Everyone feels like a zombie, somewhere at the end of the night, the great Dracula figure of modern disintegration and madness, the devil if you will, is running the whole thing.
While it doesn't ring a bell and a quick scan of my copy didn't reveal it, I am willing to be convinced. Can someone point me to the chapter?
(Note to self: This is one good reason to own a Kindle or like device so I can search Kerouac's works for specific references.)
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No, this passage isn't in "On the Road". The word "zombie" does appear, though, in this one:
"Dean walked through with his arms hanging zombie-like at his sides, his mouth open, his eyes gleaming, and conducted a ragged and holy tour that lasted till dawn in a field with a boy in a straw hat who laughed and chatted with us and wanted to play catch, for nothing ever ended." (p. 173-174)
The quote is actually from "The Town and the City", and it's Levinsky (Ginsberg) saying it.
Thanks, anonymous. I knew someone would come through with the answer!
You can always search a book for words like this at books.google.com - its a great way to search the books you already have and it gives you page numbers.
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