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A COMPARISON ON THE LIFE OF BUCK AND JACK LONDON A Requirement Submitted to the Faculty of Baguio City National High School In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in English III by Masedman‚ Moises Migallon‚ Diane Kaye January 2010 Table of Contents Title page p.i Table of contents p.ii I. Introduction p.1 II. Chapter 1 p.3 III. Chapter 2 p.6 IV. Chapter 3 p.8 V. Conclusion
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Short Story Passage Response To Build A Fire – Jack London Summary: Full of vivid descriptions and hidden meanings‚ it’s hard to grasp the underlying themes after a first read. So far I understand that a man took on the foolhardy task of travelling alone across the Klondike in such extreme temperatures. The man‚ accompanied by a wolf‚ appeared to have survival instincts and a mentality keen enough to make the seemingly impossible journey. Unfortunately‚ because of the human nature specifically
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Francisco in 1876‚ he was abandoned shortly after birth by his father. Therefore‚ London took the name of his stepfather‚ John London. Forced to leave school at the age of fourteen and find work because of his family’s poor financial situation‚ he joined the Klondike gold rush of 1898‚ returning to San Francisco broke‚ but with an abundance of memories and ideas. During his travels to the Klondike regions‚ Jack London pondered the importance of humanity. He realized‚ as important as humans thing they
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Jack London : Biography "You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club" (BrainyQuote). This is one of Jack London’s more well known quotes. Jack London was born as John Griffith Chaney on January 12‚ 1876‚ in San Francisco("Jack London"). His mother was Flora Wellman and his father was suspected to be astrologer William H. Chaney‚ who denied his paternity and abandoned London’s mother(Wilson). London was suckled‚ or nursed‚ by an ex-slave named Virginia Prentiss‚ who
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“To Build a Fire” is a short story written by Jack London‚ published in 1908. The story takes place in the Yukon when a man mistakenly ventures off the main train during the freezing winter with only a dog‚ who he shares no bond with‚ as a companion. His goal in to meet up with some friends who have set up in an old camp on Henderson Creek by 6 o’clock that night. It is seen from the beginning that he is incredibly inexperienced and overly confident when he underestimates the dangers of the treacherous
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1) Jack London was born John Griffith Chaney and later he took his step-father’s last name. 2) Jack London’s extensive work experiences included: being a laborer‚ factory worker‚ an oyster pirate‚ sailor‚ railroad hobo‚ journalist and gold prospector in the Klondike. 3) Jack London’s most famous works are The Call of the Wild‚ White Fang‚ and Sea Wolf. 4) At age 10 Jack London sold newspapers on the street to help with his family’s income. 5) London would write new words he learned on pieces
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what they were getting into. Jack London is a well-known author who based a couple of his stories in the Yukon near Alaska. The main theme in both stories is man’s struggle for survival. In “Love of Life” and “To Build a Fire”‚ both men are lost in the Yukon wilderness. London’s style is a steraight-forward; he describes the men’s circumstances in lifelike detail. The vividness of these details sets London apart from other authors in this time period. Jack London’s life was more like one of his stories
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Throughout Jack London’s life he worked in many different areas and gained many different experiences that most other authors only heard about. He was an active participant in the socialist party. He had his own brand of socialism by combining the thoughts of survival of the fittest with the inevitable triumph of the working class. These ideals were evident in some of his stories. His idea of survival of the fittest came out in "The Law of Life." The story starts off with the narrator talking about
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Griffith “Jack” London was born on January 12‚ 1876 in San Francisco‚ CA. Although London originally had the surname Griffith‚ when his mother married John London later in 1876‚ the couple had the infant’s name changed to London. London worked many different‚ unique jobs in his youth. His occupations ranged from pirating for oysters on San Francisco Bay to running for mayor of San Francisco on the socialist ticket. London became an author to escape the drudgery of a potential life as factory
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