Anslie Miller
Professor Applegate
English 2132
5 October 2017
The Law of Life Response Jack London helped pioneer the twentieth century literary movement naturalism (Rollyson). “The movement responded to an interest in subject matter that had not been deemed appropriate for literature: the real, the mundane, the working classes, the poor, and similar subjects” (Irvine). London was born illegitimate to a poor family and was forced to self educate at the age of 19 after dropping out of grammar school at 14 (Rollyson). London was very interested with the works of Charles Darwin and Karl Marx, which showed in his works (Rollyson). London, and all other naturalists, believed that the universe was not out to get anyone, it just didn’t care about …show more content…
It suggests that life is precious to the individual but it isn’t all that important in the grand scheme. Jack London portrays Koskoosh as a very rational man who has lived a long and successful life. As his eyes begin to fail him, he relies heavily on his hearing and eventually must be left behind in the snow to die in order to keep him from slowing down the whole tribe. Koskoosh is naturally a bit bitter, but accepts his fate and gives one last fight before giving up the fight and letting the universe run it’s cycle. Works Cited
Bouchard, Jennifer. "Jack London's "The Law of Life." Literary Contexts in Short Stories: Jack London's 'The Law of Life', Nov. 2008, p. 1. EBSCOhost, proxygsu-flo1.galileo.usg.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=35553236&site=eds-live&scope=site.
Irvine, Margot. "Naturalist Movement." Salem Press Encyclopedia, January 2017. EBSCOhost,proxygsuflo1.galileo.usg.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers&AN=89160773&site=eds-live&scope=site.
London, Jack. “The Law of Life.” The Norton Anthology of American Literature. 9th ed., C, W.W. Norton, 2017. 1108-1113.
Rollyson, Carl. "Jack London." Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia, January 2016.
Professor Applegate
English 2132
5 October 2017
The Law of Life Response Jack London helped pioneer the twentieth century literary movement naturalism (Rollyson). “The movement responded to an interest in subject matter that had not been deemed appropriate for literature: the real, the mundane, the working classes, the poor, and similar subjects” (Irvine). London was born illegitimate to a poor family and was forced to self educate at the age of 19 after dropping out of grammar school at 14 (Rollyson). London was very interested with the works of Charles Darwin and Karl Marx, which showed in his works (Rollyson). London, and all other naturalists, believed that the universe was not out to get anyone, it just didn’t care about …show more content…
It suggests that life is precious to the individual but it isn’t all that important in the grand scheme. Jack London portrays Koskoosh as a very rational man who has lived a long and successful life. As his eyes begin to fail him, he relies heavily on his hearing and eventually must be left behind in the snow to die in order to keep him from slowing down the whole tribe. Koskoosh is naturally a bit bitter, but accepts his fate and gives one last fight before giving up the fight and letting the universe run it’s cycle. Works Cited
Bouchard, Jennifer. "Jack London's "The Law of Life." Literary Contexts in Short Stories: Jack London's 'The Law of Life', Nov. 2008, p. 1. EBSCOhost, proxygsu-flo1.galileo.usg.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=35553236&site=eds-live&scope=site.
Irvine, Margot. "Naturalist Movement." Salem Press Encyclopedia, January 2017. EBSCOhost,proxygsuflo1.galileo.usg.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers&AN=89160773&site=eds-live&scope=site.
London, Jack. “The Law of Life.” The Norton Anthology of American Literature. 9th ed., C, W.W. Norton, 2017. 1108-1113.
Rollyson, Carl. "Jack London." Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia, January 2016.