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Jack London
1876-1916
How old was he when he died?
Family
• Born in San Francisco• Father William Chaney: astrologer• Mother Flora Wellman: “cold”• Step-father John London: poor farmer• Helped by step-sister and servant “Aunt Jenny”• Went to work at 10 years old• Quit school at 15 to work full-time in factory
(salmon cannery)• Used books to escape life
Life of Adventure
• Several odd jobs—many of them at sea Oyster pirate Fish patrol Seaman on sealing schooner• Returned to high school at 19—passed
entrance exam to U of Ca @ Berkley One semester Lacked finances
Klondike Gold Rush
• Joined the gold rush to help support his mom after John London died
• Staked a claim, found “fool’s gold,” abandoned claim. Real gold later discovered on the claim.
• Returned home because of illness (scurvy)
• Ideas for writing gained here
Political Ideas
• Arrested for vagrancy in 1894-one month in jail; arrested a second time
• Ran for school board once, mayor of Oakland twice
• Fought for poor—Socialist
• Shared wealth—never quit working; worried about money
Finally earned money writing
• Published over 50 volumes, including 20 novels, three plays; letter writer; speaker
• Call of the Wild/The Sea Wolf
• “Great Earthquake and Fire” (San Francisco) written for Collier’s magazine paid 25 cents/word-2500 word article
Adult/Family Life
Married
• Bessie May Madden-April 7, 1900
• Later divorced (1905)—different interests
Children
• Joan—born January 15,1901
• Bess—born October 20,1902
• Third child died at birth
Married (2nd time)
• Charmain Kitterage-November 19, 1905
• Adventures at sea together
• Built large ranch in California
Jack London’s Admonition
• Write what you see!
Jack London’s Style
• Helps reader become involved because he experienced what he wrote about
• Used vivid language Adverbs Adjectives Unusual word order Repetition• Stories are based on experiences-reality based• Life and death situations; internal and external
conflicts
Primary Source
• Eyewitness Accounts—autobiography
• Diaries, letters, news accounts, photos, art
Secondary Source
• Written by someone with no direct experience with events of person’s life
• Using information from other sources
Feature Story
• Includes facts about an event or topic – a news story, primary or secondary source
• Includes personal observations about the same topic – a primary source
• Includes reflections and opinions of the author – similar to an essay
Conflicts
• Man v. Man– Conflict between the antagonist and protagonist;
external conflict.
• Man v. Nature– Man struggles against natural forces, like weather or
animals; external conflict.
• Man v. Self– Internal conflict, man struggles to overcome
something within himself.
• Man v. Society– Man struggles against accepted social norms
Protagonist
• A protagonist is the central character or hero in a narrative or a drama, usually the one with whom the audience tends to identify. Anne Frank is the protagonist in The Diary of Anne Frank.
Antagonist
• In a story, the antagonist is a force working against the protagonist, or main character;
• an antagonist can be another character, society, a force of nature, or even a force within the main character. In “The King of Mazy May,” the claim jumpers are antagonists.