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Sal hitchhikes from New York to Denver, meeting characters like Eddie and Mississippi Gene on the way.
Part 1, Chapter 2Sal visits the opera town in the mountains and works as a guard with Remi in the barracks.
Part 1, Chapter 9Sal pretends to settle down with Terry but returns to New York when he gets bored.
Part 1, Chapter 13Sal and Dean move furniture from Virginia to New York and then hit the road for Louisiana.
Part 2, Chapter 1Sal, Dean, and Marylou stay with Old Bull Lee; they go to San Francisco where Dean abandons them.
Part 2, Chapter 9Sal visits Dean and Camille in San Francisco; Camille gets angry and throws them both out.
Part 3, Chapter 2Dean is wanted by the police, so he and Sal drive a Cadillac to Chicago.
Part 3, Chapter 8Sal, Dean, and Stan drive through Mexico, drinking, partying, and sleeping with prostitutes.
Part 4, Chapter 5Dean visits Sal and Laura in New York; Dean and Sal realize they have grown apart.
Part 5| Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|
| Part 1, Chapter 1 | The narrator, a young writer named Sal Paradise, meets Dean Moriarty in the winter of 1947. Sal and his wife have just s... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapters 2–3 | In July after saving $50 from his veteran benefits, Sal heads to San Francisco to stay with his friend Remi Boncoeur a... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapters 4–5 | Two farmers from Minnesota pick Sal up in Nebraska. Sal calls it "the greatest ride in my life," perhaps because the h... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapters 6–7 | Sal immediately looks up Chad, hoping all his friends will be waiting to welcome him. He's surprised to learn that Cha... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapters 8–10 | Everyone begins planning a trip to the mountains, but they know they must first get jobs to fund the adventure. Out of... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapter 11 | When Sal arrives at Remi's house, a note pinned to the front door instructs him to climb in through the window, which he... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapters 12–14 | Back on the road, Sal first hitches a ride with a driver who has recently had his toe amputated, and then with a varie... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapters 1–3 | It's over a year before Sal sees Dean again. During the past year, Sal has finished his novel and met a nice girl name... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapters 4–5 | It's New Year's Eve in New York and Sal, Dean, and Ed Dunkel attend a huge party before heading to New Orleans. As the... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapters 6–9 | Sal, Dean, Marylou, and Ed drive to New Orleans. Along the way, Sal drives for the first time to get "traffic experien... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapters 10–11 | Marylou finds a motel that will let her and Sal stay on credit. They live together for a week, but a few days in, Sal ... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapters 1–2 | When the money from his GI check arrives in the spring of 1949, Sal decides to move to Denver and become "a patriarch.... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapters 3–4 | Roy Johnson agrees to chauffer Dean and Sal for a few nights of partying in San Francisco before they start their adve... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapter 5 | Sal and Dean's first ride is with a "tall thin fag" who drives an "effeminate" car. There are two other passengers, but ... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapters 6–8 | At a restaurant in Denver, Dean jokes about Sal being an old man, which offends Sal. An emotional Dean leaves the rest... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapters 9–11 | Dean continues to drive across Nebraska and Iowa at a steady 110 mph. As he drives he tells more stories from his chil... Read More |
| Part 4, Chapter 1 | Sal sells his book. Feeling the itch to return to the road, Sal prepares to say goodbye to Dean. Since moving to New Yor... Read More |
| Part 4, Chapters 2–4 | Sal takes the bus and quickly crosses the country, though pausing long enough to revisit the great countryside and cit... Read More |
| Part 4, Chapter 5 | As soon as they cross the border, Sal, Dean, and Stan park the car, buy beer and cigarettes, and marvel at the culture. ... Read More |
| Part 4, Chapter 6 | Outside of Gregoria the atmosphere changes. The lights go out on the car, forcing the trio to drive through the jungle i... Read More |
| Part 5 | Part 5 summarizes the next few months: Dean drives the car from Mexico City until it dies, then wires Inez for plane far... Read More |
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