Jack London

“I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn in a
brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dryrot. I would rather be superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.” (Quote, Jack London)
I would like to share with you some information on one of the most prolific writers that has ever shared this world with us. Jack London was a renowned Classical Author that wrote many stories that he reflected with his own life’s private struggles and accomplishments. Jack London was the most flamboyant literary representative of the Strenuous Age in America. At the height of that era his name was a by word for rugged individualism and romantic adventure, and his private life seemed to be in every major newspaper in the country. It seems that he dominated the public imagination as few authors have ever done, before or since.
Jack London grew up in the slum area of Oakland, California, a place which he later called “the cellar of society.” Born out of wedlock on January 12, 1876, he never knew h



 

 
   
 
  
 
 
 
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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. .... (680 3 )
  
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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. .... (680 3 )
  
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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. .... (1996 8 )
  
 
 




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JACK LONDON III. Why is Jack London important to us today? Jack London wrote many short stories and novels. He was a very popular adventure story writer. (3664 15 )

Jack London's The Call of the Wild Jack London's The Call of the Wild concerns the adventures of a dog named Buck. Feast, James. "Jack London." Magill's Survey of American Literature. Vol. (2631 11 )

Jack London's Call of the Wild Jack London in The Call of the Wild uses the story of the dog Buck as a dramatization of his belief that there is a "primordial beast" within each of us that (2230 9 )

Jack London Jack London was a writer best-known for his adventure stories, many of them set in the wilds of the cold North or at sea. Labor, Earl. Jack London. (2627 11 )

"Where I'm Calling From" While JP and the narrator are talking on the porch, Frank Martin comes out and tells a story about Jack London, a macho-type writer. (9714 39 )

Naturalism One of the most perfect examples of this movement is Jack London's short story "To Build A Fire", published in The Century Magazine in 1908 with its themes of (1368 5 )

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