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| − | "On the Road is a novel by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kerouac Jack Kerouac], published in 1957. This largely autobiographical work, written as a stream of consciousness and based on the spontaneous road trips of Kerouac and his friends across mid-century America, is often considered the defining work of the postwar Beat Generation that was so affected by jazz, poetry, and drug experiences. As the inspiration came from real life, hundreds of references in On the Road have real-world counterparts." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Road | + | "''On the Road'' is a novel by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kerouac Jack Kerouac], published in 1957. This largely autobiographical work, written as a stream of consciousness and based on the spontaneous road trips of Kerouac and his friends across mid-century America, is often considered the defining work of the postwar [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_generation Beat Generation] that was so affected by jazz, poetry, and drug experiences. As the inspiration came from real life, hundreds of references in ''On the Road'' have real-world counterparts." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Road source]) |
| − | + | The plot of ''On the Road'' follows a road trip of two friends, Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty. [[Eric Kripke]] has acknowledged that ''Supernatural'''s [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] are named after the pair. | |
| − | The plot of On the Road follows a road trip of two friends, Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty. [[Eric Kripke]] has acknowledged that Supernatural's [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] are named after the pair. | ||
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Revision as of 11:03, 21 November 2006
"On the Road is a novel by Jack Kerouac, published in 1957. This largely autobiographical work, written as a stream of consciousness and based on the spontaneous road trips of Kerouac and his friends across mid-century America, is often considered the defining work of the postwar Beat Generation that was so affected by jazz, poetry, and drug experiences. As the inspiration came from real life, hundreds of references in On the Road have real-world counterparts." (source)
The plot of On the Road follows a road trip of two friends, Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty. Eric Kripke has acknowledged that Supernatural's Sam and Dean are named after the pair.
