Incomplete question. However, here's more details about Kerouac's use of dashes.
Explanation:
Popularly called Jack Kerouac (Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac) was a known for his masterful novels and unique poetry. His poetry uses long dashes (—) intead of period (.) which creates a jazz-like rhythm. Here's an exemple of his style from the 113th Chorus written by Kerouac;
Paragraph 1, since it says "I can't believe this storm" and "we're stuck on the couch!" Which indicates that setting that the whole story is in, not including where they actually go.