your bottle last night.” What this quote proves is that even the people who pretend to be happy during this era are still struggling behind closed doors. Especially Mildred, the next day she could not even admit to taking all the pills. Yet the most horrific part about all this was how normalized it was, even to the paramedics. After

I choose this quote because it is a prime example of the major theme in this book, which is ultimate freedom. McCandless displays his naiveness as well as his view on what is socially valued. This quote is a prime example of Chris’s hunger for ultimate freedom.

The quote is a representation of willpower and

#1- this quotes mirrors life experiences in many different ways. To begin, the grandmother played a huge role in the families’ lives. She provided them with hostility and a roof over their heads. When they had just moved back to Ireland and she was always there for support. My grandparents play a huge role in my life; they are always there for me no matter what. I can relate significantly to the characters because my

The first quote that I really liked said “What can I do to change the world”? I like this quote because something I ask myself that question too. I am sick of all the things that going on in the world for example I hate that people are dying for what religion they belief in. I also hate that people are fighting among themselves for no reason. And how police officers are taking away young African American life. I swear if I could make change in the world today my change could be for everyone to get along. Even if that doesn’t work I just want the world to be a better place where people can feel safe. Another quote that I like from the book said “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.” This quote is saying that even though I can’t do anything to change the world, but I can find a way to help that will make the world a better

8. Name some sentences/quotes within the text the could be considered important to meaning/moral of the story.

The second quote said that if there is nothing worth dying for, there will be nothing worth dying for, which mean, if your purpose of life is not significant enough for you to die for it, then it

Dharma Bums is and remains one of the most important and thus dangerous books I have ever read. It speaks freely and frankly about the great things that young people often do. The book is an excellent introduction to the beat generation with its mix of Eastern philosophy and American anarchy. In Dharma Bums chasing the protagonist and Kerouac's alter ego, Ray Smith, freedom in truth. The hero of "Dharma Bums" is moved by nature and Eastern philosophy further in search of a life that soars above the average American conformism and philistinism. It is this trip astray that have made Jack Kerouac to the saint and his books Bibles for lone wolves of all ages ... With its chanting, pricing of the simple life - wisdom in a mountain slope, a bowl

Reading both sections makes it obvious that the way humans live depends on them don’t live it the way others want you to. “Be not like dumb, driven cattle!” (stanza 5). “You steady chasin’ paper, just live your life” (stanza 5). These quotes describe how nothing controls your life. Don’t let others or anything drive you like dumb cattle. Money comes and go throughout life. As quick as the money came is just as quick as it’s gone. Each section describes how things aren’t as they see. Ti describes how people will not do nothing to help you but

     Jack Kerouac is the first to explore the world of the wandering hoboes in his novel, On the Road. He created a world that shows the lives and motivations of this culture he himself named the 'Beats.' Kerouac saw the beats as people who rebel against everything accepted to gain freedom and expression. Although he has been highly criticized for his lack of writing skills, he made a novel that is both realistic and enjoyable to read. He has a complete disregard for developed of plot or characters, yet his descriptions are incredible. Kerouac?s novel On the Road defined the post World War II generation known as the 'beats.'

Life is full of decision making, and many obstacles that will come in your way to try and stop your path and prevent you from achieving what you must achieve. In the poems “A Laughing Heart,” by Charles Bukowski, and “The Journey,” by Mary Oliver, the authors both meet at describing what life is like and how to live life like the fullest, even though there will be things to stop you, and you may stop yourself. Both of these poems point out that you have to be the main character in your life, you have to beat everybody or every obstacle that will trouble you, you must overcome it to achieve the highest points of your life. In “The Laughing Heart,” the author says “and the more often you learn to do it, the more light there will be.” (14, 15). Charles Bukowski is saying that if you learn to successfully overcome your obstacles, your life will continually get better because there are less problems to face. A similar line in “The Journey,” is “...as you left their voices behind,/ the stars began to burn through the sheets of clouds,/ and there was a new voice which you slowly recognized as your own,” (24-29). The author is saying that as you started to seize opportunity, solve problems and face challenges in your life, you became stronger, and you became the main character in your life. The theme of these two poems is that your life is your life, and even though you will have to overcome obstacles and face challenges, you must be the main character in your life to live your