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Jack Kerouac being a douche.. “In 1963, a sixteen-year-old San Diego high school student named Bruce McAllister sent a four-question mimeographed survey to 150 well-known authors of literary, commercial, and science fiction. Did they consciously plant symbols in their work? he asked. Who noticed symbols appearing from their subconscious, and who saw them arrive in their text, unbidden, created in the minds of their readers? When this happened, did the authors mind?” (Pictured above: Jack Kerouac being a douchebag) ryanhatesthis:

Jack Kerouac being a douche..

“In 1963, a sixteen-year-old San Diego high school student named Bruce McAllister sent a four-question mimeographed survey to 150 well-known authors of literary, commercial, and science fiction. Did they consciously plant symbols in their work? he asked. Who noticed symbols appearing from their subconscious, and who saw them arrive in their text, unbidden, created in the minds of their readers? When this happened, did the authors mind?”

(Pictured above: Jack Kerouac being a douchebag)

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    So interesting that symbolism is viewed so drastically differently by different authors. Also the difference in length...
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    I agree most with Ralph Ellison’s response. It’s interesting to read literary authors’ interpretations of symbolism...
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    Read one of Kerouac’s most awesome books in college!
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    My favorite answer is: “This is not...definition, it is not true —
  14. fakeagainstthemachine said: Jack Kerouac is the WORST.
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  19. braiker said: “Kerouac being a douchebag.” High five.
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