End

Like I have stated multiple times in my blog posts about this book, I hated it. I didn't see the moral of the story and I didn't see the characters develop; except for Jack. He may have been the only one who had changed by the end of the story. Neal was always crazy and most of the other characters came and went; but Jack progressed from being an introvert rag-doll that everyone could play with and make him do what they pleased, to a man that had more of an opinion and chose his actions. 

The whole time in reading the book, I continuously wrote foreshadowing on my margins because I thought that some things were hinting at an inevitable doom for Neal and Jack. Yet, the doom never came. As I told everyone in my book club, I thought it impossible for nothing bad to come out of Neal's craziness. I grew all the more confused when there only remained 50 pages left in the book and no life damaging threat had occurred yet. I kept thinking that in their trip to Mexico, they would get mugged or get a little too high or a little too drunk and finalize their story by doing something stupid, therefor, teaching the reader that you can't be irresponsible all the time. But, basically what I've taken from this book is that some people can just be irresponsible and still live a happy life. That hard work and dedication to doing things that you very well might not enjoy aren't the key to having a good life. It's a little depressing to think that someone can work hard but be miserable and find no way out because society tells them they must hold their responsibilities to heart, and someone else can be completely ignorant to societies expectations, yet still be enthusiastic, no matter his situation. This, and I've mentioned it in other blog posts, really does beg the question; is it better to be in a shit situation but still be happy, or to be hardworking and wealthy but be miserable.