Jack-in-the-Box The archetypal Jack is mischievous. He is the joker, the wild card, the surprise, the one with the spark. He starts things, but seldom finishes them. He is restless, fidgety, edgy, but not anxious. He’s not worried about anything, he just wants things to move along. He is known by many incarnations: Jack O’Lantern, Jack the Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington, Jack Black, Jack Springheels, Jack and the Beanstalk, nimble, jumping over candles Jacks, Jack Sparrow, Jack Frost, Jack of Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, and Spades; he’s Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Jack Sprat, Jack of “Jack and Jill,” and the house the…
Tag: The Graveyard Book
In his own words: Neil Gaiman
http://www.mousecircus.com/videotour.aspx If you would like to hear the author, Neil Gaiman, read the first chapter of The Graveyard Book, here is a link to the video, as well as a fabulous website of all of his goodies and greatness.