When it comes time to go to his mother’s home for Christmas, Ray hitchhikes. After this adventure, Japhy and Ray continue to share in one another’s lives, even sharing their girlfriends.
Ray, on the other hand, makes it to a ledge that is one hundred feet from the summit and becomes too afraid to continue. Japhy, who is an experienced climber, has no trouble reaching the summit. Japhy and Ray go mountain climbing, and are joined by Henry Morley, who works as a librarian. Their friendship strengthens, built on a foundation of common ground, and a love for Buddhist philosophy, the simple life, and poetry. Japhy is also enthusiastic about the outdoors. In Berkeley, Ray meets Japhy Ryder, who studies Zen Buddhism. Alvah, also from the east coast, is a beat poet.
Ray is in his thirties, and his work is just starting to gain national recognition when he travels to Berkeley, California to live with Alvah Goldbook.
Jack Kerouac’s novel The Dharma Bums follows Ray Smith, a beat writer from the east coast.
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