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Jack London
In Jack London’s few years of living, he became the highest paid, most popular novelist and short story writer of his time. ...
Born January 12, 1876, in the city of San Francisco, London grew up in a poor family, which largely did not even care for him. ... Early on London became addicted to books and found himself reading anything he could in the public libraries. ... London eventually wriggled his way into the University of California at Berkeley by convincing administrators to permit him to take the entrance exams, even though he attended only one year of high school. ... In less than a year London became sick and left the gold fields. ... London had his first breakthrough when he published The Son of the Wolf in 1900. ... London earned millions writing and became a great success. ... With his new found wealth and success, London eventually needed a new house, in
which to live. ... London and his wife turned their attention to their dream house hiring a famous San Francisco architect named Albert Farr in 1911, to complete the final stages. ... That same night London had left to have his custom built furniture moved into his grand new house. ... London suffered emotionally and financially leading him into a lifelong addiction to alcohol. Even though London was severely depressed and hampered by his addiction, he continued to put out short stories and novels. As the years progressed, several doctors pressed London to fix his addiction with alcohol and take better care of himself. ... Jack London’s large dreams came to an end on November 22, 1916, when he took a lethal dose of narcotics and fell into a coma where he died the next evening.
Jack London’s most famous short story was “To Build a Fire” which was first published in 1908. ...
For the song, I chose something not just relating to the short story but even more so, to the author of the story, Jack London. The song “I Can” by Nas popped into my mind once I had read the biography of Jack London. London had grown up poor and once he knew only the strongest survived he strived to be the best he could. ... That is exactly what happened to Jack London until he got himself into drugs and his life took a downward spiral.
Approximate Word count = 1877
Approximate Pages = 7.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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