摘要本文借用了海德格尔有关“此在”以及弗洛伊德“非理性”的理论，结合美国著名作家杰克·凯鲁亚克所著《在路上》的文本，揭示了《在路上》中所体现的反叛文化要素，其中主要包括反传统、反物质和反理性三个方面。此外,本文也就美国六十年代和杰克·凯鲁亚克，《在路上》对后世的影响等方面进行介绍。67670

毕业论文关键词：  在路上   反叛文化元素   垮掉的一代

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Title  To Be or Not To Be:  An Analysis of the Counterculture  Elements in Jack Kerouac’s On the Road                   

Abstract

By exploiting the relative theory about “Dasein”of Heidegger and the “irrationality” theory of Freud, this thesis is devoted to discover the counterculture elements in On the Road that was written by a famous Amrican author—Jack Kerouac. The counterculture elements includes: anti-tradition, anti-materialism and anti-rationalism. Also a brief introduction about Jack Kerouac and the 1960s America, On the Road’s influence will also be presented in the paper.

Keywords:  On the Road   The Counterculture Elements    The Beat Generation

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1.America in the 1960s, Jack Kerouac and On the Road..3

1.1 The 1960s and Jack Kerouac..3

1.2 On the Road and Its Influence ..4

2.The Counterculture Elements in On the Road.6

2.1 Anti-tradition:The Way To an Authentic Self..6

2.2 Anti-materialism:The Way To the Revival of Nature 8

2.3Anti-rationalism:The Way To Transcendence..10

Conclusion 15

Acknowledgements16

Bibliography17

    Introduction

In 2012, the film On the Road which was adapted from On the Road written by Jack Kerouac, has brought us again with the 1960s-style experience among the youth. As the Holy Bible of a quite distinguished group at that time, On the Road has always occupied a very special position in the heart and blood of young people not only in America but also ones all through the world. By studying the counterculture elements in the novel, this paper is aimed to uncover the counterculture elements in On the Road and discuss the relation of the 1960s’ America, Jack Kerouac and On the Road.

Jack Kerouac, who is the author of On the Road, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on March 12, 1922, and died on October 21, 1969 in St. Anthony’s in St. Petersburg. His death was caused by his long-term abuse of alcohol. He has written 17 novels during his 47 years, including several famous ones like The Town and the City, The Dharma Bum, Desolation Angels, Big Sur and On the Road. These books not only belong to him, but also are a gift to his time which arouses great influence in the literature field, more importantly, inspires a new generation who wantes to break free from the old rules and goes outside to experience the way how the world works.

On the Road was written in three weeks in April, 1951 and was typed continuously onto a 120-foot roll of paper. Though not accepted by most publishing presses in the beginning, On the Road then, published by the Viking Press, won him excellent reputation and was named as “The bible of the Beat Generation”. Based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends, the two main characters of the novel are the narrator Sal Paradise, and his friend Dean Moriarty. With their free attitude and adventurous spirit, they set their foot on the road across America for several times, which encouraged thousands of youth, in history, to imitate the behavior after the novel’s publication.