Use for episodic accounts of the adventures of an engagingly roguish hero. The adventures are often used to satirize the society of the day. Novels in this genre include Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders, Henry Fielding's Tom Jones and Thomas Mann's Confessions of Felix Krull.
Use for works in which a journey, as a life-changing experience, is a central part of the action. An example of a work in the genre is Jack Kerouac's On the road.