Literary Analysis of stories by Jack London For my author project on Jack London I read three of his books. I read The Sea Wolf‚ which is about the hardships of being out at sea. The Call of the Wild‚ Which is about a dog that is sent into the wild. White Fang‚ which is the opposite the call of the wild where a “wolf” becomes tame. They are all interesting books all by one well-known author. For the first book I read I chose The Sea Wolf. The book is about a guy named Humphrey "Hump" Van Weyden
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Jack London: The Law of Life Culture is the expression of our nature on how we live‚ interact‚ believe‚ where we gain our knowledge‚ and it also distinguishes people from another in divergent societies. The culture of Native Americans is so history rich and storied cultured that it cannot be easily misinterpreted by anyone that is foreign of their way of life. In “The Law of Life‚” Jack London describes the culture of the Native Americans and their proclivity towards life as it revolves around
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A literary Analysis of Jack London three most recognized works‚ Sea Wolf; The Call of the Wild; and White Fang. Jack London lived a full life‚ even though he died at the young age of forty. In his life time he experienced many things‚ and I believe that these experiences were the catalyst of his novels. Jack London was an oyster pirate‚ a government patrolman in San Francisco Bay‚ a sailor and an agrarian reformer‚ a seal hunter in the North Pacific and a gold prospector in the frozen
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ways and for numerous different reasons. Jack London wrote stories in a way that was specific to him‚ as well as writing stories for reasons that were distinct to him and his experiences. His short stories‚ "Love of Life" and "To Build a Fire"‚ display some of London’s distinctive style. London’s naturalist and determinist writings were shaped by his time in the Yukon during the Alaskan Gold Rush. London’s stories also featured strong thematic meanings. Jack London’s deliberate style was affected by
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In the story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ a man of inexperience‚ stubbornness‚ and lack of imagination embarks on the less traveled route of the Yukon trail without a companion or any means of survival resources at his disposal. In fact‚ the only necessity that was given an ounce of thought was the man’s lunch for that very evening‚ sticking close to his bare chest so the food would not freeze. The man‚ however‚ decided that his husky’s company would be enough of an aide as he makes his way
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Earthquake Madness and Jack London‚ an Eyewitness Did you know that San Francisco had an earthquake that completely destroyed most of the city in 1906? The Story of an Eyewitness by Jack London is a close up detailed memoir of this event. In 1906‚ there was a major earthquake in San Francisco that destroyed most of the city. After the earthquake many fires broke out‚ forcing people out of their homes and businesses‚ and also there was many fatalities. Jack London uses excellent literary devices when
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Pointless deaths. Countless innocent lives taken. Families devastated. This is war. War is a very harsh‚ unforgiving topic that authors have portrayed differently for year As like any other author‚ Jack London has his own opinion on war‚ and he expresses his own theme in the short story “War”. In his story “War”‚ London’s theme of how impersonal and uncaring war can be is still very evident in warfare and conflict today. London’s theme of how uncaring war and conflicts can be is very evident
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“His muscles became hard as iron‚ and he grew callous to all ordinary pain” (Jack London 25). In the story call of the wild there is a domesticated dog named Buck whose life takes a drastic turn when he is kidnaped by a gardener. He goes through a series of events such as‚ struggle for mastery‚ survival of the fittest‚ and power of primitive that change him to a killing monster. Jack London showed a lot of stereotypes and greed that there was during the klondike gold rush. Survival of the fittest
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Jack London had a difficult start to an accomplished life. Through his writings he expressed the social and intellectual problems in the 1900s. London influenced many great writers through his different socialism ideas. His writings show the difficult issues for the time through race and class. Through his writing “To Build a Fire” London describes the difficulties of his own time in the Yukon Territory. The conflict of man vs. nature is expressed greatly through London’s’ work. The beginning of
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On April 18‚1906 ‚ San Francisco was wrecked by a powerful earthquake and for the next few days was consumed by fires that destroyed a large portion of the city. Jack London writes a hair-raising description of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. The earthquake destroyed many buildings and also started fires. The fires spread quickly throughout the city. The fires lasted two days‚ Wednesday morning until Thursday night. The fires destroyed almost all of the buildings‚ hotels‚ stores‚ and houses
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