Abstract The “Beat Generation” is an anti-traditional literary movement including philosophy, culture and social life. In America after World War II, the “Beat Generation”, with strong rebellious spirit and liberalistic thought, tries to build their ideal Utopia by using literary works in a new version. Jack Kerouac is the representative figure of the “Beat Generation”, whose work On the Road has been regarded as the representative work in the “Beat” literature. It has shown a most clear and important attitude of the “Beat Generation”. Dean Moriarty, who is depicted in this novel, has been the symbolism of the “Beat Generation”. Through the analysis of the protagonist Dean Moriarty from the cultural influence, personal affection and life experience, a safe conclusion can be drawn that the “Beat Generation” is never beaten in spirit. They just use the rebellious actions against orthodox ways to purse the spiritual freedom and resist the western materialism.60722

Keywords: the “Beat Generation”; Jack Kerouac; On the Road; Dean Moriarty

摘要“垮掉的一代”是一场包含哲学、文化到社会生活等各个方面的反传统的文学运动。在二战后的美国，“垮掉一代”带着强烈的反叛精神和自由主义思想，试图借助文学作品,用一些新意的眼光，建立起理想中的乌托邦社会。杰克•凯鲁亚克是美国“垮掉的一代”的代表人物，其作品《在路上》则被认为是“垮掉派文学”反主流文化思想最清晰、最重要的表述，其中刻画的迪安.莫里亚提则是垮掉一代的标志性人物。本文从迪安•莫里亚提所受文化对其的影响、个人情感与生活经历三方面进行探究，详细阐述垮掉的一代在精神上其实并没有垮掉，他们只是通过离经叛道的行为去追寻精神上的自由，反抗当时西方的物质主义。

毕业论文关键词：垮掉的一代；杰克•凯鲁亚克；《在路上》；迪安•莫里亚提

1. Introduction1

1.1 Jack Kerouac and On the Road...1

1.2 The “Beat Generation”....2

2. Literature Review2

2.1 Overseas research review.2

2.2 Domestic research review....3

2.3 Research significance4

3. An Analysis of Dean Moriarty in On the Road ....5

3.1 An analysis of Dean’s personal affection.5

3.2 An analysis of the cultural influence.6

3.3 An analysis of Dean’s life experience.7

4. An Interpretation of the “Beat Generation” from Dean Moriarty.8

4.1 The creating background of On the Road...8

4.2 The relationship between the “Beat Generation” and Dean Moriarty.9

4.3 The internal essence of the “Beat Generation” ..10

5. Conclusion..11

Works Cited...12

1. Introduction 

1.1 Jack Kerouac and On the Road

Jack Kerouac (1922 ~ 1969) is a representative person of American the “Beat Generation”. His has many major works including On the Road, The Dharma Bum, Desolate Angel, and The Lonely Traveler and so on. He shocked the American mainstream culture values and the society values in the fifties and sixties in the 20th century with eccentric, clear-cut way of life and literature. Kerouac creates a new automatic writing style—— “wild prose” in the novel. His novel Life Memoir is a random plot with aimlessness, subverting the traditional style of writing. His wild and inspired life has become a kind of ideal of the “Beat Generation”.

On the Road is pided into five parts. The first part: In 1947, Sal and Dean met each other in New York and began the first travel from the east to the west to cross the continental United States. In this part, Dean intervened from time to time, and the conversation between Sal and his partners has made readers feel Dean’s special status within the “Beat” partners and suggested the development of the coming series events. The second part: Sal returned to his aunt in New York. On Christmas day in 1948, Dean drove the car with his girlfriend Marylou suddenly arrived at Sal’s home and then they got back to the west again and then returned to New York. The third part: in 1949, Sal arrived in Denver again, and his friendship with Dean grew to the climax gradually. Then they came across the continent to the west along with each other. The fourth part: description of their “great journey” in Travel destination ----Mexico. The fifth part: ending story, Dean left Sal in Mexico, then returned to New York alone, Sal remembered the last meeting with the Dean, with a long sentimental and nostalgic talk.