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 |
|---|---|
| Jack Kerouac | Jack Duluoz |
| Justin W. Brierly | Justin G. Mannerly |
| William S. Burroughs | Bull Hubbard |
| Bill Cannastra | Finistra |
| Lucien Carr | Julien Love |
| Carolyn Cassady | Evelyn |
| Neal Cassady | Cody Pomeray |
| Hal Chase | Val Hayes |
| Duke Chungas | Duke Gringas |
| Henri Cru | Deni Bleu |
| Bill Garver | Harper |
| Allen Ginsberg | Irwin Garden |
| Diane Hansen | Diane |
| Luanne Henderson | Joanna Dawson |
| Al Hinkle | Slim Buckle |
| Helen Hinkle | Helen Buckle |
| Jim Holmes | Tom Watson |
| John Clellon Holmes | Tom Wilson |
| Herbert Huncke | Huck |
| Frank Jeffries | Dave Sherman |
| David Kammerer | Dave Stroheim |
| Jerry Newman | Danny Richman |
| Edie Parker | Elly |
| Allan Temko | Allen Minko |
| Bill Tomson | Earl Johnson |
| Ed Uhl | Ed Wehle |
| Joan Vollmer | June |
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