Big Sur

by symbolist

Posted to WritersAndGenres on 2001-06-13 23:16:00

Parent message is 26750
Frightening, sad, but powerful. The early sequences with Jack alone in the canyon plays out as existental horror versus Buddhist acceptance. The final bout of madness is described with Kerouac’s usual precision but his self-described victory rings hollow…

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