Category: Jack London

Being a part of an independent worker’s union can risk one’s job; leading a union can often lead lead to worse. It can lead to losing that job, being threatened, or even murdered due to the rebellious views. Unions tend to arise when workers rights are being undermined. However, the social elite opposed to unions…

In the novel The Sea-Wolf by Jack London, Wolf Larsen’s spirit lives in Humphrey. Even though Wolf’s philosophy about life differs from both Humphrey’s and Maud’s, Humphrey’s interaction with Wolf impacts him to the extent that he takes on some of Wolf’s characteristics, thereby shielding Maud from the world’s cruelty that Wolf symbolized. On one…

Two short stories ‘To Build a Fire’ by Jack London and ‘Solitude’ by Henry David Thoreau demonstrate situations when a person is liaised with nature. However, the approach of the main characters of the short stories to such state of events is exactly opposite. Both literary describe the plight of a person who is willingly…

Table of contents Introduction Book analysis References Introduction Jack London’s ‘To Build a Fire’ can really be seen as a job of art. It’s an excellent short story for anyone looking to read with subjects that anyone can relate to, such as survival and man versus nature. Everybody understands a dog is the greatest friend…

Table of contents Summary of “The Law of Life” Themes of “The Law of Life” Life, Death, and Survival Nature and Humanity Challenging Morality and Ethics Conclusion Jack London’s short story, “The Law of Life,” is a poignant exploration of the harsh realities of life, death, and survival in the unforgiving wilderness. This essay will…

The story White Fang begins with two men, Bill and Henry, along with their team of 6 sled dogs on a long journey to deliver a coffin of a deceased Lord to a remote town named Fort McGurry. Although during the trip they have to ward off a pack of starving wolves. The pack devours…