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Jack London and the theme of Wilderness

in the story In a Far Country

$ac% London ,&orn $on 'ri((it Caney, )as an American autor, *ournalist, and social

acti+ist. e )as a passionate ad+ocate o( unioni-ation, socialism, and te ri#ts o( )or%ers. London

)rote se+eral po)er(ul )or%s dealin# )it tese topics, suc as is dystopian no+el Te Iron eel, is

non!(iction expos Te People o( te A&yss, and Te /ar o( te Classes.

Te most (amous )or%s o( im include Te Call o( te /ild and /ite 0an#, &ot set in te

londi%e 'old 2us, as )ell as te sort stories 3To 4uild a 0ire3, 3An 5dyssey o( te 6ort3, and

3Lo+e o( Li(e3. 7 ttp:88en.)i%ipedia.or#8)i%i8$ac%9London

/e all %no) tat te )ilderness, represents tat place (or#otten and concealed in te eart o(

te eart, )ere no one as succeeded to #et in and ruin e+erytin# tat ma%es it special. Precisely

&ecause no one can #et to it, can not &e (ully understood and no&ody reali-es its immensity or

complexity, )ic is in (act so simple and so accessi&le &ut ne+erteless it is so special tat (or us, te

umans, it;s so ard to understand./e still are not accustomed to ma%e te di((erence &et)een appearance and essence and &ecause

o( tis (re

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The nature should be that place where humans return every time they need

to take the energy necessary for them to continue their lives, but if this has

nothing to oer, the human will fade away and together will suer.6ature is )ere )e can &e oursel+es, )e can disco+er te &est part o( us &ut in te same time )e

can disco+er te dar%est part too. 4ut it is not only (ull o( &eauti(ul, it is also a place (ull o( secrets, o(

mystery, a place (ull o( sado)s and pantasms.Tat place, )ic many o( us a+e a tendency to compare it )it di((erent ima#es tat )e a+e

seen in (ilms or tat )e a+e made )ile )e )ere readin# a &oo%.4ut te real (ace o( )ilderness is not tat )e sa) in (ilms or &oo%s, te )ilderness is te place

)ere )e can lose oursel+es, lose out our real tou#t and also can ma%e us react as )e a+e ne+er

done it until tat moment. In te end )e return to te primiti+e sta#e, )itout ma%in# any pro#ress or

ad+ance, &ecause te conscience and te tou#t )ill &e le(t &eind, and our #oal )ill &e only te

sur+i+al

/ilderness teme in te story o( $ac% London presumes te interpretation o( e+eryone )o are

tryin# to sur+i+e in 6ortland. Tey are (ree to analy-e tat li(estyle, to create teir o)n +ision and to

a+e a di((erent point o( +ie) a&out te place )ere tey are (orced to li+e.

To &e a&le to sur+i+e, a man )en comes into a ne) land must &e capa&le to let o(( is past, is

principle, e must learn to andle )it teir o)n stren#ts too and e must adapt and le(t &eind all te

3umanity3 tat e ad normally. In &rie(, e must to &e#in a ne) li(e (rom scratc, )it ne) ideas and

ne) 'ods.

0or tose )o are (amiliar )it tese can#es, tis )ill &e a ne) callen#er and tey )ill #o

trou# )it #reat pleasure, &ut (or tose )o are not (amiliar, tis experience can &e, un(ortunately,

teir )orst ni#tmare= and teir entire li(e )ill &e trans(ormed into an unima#ina&le disaster.

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Tey )ere no lon#er interested in pysical appearance and not e+en o( temsel+es. Tey a+e

&een sic%, &ut did not ma%e any can#e a&out it. In te a&sence o( necessary (ood and )armt tey (all

prey to illnesses, tat )as +ery

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in tis ad+enture o( li(e and is is te only ally or enemy. It puses tem to)ards tose limits, ma%es is

assumption to anniilate any trace o( decency or elp, te only )ay te sur+i+al &ein# to &ecome

(amiliar )it it, to accept it, to &e one )it it, to li+e in !a total armony and cold resi#nation and

acceptance

In 6ortland does not exist middle )ay, te only escape is reality. An a)(ul reality, in tat te

cances to sur+i+e are (airly small due to te conditions in )ic umans a+e to li+e. 5nce you lea+e

your li(e, your )orld ! ci+ili-ation, is not sure i( you come &ac% or you remain in suc a place &y te

end o( your days. ere, e+erytin# seems li%e an eternity, tere )as notin# concrete.

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