In those days he really didn’t know what he was talking about; that is to say, he was a young jailkid all hung-up on the wonderful possibilities of becoming a real intellectual, and he liked to talk in the tone and using the words, but in a jumbled way, that he had heard from “real intellectuals.”
— On the Road, Jack Kerouac
How does Kerouac's syntax exemplify his "wild form" and the ideals of the beat generation?
Clever and unusual arrangements of words suggest that he made slow and deliberate revisions.
Long, uninterrupted sentences reflect the natural pace and structure of speech.
Short sentences establish a journalistic style with their quick, choppy structure.
Long sentences slow the pace to allow for reflection and careful revision.
