One of the Main characters of The Shining, an aspiring writer whose career has stalled because of his anger issues and his alcoholism. Jack Torrance is torn between the love of his family and the resentment he feels against them, which he's been trying to bury rather than deal with. One autumn, he accepts a job as caretaker at the legendary Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to use the winter isolation to focus on his writing...
