Jack Kerouac - Dharma Bums p223-end

Jack Kerouac Dharma Bums
Page: 229

“’And this is Japhy’s lake, and these are Japhy’s mountains,’ I thought, and whished Jahpy were there to see me doing everything he wanted me to do.”

It feels like Ray only went into the mountains because he thought Japhy wanted him too. It is interesting how he longs for Japhy’s approval. Instead of being wowed by his surroundings or thinking of how this was his summer home and his mountain, Ray thinks of it as Japhy’s and wonders what Japhy would think of him there.

Jack Kerouac Dharma Bums
Page: 238

“The radio didn’t bother me much; there were no fires close enough for me to report ahead of anybody else and I didn’t participate in lookout chants. They dropped a could of radio batteries by parachute but my own batteries were still in good shape.”

It is interesting that Ray does not participate in the radio chats. They are his only connection to the outside world, yet he chooses to ignore them. He separates himself showing that the tranquil solitude is nicer for him than human contact.