The works of Jack London

1876- 19 16, an outstanding American critical realism writer. Born in the lower class. Standing on the height of denying the capitalist social system, he strongly criticized the dark society in the United States and vividly described the miserable life of the working people. Born into a poor peasant family, he lived by selling his own labor force from an early age, worked as a child laborer, sailor and tramp, and went to the north to seek gold. He studies hard while working. Influenced by Nietzsche at first, he later yearned for utopian socialism. His original work is Northern Story, in which Love Life (1906) describes the life and adventure of ordinary gold diggers, showing their extraordinary perseverance in overcoming the environment under difficult natural conditions. 1903 published a close-up collection "People in the Abyss", describing the miserable life of slum workers in London. 1908 published the social utopian novel "the iron hoof", describing the struggle between revolutionary leaders from workers and the "iron hoof" (monopoly bourgeois oligarchy), which caused widespread repercussions. The masterpiece is Martin Eden published by 1909. The young sailor writer finally got the fame, status and love he longed for in the past, only to find that they were all empty. The world doesn't understand his works, and his lover only loves his reputation as a writer. Martin Eden committed suicide in extreme mental pain. Jack London himself is facing a mental crisis. Although he comes from the lower class, he has progressive social ideals and passion to change society, but he can't find a real way out in real life. 19 16 He announced his resignation from the Socialist Party and committed suicide in extreme depression in the same year.