On the Road

by Jack Kerouac

On the Road: Genre 1 key example

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Explanation and Analysis:

On the Road is part of a long tradition of travel narratives and novels. Travel narratives traditionally focus on describing the place or places that the narrator goes to, especially when that location is unfamiliar to the narrative's intended readership. For instance, Aphra Behn's 1688 novel Oroonoko contains a wealth of (sometimes inaccurate) information about Suriname's landscape, environment, and native inhabitants.