The lives and views of the outsiders in society is something that can be overlooked in literature. In writing focused on outsiders,the writer may not be writing from the position of someone outside the bounds of society simply having not experienced life in this context. This is not the case with the writer Jack Kerouac whose life is one situated on the fringes of society. Through his unconventional styles of writing Kerouac brings the …showed first 75 words of 1500 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1500 total…a voice. Shown through Kerouac's personal experiences and lifestyle choices, the life of someone who chooses to live outside of the boundaries of normality set by society is accessible to a reader who may have not viewed life in such a context. By allowing barriers to be dropped, Kerouac challenges the reader to examine his own life and beliefs and to open his mind accepting alternative lifestyles as being something equal instead of being condemnable.