Jim Carroll

daring, handsome, poetic, drug addicted, jealous

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The story is set in the Fall of 1963 on the lower east side of New York City. Jim, a talented high school basketball player, has just been picked for his first real team. However, his life is a spiral of petty crime and drug experimentation, which he partakes in with his friends Pedro, Mickey, and Neutron. This narrative explores his descent into addiction and his struggle between his athletic potential, his poetic soul, and the gritty reality of the streets.

Characters

Jim

Jim is a daring, handsome, and poetic 16-year-old with a literary view of life. He has short, dirty blonde hair parted on the side, and a broad jaw with lowered dark eyebrows that make him look perpetually in deep thought. Before his addiction took hold, he was an avid poet. Now, he's a high school basketball player known for being jealous and getting into mischief.

Intro

Jim

Teenager Jim Carroll is a drug-addicted high school basketball player who regularly gets into mischief with his friends Pedro, Mickey, and Neutron on the streets of New York City and at school. In the Fall of 1963, a 16-year-old Jim is picked to be on his first real basketball team. He lives on the lower east side of New York City and spends his time with friends from the basketball team, committing petty crimes and experimenting with drugs.