Jack London Essay

low point in jack’s life. While Jack London was incarcerated. Jack had a lot of time to reflect on his decisions he has made throughout his life and he reflected a lot of his personal experiences and while doing so he had found scientific explanations form his own experiences therefore hen had considered himself an atheist and a socialist through his own personal beliefs and experiences. I’m sure this has inspired Jack in some way to become a better person and probably gave him something to…

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 traumatizing scenes a man experiences during a plague probably haunt him throughout his life – if he manages to survive. In Jack London’s 1912 novella, “The Scarlet Plague”, London brilliantly narrates the life of an elderly man, Granser who manages to survive the lethal hands of the plague that decimated millions sixty years ago, reverting the once “colossal civilization” (16) to cave-man existence. Granser recounts the emergence of the Scarlet Plague and its catastrophic impact on society…

The ending of “Call of the Wild” is touching and sad, especially when Buck is all alone. I don’t think Jack London would agree, but it is all about personal opinion. Buck is alone after Thornton and the rest of the sled team dies, and that is the saddest part. I believe the ending could be happy or sad, depending on how you take it, but I believe it is a sad ending. If it was happy, then why did people and dogs have to die? The ending of the book is sad for several reasons. The first reason…

Throughout the years, authors have studied the interactions between the species of the earth and have conveyed their findings through their literary works. Authors, such as, Charles Darwin, Sir James George Frazer, and Jack London, all have published works in this area. These three authors have several points that are similar to each other, as well as their differences also. The points are: the relationships between humans and animals, the competition for life in all species, and the instincts…

Inequity at home, as well as in the workplace can strongly negate one’s desire to work diligently, or to work at all. This can be observed through “The Apostate,” by Jack London. In this story, readers witness a shift from one extremity to another when it comes to the main character, Johnny, and work. Even though he was a prodigious worker, he did not receive pleasure from what he did. Johnny’s unhappiness, as well as lack of desire to work, stems from his overall experience as a young worker.…

White is all that you can see. Crunch is the sound of the ice cracking beneath your feet. You are traveling through the Yukon alone, and slowly facing death. You are the man from Jack London’s “To Build a Fire”. Journeying between camps in an attempt to make it back to the boys the man encounters obstacles and makes foolish mistakes that lead to his eventual death. The three things that lead to the man being killed were his decisions to travel alone through the treacherous Yukon climate,…

When an author creates their stories, they develop everything from the individual characters to the weather than takes place throughout the story. The story comes to life for the author in the sense that the characters take on real life attributes. Authors can have many different and unique relationships to each of the characters. Each relationship holding a different perspective to the character, such as being the character’s parent, coach/teacher, or best friend. Each one of these…

Arrogance is a poor trait to have. Most people would claim this statement to be true. Throughout the story “To Build A Fire” by Jack London, he uses point of view, foreshadowing, and irony to display the negative consequences of arrogance. He captures the core values of those literary devices to weave a story that demonstrates and teaches said values. The literary device point of view is a large factor in the writing style and overall flow of the story. For example, the story is told from the…

Following the Advice of the Insightful Do you heed to the words of the wise? In the short story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London, the reader is introduced to the main character, a man who does not listen to the words of the knowledgeable. The short story exposes the fact that one should not ignore the advice of those more experienced than them. This essay will examine how one can learn from another person’s successes, how they have knowledge that the average person does not, and the…