We begin the term with "A Song of the Open Road" by Walt Whitman. See link below to the poem.
Why? What can we take away from our reading of this poem? Focus particularly on stanzas 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, and 17. Think, too, of Dean's statement to Sal from On the Road: "You spend a whole life on non-interference with the wishes of others . . . and nobody bothers you and you cut along and make it your own way . . . What's your road, man?--holyboy road, madman road, rainbow road, guppy road, any road. It's an anywhere road for anybody anyhow. Where body how?"
Do you see a link between these two works? How do you read them? What is your interpretation? What is each writer trying to say?
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The poem "Song on the Open Road" is about a journey and an example of how to experience it. It gives the reader a different view of the world and what is in it. The two authors both talk about roads and talks about people having different roads. They are saying to go experience a "journey"; could be literal or metaphorical and enjoy the fruits of it.
Both "A Song for the Open Road" by Walt Whitman and the excerpt from Jack Kerouac’s novel "On the Road" discuss a metaphorical road which symbolizes one’s passage through life. The poem describes the passage down the road as the growth of our soul. It is also stated that while progress down this road is difficult and sometimes tragic it rewards the traveler with everything truly worthwhile in life. The quote describes the road as the ever present path projected forward by our wishes, desires, and choices. Dean describes this path as our own to lead to wherever we truly wish to end.
Both Walt Whitman and Jack Kerouac show that there are many roads in life and that you my not always have a good trip but no matter how hard it may be; the rewords at the end are greater then when you started. Walt Whitman says that the journey is only as great if you plot your own way. Jack Kerouac says that that every person has a journey to find himself or herself at one point in life; fallow the one you think is the right way for you. They show you that you have your own "road" witch can lead any way you chose to go.
The poem "A Song for the Open Road" by Walt Whitman and the passage from Jack Kerouac's relate because they both describe the things in life that matter are not things. Both passages include roads which relates to which road of life you want to go down, which is either the right road or the wrong road. Although the right road might be hard and difficult choosing the right road is worth it in the end.
Walt Whitmans "Song on the Open Road" and the quotation from "On The Road" by Jack Kerouac both tell of how life is road. It is vast and reaches in all directions allowing the passenger of the journey freedom over their path. The decisions the passenger makes may be towards a greater goal or made from a bad habit. "On the Road" suggests the passenger travels the road that serves their best interests. Both examples show life as a path we must all take and how the decisions made determine the ultimate destination.
The statements from Jack Kerouac's novel "On The Road" talks about how the your life is like a journey on the road and everyone’s journey is different. Some people have bumps and turns in direction in their journey and others are just straight and smooth. Kerouac is looking at life in a different view and Walt Whitman in "A Song for the Open Road" does the same thing by talking about life as a journey and that you can make your own choices in life and you can choose the direction you want to take your life.
The poem by Walt Whitman and the excerpt from Jack Kerouac use metaphors to describe the open road. They are ways of life that one must choose to pick to live there lives. They can also be used literally. Either road you take can come acrosse road blocks or bumps in the road that one must over come in order to continue there life.
"On the Open Road" is talking about different journies. Some are more difficult then other. They are metaphores for life and dicisions that you need to make during your life. Some are as simple as a yes or a no and either way they won't effect you while others may be life altering. Either way you need to choose and go through the bumps in the road and overcome the adversity that each road brings you.
“A Song of the Open Road”, by Walt Whitman describes one individual’s journey upon an open road, a metaphor for a passage through life. Whitman’s narrative is light and optimistic. He is ready for a journey and is open to all of life’s experiences. Through leading a receptive life, Whitman is able to grow and develop.
Dean’s statement from the passage taken from “On the Road” illustrates how there are multiple paths we are able to take. An individual may lead a life free of choice and struggle, or choose a path that is ultimately more difficult, yet leads to greater personal development.
In the poem "Song on the Open Road" by Walt Whitman and in the quotation "On The Road" by Jack Kerouac they both describe the different routes people's lives take and the challenges people face.
The poem "Song of the Open Road" is about a person on lifes journey carrying burdens of people around him. This road is his escape to a new life free from burdens where he has no worries. He has nothing to give but himself.
A.J.E - B period
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