"On the Road" is a classic novel by the American writer Jack Kerouac, which is considered a cult work of "Beatniks". The novel belongs to the genre of "gentlemanship" and is a kind of sketch of the American spirit after the Second World War. The main character, Saul Perkins, hitchhikes with his friends from New York to San Francisco, crossing the country on his own experience. During the trip, they meet unusual people, experience freedom and fulfillment in the inner and outer journey, which becomes a kind of search for the meaning of life. The novel "On the Road" is an important part of American literature, which carries with it discussions about individualism, freedom and spiritual search.