THE JACK KEROUAC STORY is a dramatic, character driven study of Beat Generation pioneer, Jack Kerouac. It’s a journey of self-discovery, much like his “On The Road” trip of discovery.
The goal is clear and the stakes are personal. The script is driven by themes about mourning, healing, and moving on.
The plot is also driven by the emotional needs of the character rather than by the external goal of becoming sober. It’s a skillfully crafted expedition of self-transformation.
This script focuses on Jack Kerouac’s life struggle and journey with drug addiction and his decision to detox with a self-imposed exile in an isolated cabin.
The plot has merit. Part of the structure takes place in the present time highlighting Jack’s struggle through his self-imposed exile. These scenes
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He’s very supportive of Jack and he’s likable and engaging. Ginsberg acts as Jack’s protector. His dialogue is consistent with his character. Ginsberg has his own inner demons about his mother, which is nicely revealed. Ginsberg is conflicted about his feelings for Jack. They have nice highs and lows.
Ginsberg and Jack share a wonderful chemistry with each other and it’s extremely engaging to see them interact from the moment they meet until the very end.
William Burroughs is another very engaging and eccentric character. His dialogue is the most distinctive and he has many witty lines. He adds a nice layer of interpersonal tension with Jack. He seems to challenge Jack and his writings. He doesn’t make it easy for Jack. Burroughs is also another tormented character with his own demons and addictions.
The three men feel like authentic characters and friends.
Neal is a character that is a free spirit and spontaneous. He plays a pivotal role as a great influence on Jack and his writing. He’s the catalyst for Jack’s book ON THE ROAD and his free flowing thoughts. They also share good chemistry and feel
1. Cass Mastern’s story, though at first seemingly unnecessary and random, shares many elements and themes with Jack’s life. The story of Jack Burden and Cass Mastern are alike in that they involve the cycle of betrayal, guilt, and the burden of responsibility. Cass Mastern commits the ultimate betrayal- he sleeps with his best friend’s wife. Duncan Trice, who was “passionately and single-mindedly devoted to his wife”, commits suicide upon finding out of the affair with a “lead slug nearly the size of a man’s thumb in his chest” (Warren 4.237-243).
1."And you shut up! Who are you, anyway? Sitting there telling people what to do. You can't hunt, you can't sing—" "I'm chief. I was chosen."
In the following books each of the main characters is looking for the meaning in their own lives: The Catcher in the Rye, Into the Wild, In Cold Blood, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. These books show that each character have different meanings to their lives and they want to find out what it is. Holden Caulfield learned that you might not be able to help every single person in this world but those that you can help or give advice to makes a bigger impact on the world that anyone could imagine. Chris McCandless was brought into this world so people can understand that no matter where you come from, no matter how hard or not your life is, sometimes living life simply is how to get through it. The characters Dick, Perry, Herb, Nancy, and the rest of the Clutters we here so people question where the lines of criminals and the mentally disabled cross and end.
During a time of war, a british plane carrying a group of schoolboys is shot down over the Pacific, killing all adults and leaving the group of boys stranded on an island. One of the two leaders of the group, Jack, is the perfect character to portray humanity changing from civilized to savage. Jack is power-hungry, violent, and savage. In the beginning of the book, Jack is innocent and carelessly follows the leader, Ralph.
When Tom abandons his baby due to the inability to provide for it, Jack is the character who finds clues necessary to locate the
“He snatched his knife out of the sheath and slammed it into a tree trunk. Next time there would be no mercy,” (Golding 31). “We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages,” (Golding 42). (Ch)This is the turning point for Jack in the novel.
Jack’s Character Development in The Shining Imagine a small family going out to stay in an empty hotel, all alone in the deep Rocky Mountains. The Torrance family began to caretake a hotel in the middle of winter in a hotel far in the Rockies. Jack, who was the recovering alcoholic father, thought it was the perfect way to get his life back in order; he jumped at the opportunity to have some free time because he was a writer and he wanted some time to be able to continue his writing. By him taking the job at the hotel also came with some worries; there had previously been a family brutally murdered by the father, but Jack had no worries, he just thought it gave the place a more interesting look.
Jack’s conflicts with humanity and himself heavily contributed to his corruption and the downfall of the society on the island. Throughout the time on the island Jack became motivated by jealousy and hatred. Ever since the very first day on the island, Jack has been jealous of Ralph. Jack’s resentment towards Ralph grew as the time on the island did.
Jack is a great character to show how the theme developed through him. Jack split from the group and went a little crazy and would attack Ralph's group and the killing of Simon (chapter 9). In chapter 9 Jack attacks what he thought was the beast even with the fear of it being bigger and stronger than him. They didn't know what the beast was capable of; they knew nothing about it. Jack had the opportunity to kill the beast and did.
The authors relatable characters and clever use of writing makes this book one that was most enjoyable to read. Jack lives with his mom and his abusive stepdad Bill in a small town at the edge of Minnesota. He has been treated as an outcast all his life and been told that his dad was a deadbeat who ran away with another woman and died while drinking and driving. But all that changes when he meets and befriends George the “old Coot”, a friend of his father James who tells him the stories that he has been told all his life of his dad are untrue.
In the end although Jack character has turned evil , he maintains the most alliances and lives to get off the
”14 Jack's history with his abusive father and his own problems causes him to become a danger. Hutz also states that the transformation of Jack shows how a “child victim” transforms “into the adult abuser. ”15This makes him a source of horror as it is a realistic, seemingly uncontrollable
As he wasn’t properly looked after and care for properly, Jack reinvents himself as being smart and noteworthy, convincing himself and others. Wolff reflects that he believed in the truth known only to him, believing in it although “the facts arrayed against it”. Wolff writes that he “couldn’t help” but “to introduce new versions” of himself to others. These characterisations of his younger self are applied in the novel to make his intentions to the audience to show the regret he feels from having constantly lied in his
Conclusion In general this book is worth reading because knowing the autobiography of a legend who is Johnny Cash is such a privileged. It reminds the readers that problems doesn’t matter if the motivation to live and the strength to survive is within the person he can surpass all his trails in life. It is commendable to those people who are depressed and this can enlighten their minds to the positive perspective in life. Try to value life chances are limited and no one knows when his last moment here is on
Jack is the symbol of the person that with or without society, willing to “break the rules” and to rule by fear. It is safe to say that Golding successfully proves using Lord of the Flies that humans are in the essence