Pic

Pic is a small, Black child from North Carolina who, upon his grandfather and caregiver’s death, is taken by his brother from his aunt’s dysfunctional home to live with him in New York City. Once there, Pic witnesses his brother’s hardships after he loses both his jobs in one day and must send his pregnant girlfriend to live with her sister in San Francisco. The brothers must then hitch and bum their way across the country to reunite with her.

Pic es un niño afroamericano de Carolina del Norte quien, luego de la muerte de su abuelo y cuidador, es rescatado del hogar disfuncional de su tía por su hermano para mudarse con él a Nueva York. Allí Pic es testigo de los infortunios de su hermano cuando pierde dos trabajos en un mismo día y es forzado a enviar a su novia embarazada a vivir con su hermana en San Francisco. Los hermanos entonces necesitarán hacer autostop y vagabundear a través del país para poder reunirse con ella.

Jack Kerouac was one of the founders of the Beat Generation and its literature. He is most famous for his 1957 novel On the Road.