People of all ages go to extreme measures in order to survive. Survival requires traits such as being brave, clever, courageous and faithful. Within those people there is a will to survive and a spirit that keeps them going. Imagine hunting a polar bear or being stranded in the middle of the ocean. In the stories “The Story of Keesh” by Jack London and “The Life of Pi” by Yann Martel, the authors convey the idea of survival through the main characters words, intelligence and actions. Jack London has placed Keesh in a brutally cold environment which demands a clear mind and an iron will to ensure survival. Keesh’s father, Bok, was a fierce hunter. Even though he was a sustained and brave hunter, he lost is life to a “great” polar bear.
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How would that effect you? In “The Story of Keesh”, Jack London expressed the harsh treatment Keesh received by the council, which angered him. Keesh and his mother were forgotten by the village which was a major factor in him standing up to the council. This shows how daring and courageous Keesh was. The council felt offence on page 63 and as a result “they ordered him to bed, threatened that he should have no meat at all, and promised him sore beatings for his presumption.” As Keesh got furious with the reaction of the council, he set off to hunt. As he was leaving, people in his village saw him, but did nothing to stop him. This demonstrates that no one was concerned about the fact that a thirteen-year old was going to hunt without any help and only had “his bow, with a goodly supply of bone-barbed arrows, and that across his shoulder was his father’s big hunting spear.” As the hunters saw him leave the village to hunt they said, “Let him go; it will teach him a good lesson.” This evidence from the text portrays the unfair treatment the society has on children. Ikeega, Keesh’s widowed mother, has been “swiftly forgotten” by the society after Bok’s death, which shows the injustice towards
How would that effect you? In “The Story of Keesh”, Jack London expressed the harsh treatment Keesh received by the council, which angered him. Keesh and his mother were forgotten by the village which was a major factor in him standing up to the council. This shows how daring and courageous Keesh was. The council felt offence on page 63 and as a result “they ordered him to bed, threatened that he should have no meat at all, and promised him sore beatings for his presumption.” As Keesh got furious with the reaction of the council, he set off to hunt. As he was leaving, people in his village saw him, but did nothing to stop him. This demonstrates that no one was concerned about the fact that a thirteen-year old was going to hunt without any help and only had “his bow, with a goodly supply of bone-barbed arrows, and that across his shoulder was his father’s big hunting spear.” As the hunters saw him leave the village to hunt they said, “Let him go; it will teach him a good lesson.” This evidence from the text portrays the unfair treatment the society has on children. Ikeega, Keesh’s widowed mother, has been “swiftly forgotten” by the society after Bok’s death, which shows the injustice towards