Ray tries to convince Rosie that her fears are "meaningless," but the very next morning she successfully commits suicide. Rosie is only introduced briefly before she becomes hysterical she tried to flush a list of her friends' sins down the toilet and ended up backing it up, and is thus paranoid that the cops are coming for them.
Ray is strongly conflicted over his intense desire for Princess - for whom he has lusted in the past - and his personal devotion to celibacy. She genuinely believes that by playing her role she is a Bodhisattva - an idea that Japhy, for one reason or another, supports. PrincessĪ beautiful blonde nymphomaniac who is all too happy to partake in Japhy's "yabyum" ritual. His main personality quirks are his absent-mindedness and his tendency to ramble incessantly and incoherently Ray sometimes finds him a bit annoying. Henry accompanies Ray and Japhy to Matterhorn. This attitude ultimately irritates Ray as he struggles with celibacy and his conception of the world as a meaningless void. Alvah is usually depicted in a bacchanalian setting - playing yabyum with Princess, for example, drinking with his friends, or walking around naked at a party - and largely dismisses Buddhism in favor of a "carpe diem" conception of the world. Alvah Goldbook (Allen Ginsberg)īecause he and Ray live together during the first part of The Dharma Bums, the two characters share many of the same experiences. Their friendship endures despite disagreements and disputes Japhy is frequently in Ray's thoughts.
Although he is significantly older than Japhy, Ray sincerely admires his remarkable leadership abilities, lifestyle, and tireless enthusiasm.
Oriental scholar and erstwhile woodsman, Japhy is also one of Ray's most steadfast friends who inspires and encourages him to climb Matterhorn and work as a fire lookout on Desolation Peak. The stories he tells are explorations of friendship, freedom and meaningful existence - or, at the very least, acceptance of the world's absurdity. As a mountain-climber, hitchhiker, Zen meditator, poet and partier, Ray's adventures cover the gamut of human experiences.
The novel's protagonist is a shamelessly free-spirited man who narrates The Dharma Bums with an almost childlike tone of honesty, curiosity and effervescence.
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