Cremation of a dead body is carried out at a temperature ranging between 1400 to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit. The intense heat helps reduce the body to its basic elements and dried bone fragments.
Jack Kerouac, original name Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac (born March 12, 1922, Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.âdied October 21, 1969, St. Petersburg, Florida), American novelist, poet, and leader of the Beat movement whose most famous book, On the Road (1957), had broad cultural influence before it was recognized for its literary merits.
Allen Ginsberg had a great amount of influence as he worked as Kerouacâs literary agent for On the Road. This chronology will serve as a supplement the events of On the Road. 1922: Jack Kerouac is born in Lowell, Massachusetts. 1940-41: Attends Columbia College on a football scholarship.1942-43: Enlists in the Merchant Marine and later, the Navy, but is discharged for having an âindifferent characterâ (Charters).948: Kerouac conceives of the idea for writing On the Road but is unsure about the style of writing. Has a dream about a âShroudy strangerâ which will become part of his influence for Doctor Sax and is recurring theme in several of his novels including On the Road.