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    the parts of his nature that were deeper than he‚ going back into the womb of Time." - Jack London‚ The Call of the Wild‚ Ch. 3 (Jack London Quotes). This quote summarizes the success of Jack London’s writing career in one simple sentence. London’s success and inspiration for his naturalist style can be accredited to the way in which he was raised‚ and his experiences during his lifetime. Jack London‚ was born John Griffith Chaney on January 12‚ 1876 near San Francisco‚ California. His mother

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    A Comparison of Jack London and Stephen Crane. Jack London and Stephen Crane were both well-known literary naturalists who died at relatively early ages. Despite having lived such a short life‚ Jack London lived a full life. He has achieved wide popularity abroad‚ with his work being translated into more than fifty languages‚ as well as having written fifty literary works in eighteen years. His stories in the naturalistic mode still continue to influence writers today. Stephen Crane was also an

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    Wordsworth presents London in ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ with William Blake’s view of London in his poem ‘London’ Many people see London in different perspectives‚ both positive and negative in both poetry and prose. William Wordsworth and William Blake are two poets which expressed their views and opinions in many contrasting ways about London through poems and prose. The two poets discovered London and valued it in assorted ways. William Wordsworth was a tourist who went through London to get to France

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    19th and early 20th centuries‚ using key concepts of naturalism and determinism‚ a key component of naturalist theory‚ as a foundation and philosophy for many of these stories. Jack London and Stephen Crane are notorious for their writings which have been regarded as cornerstones of naturalist theory in classic American literature. Stories such as "to Build a Fire"‚ "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky”‚ convey themes of naturalism and universal determinism in order to show the protagonist’s lack of free

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    “To Build A Fire” Essay Imagine traveling 60 miles in the cold and not being well prepared. Jack London’s story “To Build a Fire” explains exactly how it feels. The story is about the man who set out on a journey with his dog in the tough conditions of weather. There are many cliffhanging event cause by the the setting of the story. The setting in “ To Build a Fire” has an impact on the story. One of the first ways the setting has an impact involves the characters. For example‚ early in his trip

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    Author Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” is a short story portraying a prime example of naturalistic writing and Darwin’s scientific belief regarding “survival of the fittest‚” discovered during the naturalism era. “To Build a Fire” exemplifies naturalism by using nature as an antagonist and showing how characters‚ such as the man in the story‚ live a trapped life and are constantly dominated by the environment. In the story‚ the freezing cold weather acts as a trap toward the man who was trying to

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    If Colorado in the winter is considered freezing cold‚ than what would the fifty degrees below zero Yukon in Canada be considered? To travel in a foreign land without any people within a mile is quite a dangerous and ignorant idea‚ yet doing this in weather that is fifty degrees below zero is absurd. Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” depicts a man with nothing but a husky and a couple of biscuits traveling in the Yukon‚ and he dies while trying to survive this journey‚ for he faces adversity by traveling

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    Jack London was a famous American author who once said‚ “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club” (Biography.com Editors). This is exactly what London did in his life. He chased adventure and used his experiences to form his writing. The Call of The Wild is London’s most well known piece of literature. In this novel‚ a few themes utilized by London are the struggle for dominance‚ powerful instincts‚ the rivalry between civilization and wilderness‚ and the idea of taking

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    Essay #1: Cause & Effect Assignment: In an essay of 2-3 pages‚ analyze cause and/or effect in Jack London’s short story “The Law of Life.” To develop your analysis‚ feel free to make comparisons to other stories or to real-life situations you’ve experienced‚ witnessed‚ or heard about as long as they are relevant to your discussion of this story. Approaching the Assignment: I don’t want to be too directive here‚ but if you can’t think of anything to write about on your own‚ you might begin by

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