Jack London (Identities and Issues in Literature)
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Four factors dominated Jack London’s attitudes and writings: the hard circumstances of his childhood in California, his early discovery of the great nineteenth century scientists and philosophers, his adventures at sea, and his experiences in Alaska and the Yukon.
London was the illegitimate son of a spiritualist who subsequently made a marriage of convenience to a widower. While the union provided a home for two families, it seems to have involved little affection. London’s stepfather was an unsuccessful provider, and London began work as a child...
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