Jack London BY: GEOFFREY STEINHART Jack London was the “most successful writer during the early 20th century”, as a result of the way he wrote very popular and interesting stories, which were influenced by exciting and out of the ordinary events throughout his life.

London’s Careers Throughout his lifetime London worked both in the manual labor industry and the literary industry He worked as an oyster pirate and he was on fish patrol He also wrote novels, short stories, and poetry He prefered the hardworking manual labor jobs over writing literature

London’s Career as a Sailor One of London’s most interesting and hard working jobs was when he worked as a sailor London served on fish patrol and he surveyed the waters trying to catch poachers Jack was the only skipper in the fleet with a woman sailing onboard, and all the other skippers were jealous of it

Gold Rush On July 12, 1897, London and his sister's husband Captain Shepard sailed to join the Klondike Gold Rush His work in the gold fields was the setting for some of his first successful stories London's time in the Klondike, however, was negative to his health London, like many other men working in the gold fields, developed scurvy London lost 4 teeth as a result of scurvy

London’s Literary Career The literary career of Jack London was that which he was most known for He developed an interest in writing at an early age London’s experiences and views are portrayed throughout his writings

London’s Novels Critics have said his novels are episodic and resemble a linked series of short stories The first novel that London published was The Cruise of the Dazzler, one of his personal favorites London's most famous novels are The Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Sea-Wolf, The Iron Heel, and Martin Eden

London’s Short Stories London’s true genius works lay in the form of short stories His short stories were usually up to 7,500 words, but many of his short stories exceed that limit A lot of his short stories are brought together by a common theme

Beauty Ranch In 1905, London purchased a 1,000 acres ranch in Glen Ellen, Sonoma County, California, on the eastern slope of Sonoma Mountain, for $26,450 London desperately wanted his ranch to become an economic success London educated himself in the study of agriculture trying to learn the ways of Asian sustainable agriculture, and bring them to America and his farm

Beauty Ranch London's great love became agriculture, and he often stated he wrote to support his Beauty Ranch in Glen Ellen Writing now for London was only a means of obtaining money to add to the beauty of what he already owns London even said “I write a book for no other reason than to add three or four hundred acres to my magnificent estate”

London’s Views London’s views impacted the way he wrote his short stories and novels His views were mainly displayed throughout his many writings He did not believe in any god London is quoted as saying,“I believe that when I am dead, I am dead. I believe that with my death I am just as much obliterated as the last mosquito you and I squashed.”

London’s View on Socialism London's socialism grew out of his own life experience He wrote from a socialist viewpoint, which is noticeable in his novel The Iron Heel London joined the Socialist Labor Party in 1896 As London explained in his essay, "How I Became a Socialist", his views were influenced by his experience with people at the bottom of the social pit

London’s Racial Views Many of London's short stories are known for their portrayal of Mexican (“The Mexican”), Asian ("The Chinago"), and Hawaiian ("Koolau the Leper") characters London shared a common Californian concern about asian immigration and "the yellow peril", which he used as the title of a 1904 essay

Conclusion Jack London will forever be one of the most important literary writers to have ever lived His works for years to come will inspire young writers to blend their life experiences into their stories Having many hard working jobs and interesting life experiences can help to make you a great writer

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