On "the Road" Ambiguity Theme And Jack Kerouac's Creative Method

This thesis attempts to make a more profound analysis of the multiple themes in Jack Kerouac's representative masterpiece On the Road and his composing method with the purpose of a better understanding of it's themes and the writer's unique writing techniques. Two parts are unfolded respectively in it when the main ideas are concerned.The first part is the analysis on themes. First of all, On the Road exhibits a major theme"Going West". It's a combination of the traditional wandering theme with American west theme. On the Road deals with this theme in two ways. The obvious meaning of it is through going west to feel a different life and the excitement of adventure. The deep meaning shows that the development of modern industry brings its potential destruction of American west and its culture. Secondly, On the Road shows the friendship among Sal, Dean, and their friends. Thirdly, it shows the conflict between man's nature and man's social being by describing the theme of the natural man. Fourthly, Kerouac through describing the charm of marginalized cultures and those white people who want to be a part of them shows the contradiction between marginalized cultures and white culture in the Americas. Furthermore, On the Road through the rejection of authority shows the reality of postwar America society.The second part is the analysis on Jack Kerouac's composing method, which is the most important part of this thesis. Firstly, spontaneous writing is a literature composing method invented by Kerouac. It's a completed meaningful writing theory learned from his failure and success experience in his career. This method contains his thoughts, ideas and skills about writing. Next, some features of his method have comparability with the naturalism and surrealism's concepts, especially with surrealism's subconscious writing. Their difference and sameness are defined and analyzed, which becomes the kernel of this thesis.