Soon enough Jack gets Dave to drive

Soon enough Jack gets Dave to drive him to Cody Pomeray's place in Los Gatos. Cody is Jack's dear friend (alter-ego for Neal Cassady, also known as Dean Moriarty in On the Road). On the trip to Los Gatos, Jack and Dave lament the way America has changed over the last ten years. Jack himself laments the rift between the image people expect of him (the happy 25-year-old from On the Road) and the man he actually is (a run-down, cynical 40-year-old). In Los Gatos Jack is disappointed that he and Cody never have time to talk alone like they used to. He also sees Evelyn, Cody's wife, and explains that the three of them used to have a very functional three-way-relationship. Evelyn thinks she and Jack will be together in another life, and Jack is more than happy to believe so.

Next they head to a tuberculosis (TB) hospital to visit their sick friend, George Baso. Jack is again reminded of mortality and feels sick at the thought of the permanent condition of death. The whole gang ends up at Monsanto's cabin in Big Sur, though Jack concludes that he's desecrating the place by bringing others there. After the retreat in the woods is over, Cody brings Jack back to the city to meet his mistress, a slender blonde woman named Billie who lives with her four-year-old son Elliot. She and Jack fall for each other immediately; Cody leaves them alone, they sleep together, and Jack ends up staying with her for a week. He mostly just drinks and sits in the same rickety chair all day, despite frequent visits from his friends and attempts to make him eat instead of drinking all day.

Jack's mind begins to deteriorate, probably as the result of a week-long drinking binge. Billie has fallen completely in love with him and wants him to marry her, though Jack maintains that he's not capable of such commitment. He decides to bring Billie, Dave, and Romana out to the Big Sur cabin for a few weeks. It's only downhill from there; Jack's delirium tremens get increasingly worse at Big Sur, culminating in a devastating night of visions, paranoia, shakes, spiritual hallucinations, and sickness.

The delirium nightmare continues until after dawn, at which point Jack falls asleep and wakes up feeling perfectly fine again. In this relieved, rested, enlightened state, Jack concludes that everything will be OK on the long run. He looks forward to returning home to New York, to his mother and his buried cat. "There's no need to say another word," he finishes.

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Segera Jack cukup mendapat Dave untuk mengantarnya ke tempat Cody Pomeray di Los Gatos. Cody adalah teman Jack (alter ego untuk Neal Cassady, juga dikenal sebagai Dean Moriarty di On the Road). Pada perjalanan ke Los Gatos, Jack dan Dave meratapi cara Amerika telah berubah selama sepuluh tahun terakhir. Jack dirinya meratap keretakan antara gambar orang mengharapkan dia (bahagia 25 tahun dari On the Road) dan orang dia sebenarnya adalah (run-down, sinis 40 tahun). Di Los Gatos Jack adalah kecewa bahwa ia dan Cody tidak pernah punya waktu untuk berbicara sendirian seperti dulu. Dia juga melihat Evelyn, istri Cody, dan menjelaskan bahwa mereka dulu memiliki sangat fungsional tiga-arah-hubungan. Evelyn berpikir dia dan Jack akan bersama-sama dalam kehidupan yang lain, dan Jack lebih dari senang untuk percaya begitu.Next kepala mereka ke rumah sakit tuberkulosis (TB) untuk mengunjungi teman mereka sakit, George Baso. Jack lagi diingatkan kematian dan terasa sakit memikirkan kondisi permanen kematian. Seluruh geng berakhir di kabin Monsanto di Big Sur, meskipun Jack menyimpulkan bahwa ia adalah melanggar tempat dengan membawa orang lain tidak. Setelah mundur di hutan selesai, Cody membawa Jack kembali ke kota untuk memenuhi gundiknya, seorang wanita berambut pirang ramping yang bernama Billie yang tinggal bersama anaknya empat tahun Elliot. Dia dan Jack jatuh untuk satu sama lain segera; Cody meninggalkan mereka sendirian, mereka tidur bersama, dan Jack berakhir tinggal bersamanya selama seminggu. Ia kebanyakan hanya minuman dan duduk di kursi reyot sama sepanjang hari, meskipun sering kunjungan dari teman-temannya dan upaya untuk membuatnya makan daripada minum sepanjang hari.Jack's mind begins to deteriorate, probably as the result of a week-long drinking binge. Billie has fallen completely in love with him and wants him to marry her, though Jack maintains that he's not capable of such commitment. He decides to bring Billie, Dave, and Romana out to the Big Sur cabin for a few weeks. It's only downhill from there; Jack's delirium tremens get increasingly worse at Big Sur, culminating in a devastating night of visions, paranoia, shakes, spiritual hallucinations, and sickness.The delirium nightmare continues until after dawn, at which point Jack falls asleep and wakes up feeling perfectly fine again. In this relieved, rested, enlightened state, Jack concludes that everything will be OK on the long run. He looks forward to returning home to New York, to his mother and his buried cat. "There's no need to say another word," he finishes.