凯鲁亚克的《在路上》,以小说主人公迪安·莫里亚蒂为代表的“嬉皮士”们,他们颓废落魄,过着流浪、酗酒和吸毒的生活;另一方面,这些具有反英雄倾向的嬉皮士们又具有较强的自我意识和反抗美国社会传统道德和价值观念的精神。他们选择极具个性的生活方式来表达他们对当时的社会现实的一种愤懑和反抗。 Kerouac’s “on the go”, the “hippies” represented by the protagonist Dean Mooreati, who are decadent and live in vagrants, alcohol and drugs; on the other hand, Anti-heroic hippies also have strong self-awareness and the spirit of resistance to the traditional moral and values ​​of American society. They chose a very personal way of life to express their resentment and rebellion against the social reality of the time.