Mrs. Brooks snapped out of it, and scooping up a pile of ashes, began to burn in a white fire. Peter watched his mother succumb to flame, before realizing what had happened. Getting off the table, he went to his parents room, and got the mason jar of gold coins, and shoved it into a bag on his belt. He lifted his shirt, removing the knife, and noticed no blood clung to the blade. Before leaving the house, and whilst taking a final look at the gray dust on the kitchen floor, put on his finest coat. The
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One of the 3 themes in this novel was Buck’s first beatings with the club; Curly’s death. After Buck is kidnapped and tries to bite the man who took him he got beaten by a club. While he has no fight left in him he finds out Curly’s dies from a group of vicious sled dogs. They attacked Curly because she was friendly and went up to them and tried to be friends with the other dog but she just got killed because they're aren't much nice sled dogs. His enter into this new world was terrible and Buck
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A political writer, Jack London, documents the 1906 fires in San Francisco in “The Story of An Eyewitness,” in which he describes how the catastrophic event destroyed San Francisco is similar to a foreign invasion and brought its citizens together. London argues that in a desperate situation like war, regardless of wealth, social status, or race; citizens will unite to defeat a common threat. London uses a depressing tone to describe the horrifying destruction of an “imperial” city like San Francisco
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realism to highlight the sense of believability. In the 1890s, the time period in which The Call of the Wild is set, many movements were were going on throughout America. The most monumental of these movements was the Gold Rush. According to Charlotte Gray, a historian about the Gold Rush, America had just survived a depression and many were rendered poor. The poor Americans went west in hopes of finding
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Buck learned many important skills for survival of the wild that helped him get through his rough experiences. In the novel “The Call of The Wild” by Jack London, the three most important things buck learns are not to rely on others, the ones with physical strength are the rulers, and he learns about loyalty, partnership, and friendship. Buck learned not to rely on others when he was kidnapped, this was because he had no food or drinks and he had to fight against the kidnappers but couldn’t get away
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• Buck lived a comfortable life on Judge Miller’s estate in Santa Clara Valley • All this came to an end when gold was discovered in the Klondike region of Canada • After this a great demand arose for strong dogs to pull sleds • Buck then gets kidnapped by one of the gardeners who worked on the estate • The gardener sells him to dog traders • They teach Buck to obey by whipping him with a club • They ship him to the Klondike afterward • After Buck arrives he is shocked by all the cruelty that he
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Well known for his stories such as A Call To The Wild and To Build A Fire, London took naturalism and made it into what is studied by so many students still to this day. Jack London’s fame as a writer came about largely through his ability to realistically interpret humanity’s struggle in a hostile environment. Early in his career, London became an interpreter of the things that are, rather than a creator of the things that might be. Due to this, he drew his plots, characters, themes, and settings
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fiction because it follows wolves and dogs and knows what they are thinking. Most of White Fang takes place in the Yukon and Northwest Territories, but toward the end of the story, the setting changes to California. The book is during the Klondike Gold Rush. White Fang is written in third person point of view. This helps with the plot because we know what everyone is thinking. The main protagonist of White Fang, is White Fang, the son of a half dog, half wolf and a full bred wolf. He had many
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These events and the events to follow were a result of three different types of Californians. There were the lower class labor workers only wanting decent pay, businesses that wanted to pay less for labor and the government that rejected any form of communism because it was the businesses that helped to keep the economy healthy in a time of desperation. The ports of California were not only used for cargo ships, they were and still have strong military presence. In 1914, the Navy formed its Pacific
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Many immigrant groups have suffered and gone through struggles when coming to California in the United States. All have faced discrimination and prejudice. However, one immigrant group had the worst of all, and they were the Chinese. The Chinese immigrant group received the harshest treatment here in California compared to other immigrant groups. This is very visible through the instances that the Chinese were transported in poor conditions, offered little protection, were receiving anti-Asian prejudice
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