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Jack LondonLondon’s story is about a secluded canyon meadow and the man who finds gold there. There are three parts to the story. The first part describes the meadow as an idyllic place, of cool water,...
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Jack London"War" is a short story by Jack London, about a young man scouting for his army. Sides and causes are never mentioned, so the conflict is reduced to its bare essentials; men are fighting, and the...
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Jack LondonThere are only two characters in the story "All Gold Canyon" by Jack London, both of whom are anonymous miners. The protagonist is the first of the miners we encounter. He is sometimes referred to...
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Jack LondonThe main problem with applying the concepts of Naturalism to the reading of London's short story "The Law of Life" is that the mere player in the world controlled by natural forces is a man who, to...
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Jack LondonThird person omniscient point of view is used, because we know each character’s thoughts. “Love of Life” is a short story by Jack London. We know that the third person point of view is used...
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Jack LondonThe conflicts in the short story “The Law of Life” by Jack London include the conflict of “man versus himself”. The old Indian, Koskoosh, has been left behind by his tribe to die in the...
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Jack LondonIn London's "The Law of Life," Koskoosh is expected to freeze to death, most likely, to starve, or to be killed and eaten by animal predators. In the society of the story, everyone is expected to...
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Jack LondonI would agree with you that the theme of this story is race and the way that race is constructed and perceived by society. (There is, I think, also an element of commentary on attitudes towards...
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Jack LondonThe tribe described in Jack London's short story "The Law of Life" live in harsh, primitive conditions. They live in an extremely cold, snowy environment. Their only source of heat is wood fires,...
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Jack LondonIn Jack London's novel, "Call of The Wild," we meet Buck. Buck has been stolen from his peaceful and relaxing life at Judge Miller's home. He has been sold into a hard life of labor and stressful...
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Jack LondonThis is an opinion based question and different readers will respond differently to the question. Some readers will think that the title is completely appropriate, and other readers won't agree....
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Jack London"To Build A Fire" and the The Call of the Wild are similar in that they are about how men and dogs help each other survive. Both the unnamed protagonist of "To Build A Fire" and Thornton in The...
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Jack LondonThis use of figurative language can be seen in a few ways. One would be through the use of personification, assigning human qualities to a non- human entity. When "fate asks too much" from the...
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Jack London"He Never Tried Again" is an unpublished poem by Jack London, collected in several modern anthologies as well as online. "SOAPSTone" is a method of reading and analyzing prose and poetry using...
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Jack LondonLittle information seems to be available about Jack London’s poem “He Never Tried Again.” Until recently the poem was unpublished, and the most recent editor of London’s poetry, Dan...
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Jack LondonIf I understand your question, the answer, regarding "To Build a Fire," is found in the traditional notions of manhood and male "self-sufficiency" London explores. There is also the theme of man...
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Jack LondonThe sanitation of China means the elimination of the Chinese population. Many people believe that "The Unparalleled Invasion" shows that Jack London was in favor of genocide. I find that hard to...
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