The Dharma Bums Intro

In The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac shows Ray’s life as being free of his own life and society. Ray’s goal is to travel to visit places and experience the meaning of living by himself. As he moves to different places he sees and experience different things and people by hitchhiking, using public transportation or even walking. As he meets people he talks about his religion, Buddhism, explaining what he does in life but, some people do not agree with his beliefs and it does not affect his ways. He believes what he believes and nothing can change that. Even though his goals may seem too extreme, he knows what he is doing, becoming free of everything around him and experiencing it all.