On the Road (edit title)

Gustavo S edited the characters of On the Road Tuesday, October 20 2009.

• Changed the section title: Cast of Characters/Important People
• Added the description of Sal Paradise: He´s the narrator and the protagonist. An young writer, who lives with his aunt in New Jersey, and leaves home to cross united states with his budy Dean Moriarty, always looking for parties, woman, drugs and good jazz. The author of the book, admites that this character represents himself at reall life.
• marked the description of Sal Paradise as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Dean Moriarty: He´s the company of Sal Paradise in the travels he made, and object of admiration to his friends because of his energetic and crazy lifestyle. This character was addicted to women, drugs, alcohol, adventures, travels and intellectualism. During his travels, he always searches for his alcoholic father, who had left him when young. During the book, he get involved to many women, such as Camille ( wich him got married and divorced), Mary Lou and Inez. This character was based on Neal Cassady, close friend of Jack Kerouac.
• marked the description of Dean Moriarty as not a spoiler

Shelfari edited the contributors of On the Road Wednesday, September 30 2009.

• Removed a contributor: Howard Cunnell: (None)

Timothy Gray approved Punxsutawney Paul’s request to combine 12 books, including On the Road, Saturday, September 19 2009.

Punxsutawney Paul submitted a request to combine 12 books, including On the Road, Saturday, September 19 2009.

David B edited the quotations of On the Road Sunday, September 13 2009.

• Added a quotation: “"I shambled after as I've been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones that never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes 'Awww!'"”

Marijn edited the ridiculously simplified synopsis of On the Road Friday, August 21 2009.

• Added: Young American writer goes across the USA in search of life and/or to escape from it

Amanda approved Timothy Gray’s request to change the contributors of On the Road Wednesday, August 19 2009.

• Edited a contributor: Scott Donaldson: (Primary None)
• Edited a contributor: Howard Cunnell: (Primary None)
• Edited a contributor: Kevin Kelly: (Primary None)

Timothy Gray edited the contributors of On the Road Tuesday, August 11 2009.

• Edited a contributor: Scott Donaldson: (Primary None)
• Edited a contributor: Howard Cunnell: (Primary None)
• Edited a contributor: Kevin Kelly: (Primary None)

Timothy Gray approved Aguix Wilde’s request to change the title of On the Road Tuesday, August 11 2009.

Ron A edited the first sentence of On the Road Tuesday, August 4 2009.

• "I've telled all the road now," Jack Kerouac said in a May 22, 1951 letter he sent from New York west across the land to his friend Neal Cassady in San Francisco.I first met Dean not long after my wife and I split up.