Jack London Essay

rather than how it is written. Many authors use style devices, movements of literature, and thematic meaning in their works. Jack London wrote "Love of Life" and "To Build a Fire," with these ideas in mind. London uses a lucid style, many movements of literature of his time and deliberate thematic ideas in his many tales of the gold rush. According to http://www.biography.com/people/jack-london-9385499, Jack London was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. He was originally named John Chaney, but his mother was married to John London, so his name was changed. London only had an 8th grade education, and he worked riding trains, shoveling coal and on a sealing ship.…

Many consider nature the victim of mankind. Clearing rainforests, overfishing waters, and stripping the soil, people constantly exploit natural resources for personal benefit. Humanity destroys innocent nature for corrupt and selfish purposes. However, it is mistaken to only label mankind as predatory—nature preys ruthlessly upon mankind. Nature renders people powerless through natural disasters, violent weather, and extreme temperature. People are the true victims and nature the real villain.…

Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr. Now think of all the things they did that influenced the world. Jack London’s former boss once said, "Jack London could have changed the world with his books"(McAleer 19). John London, later adopted the name of Jack, was born in San Francisco in 1876. While his mother Flora Wellman was ill, he was raised by an ex-slave Virginia Prentiss. Later that year Jack’s mother, Flora, married John London. Once they were married, Flora brought her young child to live…

“To Build a Fire” by Jack London is an American short story that is about a man that goes out into the freezing cold Yukon, Alaska. Jack uses many literary tools throughout his story. The best ones that he used throughout his story is setting, imagery, and point-of-view. “London emphasizes the existential theme in “To Build a Fire” in several ways, the most important of which is his selection of the setting in which the story takes place.” (lonestar.edu). The story is set in Yukon, Alaska,…

Jack London is a legendary writer of adventure tales. White Fang, The Call of the Wild, and To Build a Fire are a few of his many published stories. Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild follows the story of the young Chris McCandless as he experiences the wild places of North America. Chris leaves his family, changes his name to Alexander Supertramp, and lives a nomadic life until his untimely end in Alaska. London’s To Build a Fire tells of an inexperienced man who ventures into the Yukon accompanied…

White Fang is a novel detailing the life of a wolf cub who faces many trials throughout his life. This book was written by Jack London. It is set in the Yukon territory of Canada in the 1880s. This story is fictional and told in third person point of view. This point of view helps the reader understand not only the thoughts of White Fang, but others around him. The protagonist of this story is White Fang. There are many antagonists in this book. One of these antagonists is White Fang himself.…

Jack the Ripper was a serial killer from Whitechapel, London, known for the brutal murder of five prostitutes in 1888. He has become known as the first serial killer. His murders are probably the most reputable crimes in history. The killer has yet to bet identified and the case is a still a mystery to this day. Multiple witnesses have stated that they have seen him, although he was never been captured. His crime spree was unprecedented in Britain and nothing like it had ever happened. Police…

Throughout the short story “To Build A Fire”, Jack London brings to life a surreal visualization of what the frigid wilderness can do to both a person's mental and physical abilities. London uses many different literary techniques to convey the character’s experiences vividly. He gives a solid personality to the character and provides the reader with enough detail to feel as if they were there walking with the man through the harsh Yukon wilderness. It is in this young, inexperienced man that…

“Buck stood and looked on, the successful champion, the dominant primordial beast who has made his kill and found it good”(London, 43). Buck a St. Bernard and Scotch-Shepherd struggled in Yukon Alaska, with a past of numerous amount of masters. Each character exhibits different traits and treats dogs differently. In the book “The Call of The Wild” by Jack London, Buck who is the most valuable character, shows many ways that he loves his last master, John Thornton while John loves him back.…

Jack London is the epitome of the Naturalist movement in American literature. Many of his works, including The Call of the Wild include the essentials of Naturalism such as, but not limited to: taboo topics, Darwinism, violence, animal and nature imagery, determinism and the struggle for survival. His novel The Call of the Wild is continually referred to as his greatest work and is still revered as a prominent element in American literature. Influenced by major philosophers such as Charles…