Themes
Maybe that’s what life is… a wink of the eye and winking stars.
— Jack Kerouac
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Kerouac wonders whether life is just a blink and some twinkling stars. He makes existence sound brief, bright and easy to miss. It's a wistful, dreamy guess rather than a firm claim, offered with a "maybe".
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