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This 10 page paper looks at Jack London's classic work and evaluates it by focusing on the theme of free will. The symbolic nature of the ships is discussed. Characterization is also a focus and the relevance of gender is touched on. The work is placed in historical context as it was written during the advent of the steamship industry. Some of London's other writings are mentioned and Nietzsche's philosophy is a part of the analysis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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File: RT13_SA144Sea.rtf
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work and evaluates it by focusing on the theme of free will. The symbolic nature of the ships is discussed. Characterization is also a focus and the relevance of gender
is touched on. The work is placed in historical context as it was written during the advent of the steamship industry. Some of Londons other writings are mentioned and Nietzsches
philosophy is a part of the analysis. Bibliography lists 5 sources. SA144Sea.rtf When a ship called The Ghost runs into a steamer, the
stage is set for some serious survival tactics. Several people are stuck on a deserted island with the likes of Captain Wolf Larsen, who some believe is crazy, but is
really suffering from a brain tumor. Tolchinsky calls the man a "dictatorial sea captain" (412). Those words are rather gentle. Perhaps it is no accident that Jack London, famous for
writing stories about dogs and wolves, named his ferocious character Wolf. In a struggle for survival there are some prominent characters and
the poet Maud Brewster is on the scene along with the literary critic Humphrey Van Weyden. Not all of the survivors are intellectuals. There is an eclectic group and
this sets the stage for many ideas to be broached. There are several external allusions in this piece as it was written in an era where many things were known
by the general public. There are however ideas with which many people are unfamiliar today, but a student writing on this subject may want to note that London certainly keeps
things in check. A reader will understand the premises presented by the author, even if some allusions are not recognized by contemporary readers. Surely, through the sea of confusion that
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