Tuesday, January 26, 2010

On The Road, Ch. 1-3

P. 20 "You boys going to get somewhere, or just going?" We didn't understand his question, and it was a damned good question.



Though it is an extremely brief moment, it's a moment where the narrator is given the chance to define the true purpose of his trip. He chooses not to, and we can assume that he doesn't fully know. It made me wonder whether we will ever discover what type of road trip he's taking. Does it even matter?

Is a road trip where someone is going somewhere more or less valuable/enriching/transformative than a road trip where someone is just going?

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