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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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    reassurance. He thought of the fact that his granddaughter was still being called by life‚ and living very much in the present‚ while he was dying. “ he stretched forth a palsied hand which wandered tremblingly over the small heap of dry wood beside him.” (London). 2. Provide direct evidence showing a ceremonial similarity between the past burial of the missionary and the future burial of Little Koo – tee. “they would burn a hole through the frozen tundra and pile rocks above to keep the wolverines away

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    seventeenth-century Londoners vacillated between seeing the Great Fire of London as an act of terrorism and an act of god. What were the major components of these explanations and why were contemporaries so eager to search for a reason for the calamity other than simple accident. Was the Great fire of London an act of terrorism or an act of God? There are numerous explanations that attribute to the belief in either. London in the seventeenth century was no paradise and was actually a quite

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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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    Follow Your Instincts In this particular short story‚ author Jack London introduces a man and a dog on foot traveling to reach a specific destination in very rigid temperatures in a sub-polar area. The man who is never named can be characterized as determined‚ full of procrastination‚ and downright naïve. At the beginning of the reading‚ the story starts off as an adventurous journey with a man and a dog who are trying to reach a location where the “boys” are by six o’clock. It does not seem

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    Herbert Spencer in his book “The Principles of Biology”‚ and was later used by Charles Darwin. 2. What is socialism? Why was London attracted to it? It’s another word for public ownership. London was attracted to it because he had lived a life of poverty and was interested in the idea of total power. 3. What is social Darwinism? What were its origins and how did London interpret this philosophy? It’s a social version of “survival of the fittest”‚ social climbers competing to reach the top and

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    of 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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    extension of naturalism‚ social Darwinism takes the theory of Charles Darwin‚ survival of the fittest‚ and applies it to characters in a story. A story that utilizes all of these styles is Jack London’s To Build a Fire; and it does so quite beautifully. First‚ we observe the use of naturalism in To Build a Fire. The most obvious use would have to be the very descriptive environment. The use of exact temperatures makes this story all the more chilling (no pun intended). Another would be the descriptive

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    A COMPARISON ON THE LIFE OF BUCK AND JACK LONDON A Requirement Submitted to the Faculty of Baguio City National High School In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in English III by Masedman‚ Moises Migallon‚ Diane Kaye January 2010 Table of Contents Title page p.i Table of contents p.ii I. Introduction p.1 II. Chapter 1 p.3 III. Chapter 2 p.6 IV. Chapter 3 p.8 V. Conclusion

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    The Fatal Battle of Man versus Nature In 1908‚ Jack London published his revised version of To Build a Fire. It was popular for many reasons‚ yet one attraction to the story was the predominant themes that he involved in all his stories. Within this story‚ the theme of man versus nature is predominant‚ and is highlighted when the main character is trying to build a fire to save himself from the harsh indifference of nature. The main character‚ a nameless stranger in this version‚ fights his way

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