Jack London’s Naturalism: The Example of The Call of the Wild by Earl J. Wilcox BOTH JACK LONDON’S intentions and his accomplishments in The Call of the Wild account for the artistic success of the book. For the story which London intended to write—about a dog who merely reverts to the wild—developed into a full‚ 32‚000 word novel. And the simplicity intended in the implicit atavism in the dog’s reversion also became a more complex discussion than London apparently bargained for. But a fortuitous
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Contrary to the American character‚ Maggie’s birth in an impoverished family of a lower class neighborhood restrains her from the American dream. In the story‚ Pete plays an important role in which he serves as the turning point of aggie’s tragic life. Maggie meets him as a friend of Jimmie’s to their house. “Turning‚ Maggie contemplated the dark‚ dust-stained walls‚ and the scant and crude furniture of her home. A clock‚ in a splintered and battered oblong box of varnished wood‚ she suddenly regarded
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ENG 353 September 29‚ 2011 Literary Analysis Naturalism was a literary movement that took place from the 1880s until the 1940s. It used realism as a mechanism to suggest that social conditions‚ heredity‚ and environment had a monumental impact in changing or defining human character. Naturalism exposes the dark areas of life and how they affected people‚ such as sex‚ violence‚ disease‚ prejudice‚ abandonment‚ disease‚ and even death. Naturalism‚ in short‚ is a need to return to the earth. (Williams
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Humans tend to rationalize the meaning of life as having prolific and grand scheme‚ in concern to the workings of the universe. The “Open Boat”‚ a short story‚ written by Stephen Crane recounts a riveting tale of four men stranded at sea‚ who come to the realization that they are at the mercy of nature. The four men experience numerous internal and external conflicts with natural world. The use of naturalism throughout the short story not only creates a captivating plot‚ but also supports the theme
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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 Naturalism and
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Law of Life “Live as if you were to die tomorrow‚ learn as if you were to live forever” (Gandhi). Although this one sentence may not have a very big impact in your mind‚ it does for me. No‚ it is not because it was said by Gandhi‚ but because it has a certain meaning to it that cannot be expressed in words. It is that one meaning that we all strive to find in our own separate laws of life. Many do actually find their interpretation‚ however what one approves as one’s interpretation of a quote
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The example of this novel being an example of naturalism lies in its title‚ Of Mice and Men coming from the quote “The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray.” Someone with a positive view of naturalism would likely be able to connect with the idea of predestination‚ where it doesn’t matter what you do during your life‚ whether you end up in heaven or hell is already decided and there is nothing you can do about it. With naturalism‚ we are the direct victims of nature‚ and there is
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which time he wrote over 60 plays and more than 30 works of fiction‚ autobiographies‚ history‚ cultural analysis‚ and politics. August Strindberg wrote the play‚ Miss Julie‚ in 1888. Miss Julie is a play about the reversal of roles within the every day life of an upper class woman‚ and a servant in her father’s repertoire. This play is defined as a true-to-genre Naturalist production for three reasons; The setting is indigenous and contemporary to the time period‚ the characters were the ordinary working
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“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” There have been many instances where this quote has definitely been applicable in my life. Feeling like the whole world was crashing down on me‚ depressed over a certain obstacle that I‚ try as I might‚ could never seem to overcome; or on a more frequent note - having essay assignments practically ruining my otherwise carefree mood for the day. But I believe that no matter how difficult the situation is‚ there
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Creation vs. Naturalism The creation vs. evolution debate is a continuous debate. How and why are we here on earth? Were we purposely made or did we evolve accidentally? Are we the creation of innovative intelligence or are we simply the end result of countless cosmic accidents? What does the evidence say? Two dominant views seem to battle their ideas and beliefs for countless centuries. While theists believe God is our glorious creator of everything‚ naturalists hold truth that God does not
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