Jack is one of the narrator’s classmates. At a Halloween dance, the narrator dances with a girl named Rain—but after a monitor separates them, Rain kisses Jack, which makes the narrator jealous. Later in the year, Jack hitchhikes to Miss Cobb’s to meet up with a girl; when they’re caught in the boathouse, together he is immediately expelled.
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Jack Broome Character Timeline in Old School
The timeline below shows where the character Jack Broome appears in Old School. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4: Übermensch
...After they were caught dancing too closely, he saw her making out with his classmate Jack Broome and became dejected. On the train, Rain comes down the aisle and makes conversation with...
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Chapter 6: The Forked Tongue
...a bottle of champagne and gets drunk on the bus, leading to his expulsion. Then Jack Broome gets expelled for hitchhiking down to Miss Cobb’s Academy to meet a girl, where they...
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