Epilogue

I love the writing of Jack Kerouac. He influenced the Baby Boom generations ideals of freedom and was a reflection of a basic American archetype-the happy wanderer (see Johnny Appleseed). My research into his life enabled me to critique him rather that mythologize him. He was a hypocrite, or he was a man who did a 180 in his life. I’ve chosen to the hypocrite appellation because of his betrayal of ideas he helped create while sinking into a morass of drunken despair. The multi-genre style enables a greater use of multimedia technologies, a greater use of kinesthetic learning style, and a greater freedom to create. I hope the audience appreciates the beauty and ugliness of Kerouac’s life and writing through this presentation. In it, I synthesized a great deal of information and metaphor to create a somewhat confusing, somewhat enlightening experience for my audience.