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    Background Call of the wild  written by Jack London was set during the Yukon gold rush in the frigid klondike. The reader is introduced to  the main character Buck who was taken from his owner Judge Miller who lived in California.  The man who took Buck manuel‚ was the judges gardener. Buck was kidnapped because his breed of dog is used in the Klondike to pull sleds and haul freight. Along Buck’s journey to the klondike he meets a mysterious man only know to the reader as “The Man In The Red Sweater

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    Jack the Ripper When looking at the history of England’s criminals one name should always stand out‚ Jack the Ripper. As he ran ramped through the streets he not only terrorized the innocent he scarred the growing children. Jack the ripper was a great importance to english literature because so much focus was put into his killings. Journalist depict him as wearing a top hat and cloaked hidden in the darkness. Jack the Ripper started to make a name for himself and was the most feared killer of

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    Assignment 5-second topic One of the themes that the short story “To Build a Fire”‚ by Jack London‚ is representing to us is the dominance that nature have on man‚ and their internal mutual struggle. In this struggle sometimes as winner is leaving man‚ but sometimes nature. In this story the nature starts the battle by striking first. From the beginning it is imposing its dominance over the man. The extreme coldness is her best weapon which the nature is using constantly‚ and is surprising

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     Naturalism Essay    When Jack London wrote "To Build a Fire" he embraced the idea of naturalism because it  mirrored the events of daily life​ .​  Naturalism displayed how humans had to be cautious at every  corner because at anytime death could be there‚ waiting for them to make a mistake and forfeit  their lives​ .​  He used naturalism‚ the most realistic literary movement‚ to show how violent and  uncaring nature really is and how no matter what you do nature will always be there. London  also presente

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    Jack London’s full name was John Griffith London‚ and he was born in San Francisco. After completing grammar school‚ London worked at various jobs to help support his family. His life as a writer essentially began in 1893. That year he had weathered a harrowing voyage‚ one in which a typhoon had nearly taken out London and his crew. The 17-year-old adventurer returned home and regaled his mother with his tales of what had happened to him. When she saw an announcement in one of the local papers for

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    society that they wouldn’t know what to do in the wilderness without it. So often when people go into the wilderness‚ they bring society with them‚ like if people go camping‚ they bring their motor homes‚ TV’s‚ radios‚ etc… it defeats the point of camping. Usually people go camping to take a break from society and get in tune with nature‚ but bringing society along is defeating the purpose. In the story "Desert Solitaire"

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    “To Build a Fire” is a short story that was written by Jack London in 1908. It tells the story of a man traveling through the woods in severely cold conditions‚ with only a dog and not nearly enough knowledge on how to make it back to his camp safely. While reading this‚ you notice several aspects of the man‚ specifically how he relates to his dog and the environment he is in. From the beginning‚ you notice the man doesn’t really have a special relationship with his dog. In fact he seems to only

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    naturalism and determinism‚ a key component of naturalist theory. Jack London has a great work of writings which have been referred as examples of naturalist theory in classic American literature. Stories such as “to Build a Fire”‚ to explain themes of naturalism and universal determinism in order to show the protagonist’s lack of free will in his constant battle with nature‚ along with foreshadowing

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    cold trying to stay alive. Walking aside from the main Yukon trail in the cold winter midday‚ without the sun beating down giving the protagonist heat‚ he feels frozen as if he has not seen the sun in days. Jack London‚ the author of To Build A Fire‚ goes into immense detail throughout the story to draw his readers into the setting of the crisp winter chill. London’s vast description of the environment allows his readers to picture every single object throughout the mountains as if the reader was experiencing

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    On April 18‚1906 ‚ San Francisco was wrecked by a powerful earthquake and for the next few days was consumed by fires that destroyed a large portion of the city. Jack London writes a hair-raising description of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. The earthquake destroyed many buildings and also started fires. The fires spread quickly throughout the city. The fires lasted two days‚ Wednesday morning until Thursday night. The fires destroyed almost all of the buildings‚ hotels‚ stores‚ and houses

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