On The Road is a book which tells Sal Paradise's story traveling across the USA. He enjoyed a really eventful trip with Dean Moriarty, a strange and mad guy, and with a lot of eccentric friends.
Around the late 1940s it was common for rich people who wanted their cars to be driven long distances to look for drivers. There were people who were going to the same destination but didn't have the money for plane, bus, or train tickets. The drivers then found passengers to share the cost of the gas. This gave a lot of young people, like Sal and Dean, the opportunity to travel.
The narrative is really direct, quick and dynamic like a travel notebook. He changes from one city to another in two phases. Sometimes you can be confused. However, it is a delicious story to read.
"I drove through South Carolina and beyond Macon, Georgia, while Dean, Marylou and Ed slept. All alone at night I had my own thoughts. "What am I doing? Where am I going?" I got very tired after Macon, and I woke Dean. We got out of the car for air, and suddenly we could smell grass and feel warm air on our faces. "We're in the South!" said Dean, laughing. "We left the winter behind!"
