Maureen



**Desolation Angels**

**By: Jack Kerouac**


 * "So as Lazarus walks through villages, so God walks through our lives, and like the workers and the warriors we worry like worrywarts to straighten up the damage as fast as we can, though the whole thing's hopeless in the end."**

**"Kerouac is extreme, but he is genuine, he is alive, and he is native." - Library Journal**

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 ** "[Kerouac] gives us an exellent and compassionate picture of that segment of the generation which was left to fend for itself after WWII in the absence of goals, and therefore, direction..." - Kirkus Reviews **


 * "And I will die, and you will die, and we all will die, and even the stars will fade one after another in time." **



** "Kerouac was a breathe of fresh air when he came on the literary scene. He was also a force, a tragedy, a triumph, and an ongoing influence, and that influence is still with us." - Norman Mailer **

1. I included the quote "So as Lazarus walks through villages, so God walks through our lives, and like the workers and the warriors we worry like worrywarts to straighten up the damage as fast as we can, though the whole thing's hopeless in the end." I included this quote because it’s shown throughout //Desolation Angels//. It’s shown throughout Jack’s whole life like when his father died and how Jack tries to cope with it. Also, I think it’s still true for life today. It really speaks the truth because in end no matter how many things you’ve fixed, it’s guaranteed that you’re going to die.
 * "Why else should we live but to discuss (at least) the horror and the terror of all this life, God how old we get and some of us go mad and everything changes viciously--it's that vicious change that hurts, as soon as something is cool and complete it falls apart and burns--" **

2. I included the video of the girl drawing a picture of Jack Kerouac while one of Jack’s poems is being read mostly because I couldn’t find anything else. Though I do think it fits, but my reasoning might be far-fetched. I thought it went with Desolation Angels because the black makes up what Jack is and that really represents what he thinks throughout //Desolation Angels// because all he thinks about is death. Also, the poem being read sort of represents Jack’s mind and how when he’s being made up death and darkness it’s madness. I also think that the drawing of Jack represents how throughout the book he grows and grows just as he does in the drawing.

3. I included the picture of Desolation Peak at the very top of my page. I included the picture because it’s where //Desolation Angels// initially starts. It’s where Jack was a look out for forest fires in the beginning of the book. It’s also part of the inspiration for the title of the book. The novel is also loosely based on the idea of Jack’s descent from Desolation Peak.

4. I included the quote "And I will die, and you will die, and we all will die, and even the stars will fade one after another in time." I included this quote because it goes along with the main theme of the book. It’s really similar to number one. Also, it speaks the truth. It’s a fact of life that everyone will die. I think Jack is trying to say that nothing really matters because even the stars will fade and there will be nothing left to remember.

5. I included a photo of Jack Kerouac looking into a shop window. I included this picture because he is the main character of //Desolation Angels//. I also thinks it represent how in the novel Jack is reflecting upon the life he’s lead. He constantly analyzes his life and the impending doom of death. I also think that on a deeper level he was searching to see what kind of life he had lead and seeing if anyone would remember him after he died.

6. I included the quote "Why else should we live but to discuss (at least) the horror and the terror of all this life, God how old we get and some of us go mad and everything changes viciously--it's that vicious change that hurts, as soon as something is cool and complete it falls apart and burns--.” I included it because the main theme of this novel is death. Jack constantly talks about it. I liked this quote because it shows that Jack really isn’t afraid of death. I think it shows that he’s more afraid of not living. Also, it shows that he’s seems to be afraid of getting old.