Consider how past and contemporaneous influences affected Dylan’s music. Which aspects of other musicians’ work did he find significant? What elements of non-musical art forms did he incorporate into his work?

How did Bob Dylan’s interest in storytelling develop? Explore the tension between having his songs tell stories and refusing to have his music reflect anything about his personal life.

Chronicles describes two moments in time when Dylan was ready to walk away from a career in music. How were these individual crises alike? How were they different? What persuaded Dylan to keep making music?