Appreciation of Jack London and His Major Works

Jack London is a famous American novelist. He wrote about 50 books in his life, the most famous of which are The Call of the Wilderness, The Sea-Wolf, White Teeth, Martin Eden, and a series of excellent short stories, such as League of the Old, The Odyssey in the North, The House of Mapuche, etc. Jack London is a writer. He worked as a child laborer, drifted at sea, trudged on the snowy fields, and then worked and studied part-time. His legendary and romantic short stories often describe the lives of aborigines and whites in the Pacific Islands and Alaska, most of which can be said to be the adventures of his short life. The realistic style and diversified themes in his works, as well as the writer's unique personality, have been deeply attracting readers of different times and experiences for many years. Love life was praised by Lenin, who held it in his hand until a few days before his death.

"Childhood-adolescence" has a strong desire to read.

Jack London was born in a poor family when he was a child, but his interest and ideals in literature were hard to contain. He has a strong desire to learn, so in order to balance life and study, Jack London will work and study from the age of 10, and he will spend all his time reading whenever possible. When Jack London was less than 9 years old, he was already familiar with washington irving's Spanish travel notes "Alhan Bora". He also reads some dime novels borrowed from employees, and reads whatever he catches. Jack London left the ranch at the age of 1 1 and came to Auckland. He eagerly read the first book he could borrow from the free public library. Until 16 years old, he has been working-reading, reading-working.

At this time, Jack London had a strong desire to go out and take risks, so he got to know some oyster robbers, joined the business of robbing oysters, and then joined the water patrol that chased the oyster robbers in turn. Later, he boarded a seagoing ship, caught seals along the coast of Japan and the Bering Sea, and passed through many islands in the Pacific Ocean. His experiences in these waters later became the material of his South China Sea story. Life in the stormy waves was hard, but he didn't forget to study. When he returned to San Francisco Bay, he had finished reading Madame Bovary by Flaubert and Anna karenin by Tolstoy.

I won the first prize for my first writing.

During the period of 1893, the American economy was depressed, and Jack London occasionally wrote some exercises when looking for a job. At that time, the Voice of America in San Francisco held an essay contest. Jack London, with his mother's encouragement, tried to write a "Hurricane on the Japanese Sea" and won the first prize, 25 yuan. Jack London, who only received primary education, showed his creative talent for the first time, which was attributed to his diligent study-he carefully read the excellent works of literary masters and developed the habit of taking notes.

The next year, Jack London began to wander around the United States, from California to Boston, and then from Canada to the Pacific coast. In Canada, he was arrested and imprisoned for wandering the streets and was punished by short-term imprisonment. Jack London's wandering life in the eastern United States made him realize the misery of selling manual labor.

Alaska's "Northern Story" and the Publication of the First Novel

1896 Klondike discovered a gold mine, and Jack London joined the gold rush to Alaska. Instead of finding Jinsha, he got scurvy. But during the long journey, he heard many stories and legends and took notes, which later became the best material for his creation.

Although Jack London often leads a life of vagrancy, adventure and hard work, his enthusiasm for reading has not diminished. He has read many works by European and American writers. He read carefully, studied the writing methods of Kipling and Stevenson, and wrote down his experiences and wonderful writings in his notebook at any time. He has no formal education, but his self-taught knowledge and writing ability are better than those of liberal arts students who graduated from colleges and universities.

After Jack London's father died, he began to do odd jobs to support his family. When looking for a job, Jack London wrote this river, but the manuscript was returned. While waiting for the rejection, he wrote another serial novel with more than 20,000 words, and the result was returned. Although the manuscript was returned every time, Jack London still found time to write and continue to write new topics. In the end, Continental Monthly published his first novel-"A toast to the people on the road", and the contribution fee was only 5 yuan. Soon, Black Cat magazine asked 40 yuan to write a novel. Finally, there was a turn for the better.

In order to make further achievements in his creation, Jack London began to read famous works in all aspects: in philosophy, he read the works of Kant, Hegel, Spencer, Nietzsche and Marx; In terms of evolution, he read the works of Darwin, Wallace and Huxley; In economics, he read Adam Smith's The First Rich Man. He also continued to read many famous European and American literary works.

Based on the literary world, win a reputation

From 1900, Jack London published a series of short stories and began to occupy a place in American literature. After that, he wrote The Man in the Abyss based on his own experience in Britain, which caused a shock among European and American readers. In the same year, The Call of the Wilderness came out and sold well in America and other countries. The following year, he wrote one of his masterpieces, The Waves, followed by White Teeth. 1909, his masterpiece Martin Eden was published.

Among American writers, Jack London is my product. In the creative career of 16 years, he wrote 150 short stories and 19 novels. Together with other articles, his complete works reach 49 volumes. Jack London has won a reputation in American literature with his creative strength.