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 | | Allen Ginsberg, in describing the book, wrote, "Tristessa's a narrative meditation studying a hen, a rooster, a dove, a cat, a dog, family meat, and a ravishing, ravished junky lady'. |
 | | In "Tristessa", Kerouac attempts to sketch for the reader a picture of quiet transcendence in hectic and sometimes dangerous circumstances. |
 | | The contrast between the initial reaction, that the reader may have of the impoverished, marginalized life of Tristessa and the self-destructive nature of her addiction contrast with the found-beauty of Kerouac's descriptions. |
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