![]() In fact, the attitude towards women depicted in the novel will most likely shock the contemporary feminist reader. I will discuss several issues surrounding the portrayal of women in the novel, including the objectification and mistreatment of women by the male characters, and the assumption that females must assume a domestic role while males are free to travel. In this essay, I explore Kerouac’s portrayal of women in On the Road, using the character of Marylou as a starting point. ![]() Although Jack Kerouac’s On the Road has earned a reputation as a seminal work which embodies the Beat generation mentality, its portrayal of women is not something that can be described as positive. ![]()
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