"All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy"

Work.

It means that without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring. The exact origins of the phrase remain unclear, though it was recorded as early as 1659

“All work and no play make Jack a dull boy”, right?

Thing is, what Jack was hired to do as work, and what he spends his time on (and the results of that effort), and what work becomes—are not the same thing at all.

Jack’s hired as a caretaker but right away asserts that his real work is writing.

In No.24, Wendy tries to connect with Jack who rejects her because of his work. Then we see a blank sheet of paper in the typewriter, cigarette burning in an ashtray, layers of magazines and newspapers, old food trays, and finally Jack throwing a tennis ball against a wall.

This is used to show writer’s block but also what Jack chooses to do instead of working: destruction.

He’s also claimed the grandest space for his work space.

In No.31, Jack attacks Wendy for interrupting his work.