How did Jack London die?

Jack London (1876- 19 16) is a famous modern American writer. He and Mark Twain, maybe in our country.

The two most familiar American writers. But the ending of the two people is very different. Mark Twain died at the age of 75.

In his post, he practiced his belief that "work is the greatest happiness in the world". Jack London is in his forties.

In, he swallowed a lot of morphine and ended his life in his luxurious ranch.

Jack London had a very unhappy childhood. He is an illegitimate child born in San Francisco, and his biological father is a fortune teller.

Later, my mother married John London. They had eleven children, and my stepfather was in a bad situation. Jack London's childhood was in

Spent it in poor days. At the age of eleven, he went out to do odd jobs to make a living. At the age of fourteen, he worked in a cannery for ten hours a day.

When, get a dollar, it is already very good. Not long after, 14 children borrowed some.

Money, bought a boat, joined the raid on private oyster farms, hoping to improve the poor situation by this means.

He was caught by the fishing patrol in the sneak attack and was punished as a coolie. Soon, he gave up the "oyster pirate" business and became a sailor.

Far East. Sailing life, increased knowledge, broadened horizons, poverty, exploitation and violence everywhere, impressive.

Dick London is not fully mature in thought.

After returning from the voyage, the situation has not improved. 1894, 18-year-old Jack London joined the Keeling Army. When was that?

At that time, it was part of the unemployment organization led by populists who "marched" into Washington. Kirk, the leader of this "parade"

Xi and others were arrested in Washington for "trampling on the lawn of Congress", and the procession organization was also banned.

Jack London retired from the "March" and continued to live a wandering life. Prisons and police stations became his frequent places.

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Years of wandering did not make Jack London lose confidence in life. He pursues knowledge strongly and is unwilling to give up himself.

Even in the dilemma of wandering and being arrested for "wandering" at any time, the book is always his companion. 1896 tal

At the age of ten, he was even admitted to the University of California. However, the doors of universities are not always open to the poor like Jack London.

Open. 1897, he was forced to drop out of school and went to Alaska for gold with his brother-in-law. The "golden dream" was quickly shattered.

Go home seriously ill.

One road is blocked, and one thing hits a wall. Jack London is eager to write. He lives a rich life.

Kim's experience is full of sympathy for the poor. At the age of 23 (1899), he wrote his first novel to the hunter.

Yes, at the age of 24, I published my first collection of short stories, Wolf's Son. In these works, the life of the gold digger

This is Jack London's favorite theme.

Jack London's ideas are complicated. He has read the works of Marx, Hegel, Spencer and Darwin.

Nietzsche's works. In his youth works, people can feel his pulse of challenging capitalist society. 1907

In (at the age of thirty-one), he wrote "Iron Shoe", pointing out that American capitalism has the possibility of changing to totalitarianism, and it is also true in law.

The rise and extinction of Sitism gave a prophetic warning. Martin Eden has been translated in China (1909

) is the masterpiece of Jack London. This autobiographical novel exposes the cruelty of capitalist society.

A trampling on humanity and justice. Eden, the hero, became famous by personal struggle, but what he got after becoming famous was not.

Joy, but terrible emptiness, finally committed suicide. Seven years later, its author Jack London really got on the horse.

Ding the road to Eden.

Extreme individualism, Nietzsche's "superman" philosophy, brought Jack London into a contradictory spiritual world, which made him

In his youth, the character of a judge who challenged the capitalist society gradually faded and became a cynical person.

Playboy.

In 19 1 1, he publicly stated that the purpose of his writing was for money. He got a lot of money after he became famous. he

Think he has the right to live a luxurious life. He once used a large sum of money to build a road called "Snak" (a fictional

Beast) cruise ship; 19 13 spent 100,000 yuan (an amazing sum at that time) to build a building in nearly four years.

This villa named "Niangju" suddenly caught fire when it was ready to move after its completion. This has always been the side of the upper class.

The great writer looked at the ruins worth100000 dollars, waved his hand and announced that he would build another manor. At this time, Jack Lun

London is mired in money worship. In order to get more money, you should make it shoddy and write some complete deviations.

Inferior works that you believe in.

In 19 1 1, he also said: "If I could make a choice, I would write an article explaining my asset hierarchy.

I don't write anything except the socialists despised by the world. "But in 19 16 1, he

Publicly declare that you have left the American Socialist Party, in which you participated actively.

This writer, who once suffered from human sufferings and used his pen to shout for the unfortunate people at the bottom of society, followed him.

Fame and fortune sink into the abyss of extreme individualism. 1916165438+1October 22nd, Jack London used suicide knot.

After 40 years of life, he left a hodgepodge of 49 works.