Morrison was a rebellious child to an extent. He felt he was being pushed into a direction by his parents he did not want to go. Morrison struggled with this until he embraced an independent and live for myself philosophy. This way of thought guided Morrison through life in both good and bad times. This mentality became publicly visible some years later. It was a combination of ideas like these plus many other childhood experiences which created the writer as well as the topics of writing covered by Morrison. Morrison's parents used a type of punishment known as dress-them-down which involved no physical violence but instead used verbal abuse until tear followed.

In college, Morrison's writing went even further due to a deeper an more mature mental perspective, sometimes with the help of LSD or other mind-altering substances. Morrison was a living example of a hedonist. He lived on a whim, doing what he wanted whenever he wanted to. Morrison attended St. Petersburg Junior College in the fall of 1961 while living with his grandparents, Paul and Caroline Morrison. Here, Morrison enrolled in general education classes and led a fairly dull life with the exception of a trip to California to see his parents. He and a former house mate, Bryan Gates, hitchhiked across the country paying special attention to location Jack Kerouac mentioned in his book, "On the Road Again." After two years at Florida State University, Morrison enrolled in the motion picture department of UCLA. Morrison was taught by prestigious professors such as Jean Renoir, Joseph Von Sternberg and Stanley Kramer. The combination of the subject matter, the facility, lifestyle and social scene made Morrison feel great because he felt he had found a grove. It was here where Morrison developed friendships which cultured his intellectual eccentricism. A classmate of Morrison's was Ray Manczarek. Later on Morrison and Ray founded the Doors. Incidentally, this was the period when Morrison met his longtime girlfriend, Pam Courson.

Morrison and the Doors wore themselves out and when they lost their sellable equity, they were all ready for it. Especially Morrison who moved to Paris with Pam. This was both an act of isolation and freedom from the conge

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