Booze (Alcohol)
Throughout this book, booze is Jim's special weakness. Sometimes, it just seems like the world is too phony to handle, and the only thing he can do to make himself feel any better is to drink. A lo...
Welch's Fishing Hat
Welch's "fawn fishing hat" is only mentioned a handful of times in this book, but it's enough of a quirk to serve as one of the dozens of things that annoy Jim about Processor Welch. Imagine an eld...
Mrs. Welch's Bed Sheets
After a night of serious drinking, Jim wakes up incredibly hungover in one of the Welches' guest bedrooms. But it doesn't take him long to realize that there's something wrong with his sheets:He ra...
Jim's Article
As we read Lucky Jim, we really have to wonder what made Jim Dixon want to be a history professor in the first place. He hates to read; he avoids his students. When we first meet Jim, he's trying t...