bravotren
Kerouac labeled the main character On the Road, Dean Moriarty, after Neal Cassady; in fact the novel tells the story of their cross-country road trip.
Neal Cassady
Influence on literature
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desmonde
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Sorry, I meant 'modeled.'
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aseforlife
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Ginsberg writes about Cassady in several of his poems, most notably 'Howl.'