On the Road: Post 2

3. In a letter to the author, Allen Ginsberg reportedly expresses his concerns about Kerouac's manuscript. Describing it as 'too personal'. He also worries that the amount of 'local refrences' would discourage publishers from backing the project because of the amount of background knowledge needed to understand the story. Although I do understand why Ginsberg had his reservations about the novel, especially in 1952 when such off-kilter writing was rarely seen, I truly believe that his way of writing is what caught the attention of publishers. As Sal describes his adventures back and forth across the States, I commend him for his honesty. Although I do think the way he describes some situations makes him seem as though he is a lot less mad than he really is, such raw emotion and experiences are something anyone who is picking up a book about an adventure would want to read.