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. London's identification with the wilderness makes him the antecedent of the Green movement. His left-wing philosophy is seen in the class struggle novel THE IRON HEEL (1908). JOHN BARLEYCORN, which describes the London's drinking bouts, connects him with such authors as Charles Bukowski and Jack Kerouac. On the other hand, London's views about the superiority of white people and that only the strongest deserve to survive have placed him among the ultra-right conservatives. .
Jack London was born in San Francisco. He was deserted by his father, William Henry Chaney, an itinerant astrologer, and raised in Oakland by his mother Flora Wellman, a music teacher and spiritualist, and stepfather John London, whose surname he took. London's youth was marked by poverty. At the age of ten he became an avid reader, and borrowed books from the Oakland Public Library. .
After leaving school at the age of 14, London worked as a seaman, rode in freight trains as a hobo and adopted socialistic views as a member of the protest armies of unemployed. In 1894 he was arrested in Niagara Falls and jailed for vagrancy. These years made him determined to better himself but they also gave later material for such works as THE SEA-WOLF (1904), which was partly based on his horrific experiences as a sailor in Pacific Ocean. .
Without having much formal education, London educated himself in public libraries, and gained at the age of 19 admittance to the University of California at Berkeley. He had already started to write. London left the school before year was over and went to seek a fortune in the Klondike gold rush of 1897. His attempt to find gold was unsuccessful. London spent the winter near Dawson City suffering from scurvy, and returned in the spring to San Francisco.
He was named John Griffith London, which he later changed to the pen name Jack London. ... One of these was Son of the Wolf making Jack more well known. ... He later wrote and published the Sea Wolf for which he earned $4,000. ... Later, London moved the setting to the South Seas. The figure of the wolf is used throughout all of London's Arctic tales and implied in many of his works of fiction. ...
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. ... It is a sensitive portrayal of daily life on the margins of society that culminates in a searing indictment of modern industrialism's mistreatment of workers and the poverty-stricken and its propensity for transferring wealth to the rich. 1904 The Faith of Men 1904 The Sea Wolf 1905 War of the Classes It is a collection of essays that explain London&#...
Jack London 1876-1916 "I would rather be ashes than dust! ... Jack London was the most flamboyant literary representative of the Strenuous Age in America. ... Jack London grew up in the slum area of Oakland, California, a place which he later called "the cellar of society." ... He then signed aboard a boat called the Sophia Sutherland, bound for Japan and the Bering Sea. ... On November 22, 1916, Jack London died gastrointestinal uremia poisoning. ...
There is no questioning Jack London's unique writing style that is hardly matched by authors; a piece written by London stands out in a way that restricts people from being able to ask if London wrote the book (Cooper 253). ... 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 Sea Wolf, another book branching from the Klondike era of London's life, depicted a tremendously cruel and corrupt natural man (Geismar 264). ... Unlike The Cal...
Jack London was admired by many and thought only to live his life to the fullest, by whatever means necessary. ... These years made him determined to raise himself out of poverty but they also gave later material for such works as The Sea-Wolf (1904), which was partly based on his horrific experiences as a sailor in the Pacific Ocean. ... London's first novel, The Son of The Wolf, appeared in 1900. ... By 1904 Jack London was the author of 10 books. ... Jack was ahead of his time in many, if not all, of his writings. ...
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). ... Because Flora was ill, for eight months Jack was raised by an ex-slave, Virginia Prentiss. Late in 1876, Flora m...
In this paper it will portray Jack London's life and his experiences. ... Jack London's childhood was one of loneliness, insecurity, and deprivation. ... Which it was use proudly in his hobo days and the knowledge of the brutality of seafaring that provided the background for one on his famous works, "The Sea Wolf" (Dyer n.p.g). ... 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 entit...
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). ... Because Flora was ill, for eight months Jack was raised by an ex-slave, Virginia Prentiss. Late in 1876, Flora m...
