Essay about Jim Morrison; From Boy To Legend

James would often be plagued with problems in his life by the government. Personal problems also plagued his life divorce, and the death of his first child. He also had problems with drugs that landed him in prison for three years during 1988 (Brenchley, 2003, DVD). In 2004, his most recent problems with the law are the domestic violence issues with his spouse. Through all his problems he always seem to find away to bounce back.

Now keeping this all in mind, did Jim really matter to the town, or was he just the town’s biggest joke? The conclusion I have about this is that the town was just keeping Jim around just for the stories, so they would have something to talk about. There was a man named Hod Meyers who was also known for his jokes around town, but he wasn’t as cruel or as famous as Jim, therefore the town didn’t like Jim solely for him. Also, by the way Whitney talks about Jim at the end of the story by saying” He certainly was a card! Comb it wet or dry?” leaves the reader with the thought that Jim was just another one of Whitney’s ways entertain the passers-by who

Jim demonstrated a lot of Pathos in the speech he gave. Jim repeatedly made the crowd laugh by saying things like “Life’s a crazy cat” (3). Adding those funny comments in between very serious topics helped the crowd relax and while taking the topic of life seriously, they were still having a little fun discussing it too. No one wants to

Jim had a difficult childhood, but still managed to become as successful as he is. He was born

The song I chose to review is “Crazy Face” by Van Morrison on the album “His Band and the Street Choir”. The tone color of this song is upbeat and jazzy, not so much inspirational, but laid back and pleasant. The tempo is based around an 8th note signature, mostly displayed by the Hi-hat in what I would classify as allegretto. The instruments involved in this song are; a piano, a standard drum set most likely a five piece with a standard 2 toms maybe 3, bass drum, snare, ride symbol, and a two crash symbols, an acoustic guitar, a banjo, a ukulele, a mandolin, an electric base, an organ, a saxophone, and last of all Van Morrison’s drunken voice. The form of this song is extremely simple yet very interesting and not common

He is remembered to have revolutionized the sound of music, injecting his ambiguous poetry and strange yet melodic singing style. He was admired by fans of all genders and famous future musicians like Joy Division and Iggy Pop. Morrison is remembered for his contributions to hippie counterculture and influence on modern music, however, his undesirable behavior is spoken about far less often. His prominent alcohol addiction was as much a part of his public persona as the sainted, inspirational version of himself. He would commonly attend his own shows tardy and intoxicated. One incident in Florida resulted in him being taken to court by the city of Miami, Florida for his display of public indecency and inebriation (CBS News). He was notably unfaithful to his partner Pamela Courson, even involving himself with female rock critic, Patricia Kennealy, who supposedly bound the two of them in a Wiccan Handfasting ceremony (Hopkins). Jim Morrison never lived a life looking to be accepted by a respectable audience, so why the insistence of this perfected ideal

Jim Kendall seems like a very outgoing person who kept the city in an uproar. He also kept the town laughing almost like the comedian of the town. Jim always came to the barber shop on Saturdays, he came so much that he has his own little personal chair. Jim seems to have a humorist personality because the narrator says that Jim would always say something about his rosebud nose. Everyone in the town knew who Jim was, so his personality was something people liked about the young

Jim’s first job was a janitor at a factory called The Get Well Company. He had worked at that factory up until he was 23. He has always had a hunch for making people laugh. He had started by telling his co workers jokes and other things that would make them laugh. His comedy career had started as soon as one of the co workers had said “You know, you should audition for a movie and make some money for making people laugh.

Jim just sees a different side of her causing her to want to venture out and explore that side of herself. Just like for Laura, it takes a while for people to see their worth in life, until someone points it out to

The issue of abandonment and the will that it takes to survive the hardship of it is a reoccurring theme in Toni Morrison's writing. Tar Baby, Sula and Paradise all deal with the issue of abandonment and how it relates to the characters in her stories. "Through her fiction, Toni Morrison intends to present problems, not their answers" (Moon). Her stated aim is to show "how to survive whole in a world where we are all of us, in some measure, victims of something." (Morrison) Morrison's broad vision extends beyond the individual to one that explores self-discovery in relation to a "shared history." In order to dramatize the destructive effects of this kind of dependency, she intentionally exaggerates to find the limits. In a

This sets the precedent of Jim being representative of an average American young man at the time. Being an

At the age of three his parent’s marriage ended in divorce with his mom receiving custody. From Atlanta, he and his mother moved to Chicago, Illinois where he spent the remainder of his childhood and adolescence. He had a brief stint at the American Academy of Art as well as Chicago State University, but eventually dropped out permanently to focus on his music career.

was war. Even in his album Another Side of Bob Dylan, a lot of his

     The band's un stated goal was to accomplish musical alchemy, to fuse rock music with both existent poetry and improvisational theater. Jim was influenced by the nineteenth century poet Arthur Rimbaud and he dutifully imparted Rimbaud's philosophy to the group. Rimbaud advocated a systematic "rational derangement of all the senses in order to achieve the unknown."

 I was always kind of upset with Jim because he was one of those kids that had that