Call of the Wild: Final Essay "Call of the Wild" is one of the most poetic books I have ever read. ... In Chapter 5 of the "Call of the Wild", Jack London shows, and doesn't tell you about the beautiful spring weather that Buck and the rest of the characters are traveling through. ... Jack London did a stunning job using them, and I"m pretty sure someone could not duplicate this feat. ... Jack London has done a great job with this book, and I appreciate that very much. ... In conclusion, I fell Jack London did a superb job on the "Call of the Wild". ...

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He was named John Griffith London, which he later changed to the pen name Jack London. ... Jack wrote the Call of the Wild, which he sold for $2,000. ... The most famous one is Call of the Wild. Call of the Wild is an example of the contradictory theories of individualism and socialism. ... Call of the Wild is only one of many stories, which will never let us forget Jack London. ...

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After reading the popular novel, The Call of the Wild, written by Jack London, it was apparent to me that he should his life story through the life of the main character in his book. Thus, London's story, The Call of the Wild, is a mirror image of his life. Buck, the main character of Jack London's novel, loses his family in the first chapter of the novel; similarly Jack London began living on his own at the young age of fourteen. ... Like Jack London, Buck became very successful within his trade. ... Throughout the Story, Call of the Wild, Jack London showed us his personal ab...

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Literature by Jack London 1900 The Son of the Wolf This book centers on the exploits of Malemute Kid, who dispenses crude but unerring justice through his cunning understanding of the people of this raw frontier territory. ... With this book and "Tales of the Fish Patrol", additional stories of life and drama on the Bay, an exciting view of San Francisco's history is presented by one of America's great writers and storytellers. 1902 A Daughter of the Snows London's first full-length novel, first published in 1902, A Daughter of the Snows highlights the author...

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Jack London grew up in the slum area of Oakland, California, a place which he later called "the cellar of society." ... In fact, two of his most famous novels, The Call of the Wild and White Fang, are set from his experiences while he was in Alaska. ... It was in Sonoma Valley, London called it his Beauty Ranch. ... Out of the some 50 books London wrote two of the most famous novels are The Call of the Wild and White Fang. ... The general plot of The Call of the Wild was "Buck" a huge, four- year old half-Saint Bernard and half-Scottish shepherd dog that was living a life of civilized eas...

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Jack London was highly critiqued on his motives for writing. ... Jack London's experiences in the Klondike Gold Rush awarded him not with gold, but with the gold's weight in stories. ... The Call of the Wild was the first of his stories with roots in the Klondike experience. ... The Call of the Wild is also known to be written as a sort of "spiritual autobiography"; the sentences connect directly to one another, but each action lacks the individual thought regarding the action (Grattan 259). ... Unlike The Call of the Wild, The Sea Wolf is not related around an animal in...

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Jack London (1876-1916) was easily the most successful and best-known writer in America in the first decade of the 20th century. He is best known for his books, The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea-Wolf, and a few short stories, such as "To Build a Fire" and "The White Silence." ... "He was among the most influential people of his day, who understood how to use the media to market his self-created image of a once poor boy to now famous writer"(biography of Jack London). ... Late in 1876, Flora married John London, a partially disabled Civil War veteran, who adopted Jack. ... Although ...

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Jack London has a strong belief in Darwinism, survival of the fittest, during the late 1800's through the early 1900's, when he wrote. ... In the novel, The Call of the Wild, Jack London's belief in the Darwinian Jungle is portrayed by animals interacting with humans, each other, and the environment. ... "The study of Jack London's work became a mirror of the turbulent McCarthy era..." ... In The Call of the Wild, Buck represents the "blond beast" or the "Nietzschean hound", the animal which struggles, and as a result survives (Tuttelton 293, Kazin 88). Another cri...

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Call Of The Wild Call of the Wild Jack London's thrilling epic tale of adventure and bravery, through the eyes of a part St. ... John London describes a particular gold rush that transpired in 1897 and it was named the Klondike gold rush. ... Following his departure, Buck finds himself in the wild, trusting and depending on his primal instincts. ... (Jack London describes how Buck hunted down a rabbit for food. ... He learns about his ancestry and how to answer the call of the wild. ...

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Jack London was admired by many and thought only to live his life to the fullest, by whatever means necessary. ... The Road (1907), a collection of short stories, inspired later writers like John Steinbeck and Jack Kerouac. ... By 1904 Jack London was the author of 10 books. Son of the Wolf gained a wide audience as his other Alaska stories, The Call of the Wild (1903), White Fang (1906), and Burning Daylight (1910).London traveled to Korea as a correspondent in 1904 for Hearst's newspapers to cover the war between Russia and Japan (1904-05). ... Jack was ahead of his time in many, if n...

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"The Call of the Wild" was written by Jack London in 1903. ... "The Call of the Wild" is told from the point of view of the author. ... "The Call of the Wild" is set in Alaska in 1849. ... In conclusion, London's "The Call of the Wild" is a good book that I would recommend reading. I would recommend this book because it is written so well by an awesome author by the name of Jack London. ...

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Jack London (1876-1916) was easily the most successful and best-known writer in America in the first decade of the 20th century. He is best known for his books, The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea-Wolf, and a few short stories, such as "To Build a Fire" and "The White Silence." ... "He was among the most influential people of his day, who understood how to use the media to market his self-created image of a once poor boy to now famous writer"(biography of Jack London). ... Late in 1876, Flora married John London, a partially disabled Civil War veteran, who adopted Jack. ... Although ...

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Essay: The Call of the Wild Have you ever felt like you could not go on any longer? ... In The Call of the Wild, a twisting novel by Jack London, the author uses the main character's experiences to show how his living from civilized shifted to the dark and gloomy savage. ... From the moment John Thorton died, Buck never witnessed anything civil, which made him even wilder and withdrawled. ... In The Call of the Wild, Jack London used many shifts to show this trace from civilized to salvage, and because he did, this novel was interesting and unpredictable. ...

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Jack London adopted the surname of stepfather, John London. ... Jack London wrote numbers of great stories. He wrote Call of the Wild, The Sea Wolf, The Game, White Fang, A Daughter of the Snow, The Cruise of the Dazzler, Before Adam, and many more short stories (Garrett 195). ... Jack London did not receive any awards throughout his life. ... Jack London had alot of criticisms about White Fang. ...

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All of Jack London's stories are baser on personal experiences, which shows that he is fascinated by pain and nature. ... Afterwards, "Flora married John London, a Civil War veteran, who had recently moved to San Francisco, eight months after Jack was born."" ... As a journalist, Jack covered the Russo-Japanese War for the Hearst newspapers in 1904, and in 1914, he covered the Mexican Revolution for Collier's. In 1900, Jack married his math tutor and friend, Bess Maddern. ... (Wilson) At age 29, The Call of the Wild became an international best seller. ...

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In this paper it will portray Jack London's life and his experiences. ... Jack London's childhood was one of loneliness, insecurity, and deprivation. ... In Jack London's literary career he was known as a novelist, short story writer, and political essayist. ... Jack London returned home to Oakland to work to establish his fame. ... His most notable books include The Call of the Wild (originally entitled "The Sleeping Wolf") which was published in 1903, The Iron Heel, White Fang, The Sea-Wolf (originally entitled "Mercy of the Sea"), The People of the Abyss (a sociological treat...

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The Call of the Wild This book is called The Call of the Wild and is written by Jack London. ... Buck had passed through many owners and learned how to live in the wild. ... Buck answered his call of the wild and joined the wolves for the rest of his life. ...

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Jack London's The Call of the Wild, takes a domestic dog named Buck through traumatic events of abuse, abandonment, lessons learned, love, and finally to his home in the wild. ... Buck then felt something that he had never felt before, "the call of the wild". ... London teaches many lessons about the wild to Buck. ... London tells how Buck finds his true calling, "the call of the wild", as he enters the wolf pack. ... Jack London's The Call of the Wild is a story of an ordinary dog placed in extraordinary situations. ...

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Jack London (John Griffith) (1876-1916) Prolific American novelist and short story writer, whose works deal romantically the overwhelming power of nature and the struggle for survival. ... JOHN BARLEYCORN, which describes the London's drinking bouts, connects him with such authors as Charles Bukowski and Jack Kerouac. ... Jack London was born in San Francisco. ... As for "The Sea Wolf", none of this author's stories of wild out-of-door life has ever equalled the popularity of this romance of the seas. ... Jack London uses Van Weyden's ordeal at the hands of a devious crew...

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The book The Call of the Wild by Jack London is the story of a dog named Buck. ... (London, 6) He also comes in contact with a family of a man and his sister and her husband on their way to Dawson, who treats him and what is left of his team very poorly, causing many of his fellow dogs to go mad. ... (London, 54) The love shown to Buck causes him to be crazily obedient and devoted to John Thornton, which is proven many times, including one time when Thornton and two of his friends are sitting atop the edge of a cliff: "John Thornton was sitting near the edge, Buck at his shoulder. ... (...

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Jack London's epic tale of the transformation of a dog, Buck, is very unique. ... But, London's experiences were only part of his amazing tale. ... London does not just show his imagery through the fighting, but also through the hardships. ... The hunger that the dogs go through is terrible and London portrays that expertly. ... The Call of the Wild is an action packed book full of gold-miner diction and brutal imagery. ...

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." - Jagroop Singh Jack London's "The Call of the Wild" (1903), is the story of Buck, a St. ... Based on London's writing style, it can be assumed that Buck was a bodyguard to the family. ... This itself is his first exposure to the call of the wild and will affect his relationship with John. ... The abuse from the man in the sweater only strengthened Buck and his instinct to go back to the wild as he was beaten, but not broken (London, 6). ... Abraham Rothberg, in his article Land Dogs and Sea Wolves: A Jack London Dilemma (1980), states that London had gone on a retreat before wr...

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This book takes place in London, a country house I Hertfordshire, and England; the 1890's. ... Algernon Moncrieff, Jack's friend, has an alter ego called Bunbury. ... Thus, Jack has often been "called away" to the city to "rescue" irrepressible Ernest. ... I like the book even more, when I realized what Oscar Wilder was trying to describe. ... It takes place in London at about 1895. ...

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Buck is a huge four years old Scottish Sheppard-Saint Bernard cross breed who protected the household of Judge Miller's estate. His strength and intelligence made him leader of all the family dogs. At this time, the gold rush had started and big, strong dogs like Buck were high in demand. Manuel,...

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