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    Writing: Explaining the Literary Idea: Motif In a well-written paragraph with supporting evidence from the text‚ answer ONE of the following questions: • Choose one of the motifs from “The Things They Carried” and explain its significance. • Explain the juxtaposition of order against chaos in “There Will Come Soft Rains.” Follow your teacher’s instructions to submit this assignment‚ and be sure to document your sources. It is easy to imagine the complete chaos and utter despair of the aftermath

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    Christopher “Jack London” McCandless                                            Anna Wilson  English III Honors  Petrulla  26 November 2014  Wilson 2    Two people in two generations so different‚ yet so alike. Jack London‚ an American  author‚ wrote books like ​ Call of The Wild​  and ​ White Fang​ . Both were about adventure and  discovering something and that is exactly what Christopher McCandless did. Christopher  McCandless was an adventurer and a seeker of himself. Christopher read London’s novels and 

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    transform from being a domesticated home dog to a dog of the wild. The author Jack London has written many popular books including the Call of the Wild and many more‚ his books all display his descriptive writing style very well. London has many different methods of developing themes in his novels and in this novel he uses bucks transformation to develop the theme. In the Novel The Call of the Wild the author Jack London develops the theme by showing the transformation of a domesticated dog to a

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    Introduction Jack London had already established himself as a popular writer when his story "To Build a Fire" appeared in the Century Magazine in 1908. This tale of an unnamed man’s disastrous trek across the Yukon Territory near Alaska was well received at the time by readers and literary critics alike. While other works by London have since been faulted as overly sensational or hastily written‚ "To Build a Fire" is still regarded by many as an American classic. London based the story on his

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    Hargrove Coach Platt English III 14 April 2011 The Famous Life of Jack London Jack London is one of the greatest natural writers. When jack was a child‚ he lived a very awkward and hectic life. As jack got older he got married twice and had three kids. He also wrote a lot about nature and wildlife in his books. However‚ by jacks forties he died. Jack London will always be known for his natural writing. Jack London was born in San Francisco‚ California in 1876 (Hart). He was the son of

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    Whitlock Ms. Baswell English III 4 November 2014 Author: Jack London Jack London was one of America’s most celebrated writers. London (1876-1916) gained worldwide acclaim as a writer by basing his works on his own colorful worldwide exploits. “Jack London was a native Californian who achieved worldwide acclaim as a powerful storyteller‚ a legendary public figure‚ and America ’s most commercially successful writer” (Hogge 12). London had a remarkable talent for writing about many of issues that

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    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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    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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    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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