Read the excerpt from “the railroad earth.” o well anyway i'll be learning eventually to like the railroad and sherman will like me some day, and anyway another day another dollar. the narrator of this excerpt can best be described as friendly. optimistic. wealthy. intelligent.

The narrator of this excerpt can be described as optimistic.

This excerpt has been taken from "The Railroad Earth" by Jack Kerouac. Moreover, the narrator can be described as optimistic because he believes that things will get better in the future. In other words, he is hopeful and confident about what will happen in days and weeks to come. Although he does not like the railroad, he is convinced someday he will like it. He is also positive when it comes to Sherman ("Sherman will like me some day").

the most likely reason why dante included the names of historical figures in his well-known masterpiece the divine comedy is because he was trying to expose his own historical judgement to the figures. he settles different characters of the occidental culture in parts of the hell, purgatory and paradise constituting a spiritual judgment according to his thought.