Ethan Jarlewski from Coupland’s JPod is quite different from many “Hero” characters that I have encountered before. The heroes that I am referring to are those like Simba, Luke Skywalker, and Superman. Of course there are many other ones but you get the picture. It’s your typical good guy, always doing the right thing! And …
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Aladdin in Jpod?
Previously on my blog, I talked about Part one of the book JPod by Douglas Coupland. The beginning of the Part 2 starts 4 months after Steven, JPod’s boss, goes missing. Ethan is sent to find Steven after his skateboarding game turned turtle skateboarding game becomes an Aladdin-esque game with magic carpets and Princes. Him …
Douglas Coupland Creates a Roller Coaster in the form of the novel JPod
I have started reading the book JPod, written by Douglas Coupland. The story revolves around the very interesting life of Ethan Jarlewski. Ethan Jarlewski works for a video game company and works with a group who call themselves ‘Jpod’. This is because the all share the common characteristic of a last name that begins with …
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