The American Museum of Beat Art art and writing from famous Beat Generation authors and artists. Brief biographies of Beat writers, including Kerouac.

NPR - Kerouac's "On the Road" A story about the novel with audio interviews and multimedia resources.

YouTube - Jack Kerouac Explains On The Road An interview with Kerouac from 1959.

On the Road Book Covers A collection of all the book covers from all the editions of the novel.

Review Gilbert Millstein's 1957 review of the novel in the New York Times.

• Biography of Jack Kerouac
• About On the Road
• Character List
• Major Themes
• Glossary of Terms
• Short Summary
• Full Summary and Analysis
• Summary and Analysis of Part 1, Chapters 1-4
• Summary and Analysis of Part 1, Chapters 5-10
• Summary and Analysis of Part 1, Chapters 11-14
• Summary and Analysis of Part 2, Chapters 1-6
• Summary and Analysis of Part 2, Chapters 7-11
• Summary and Analysis of Part 3, Chapters 1-5
• Summary and Analysis of Part 3, Chapters 6-11
• Summary and Analysis of Part 4, Chapters 1-4
• Summary and Analysis of Part 4, Chapters 5-6, and Part 5
• Related Links on On the Road
• Suggested Essay Questions
• The Cultural and Social Influence of Kerouac
• Author of ClassicNote and Sources
• Purchase On the Road and Other Works
• Test Yourself! Quiz 1
• Test Yourself! Quiz 2
• Test Yourself! Quiz 3
• Test Yourself! Quiz 4
• Essays on On the Road
• Message Board on On the Road