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Considering your recent journey, meta-myth On The Road by Jack Kerouak, if you have not already read it.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Wed Jan 6th, 2010 at 10:27:21 PM EST
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Educated Americans have also read "Huck Finn" and "The Grapes of Wrath," which are also trip books that set up cultural myths.

It depends on what you're looking for. For example, "Walden" is strictly factual, but sets up a mythical view of New England--sort of like Abbey's "Desert Solitare" does for Utah. And they both are reactions to modern times (1830-ish and 1970-ish modern)...

by asdf on Wed Jan 6th, 2010 at 11:16:20 PM EST
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Read it on the beach at Goa. Knew exactly what he was talking about. At the time.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Thu Jan 7th, 2010 at 02:33:33 AM EST
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