By Jack Joseph Smith
Original Scan
AI Interpretation
The writer outlines five sections of The Last American City and lists characters with handwritten names beside them. A lower note links Oney with Freud and page 150 of Jung, followed by Memories, Dreams and Reflections.
The writer alternates two section titles through Parts I and II before Finally Afloat. The reading note suggests a psychological reference without explaining how the writer intended to use it.
Under 'THE LAST AMERICAN CITY--', the typed plan lists characters such as 'SABASTION GREE' and 'DAVID O'LEARRY' and five sections alternating 'THE THRILL OF THE DANCE AND AFTER' with 'SUBTERRANEAN LIFE IN WESTERN ALGERS', ending 'FINALLY AFLOAT'. A handwritten note reads 'Oney as Freud - page 150 Jung-Memories', followed by 'Dreams' and 'Reflections'.
The page is a book outline, with handwritten nicknames beside the typed cast and a reading note that links a character to Freud and to a Jung title read as Memories, Dreams and Reflections. A faint word in the cast annotations is unread, and some cursive letters in the reading note are provisional.