On The Road- Jack Kerouac (Post 3)

3.) In 1952 (when people still wrote letters to each other), Allen Ginsberg penned these words to Kerouac about the manuscript of On the Road: "I don't see how it will ever be published, it's so personal, it's so full of sex language, so full of our local mythological references, I don't know if it would make sense to any publisher." What is your reaction to this?

My first reaction to the words of Allen Ginsberg, is that I absolutely agree wit him. This book, On The Road, was definitely very personal and filled mostly of sexual, inappropriate language. As far as mythological references, there were plenty of those that left me with many questions, and most of the time very lost and confused. As Allen said, during that time 1952, I'm pretty sure this book would not have been accepted, considering how personal and realistic it was, which was not valued in books then. But honestly, all the details Allen saw as flaws of the book, made me enjoy the book even more. I actaully admired the complexity and dirty language of the book. To me, it made the book much more realistic and easier to relate to. As said before, it was seen as a written diary during the time Kerouac was experiencing all he wrote about, considering how deep and careless it seemed to be. During the entire book, I felt Kerouac was being brutally honest which I loved. As some may shy away from certain things Kerouac wrote about, I was drawn into the book and seemed to admire it. With that, I definitely saw the book as unique compared to others I've read, and would consider it to be as classic read. It was simply a book he wrote to share his life and the different aspects he had on the world around him, with all honesty.