Becoming Jack Nicholson
Subtitle: the masculine persona from Easy rider to The shining
By: Shaun R. Karli
Publisher: Scarecrow Press, Inc.; Scarecrow Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780810885981; 9780810885998
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Easy rider and challenges to white male hegemony; title: Forever in search: the rejection of traditional male roles in Five easy pieces and The passenger; title: The hyper-masculine challenge: Carnal knowledge and The last detail; title: "Forget it Jack": the futility of individual action in Chinatown; title: "At least I tried": rocking the boat in One flew over the cuckoo's nest; title: Carrying the burden over the edge: The shining; title: Conclusion.