Character Key
Kerouac often based his fictional characters on friends and family.
"Because of the objections of my early publishers I was not allowed to use the same personae names in each work."| Real-life person | Character name |
|---|---|
| Leo Kerouac | Emil "Pop" Duluoz |
| Gabrielle Kerouac | Ange |
| Gerard Kerouac | Gerard Duluoz |
| Caroline Kerouac | Catherine "Nin" Duluoz |
| George "G.J." Apostolos | Rigopoulos |
| Henry "Scotty" Beaulieu | Paul "Scotty" Boldieu |
| Fred Bertrand | Vinny Bergerac |
| "Happy" Bertrand | Lucky Bergerac |
| Leona "Leo" Bertrand | Charlie Bergerac |
| Billy Chandler | Dickie Hampshire |
| Duke Chungas | Bruno Gringas |
| Omar Noel | Ali Zaza |
| Roland Salvas | Albert "Lousy" Lauzon |
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