With such curiosity and inquiry, I read Jack? Biography of London.
1876, Jack? London was born in San Francisco, USA. He comes from the poor bottom class. Jack can only be called an illegitimate child because he was not born under the legal marriage of his parents.
Jack was hardly accompanied by his mother when he was a child, nor was he nourished by maternal love, which filled his young heart with fear. Jack's only companion is his puppy Lolo, which makes him have deep feelings for animals. Later, he wrote a series of adventure novels with animals as the main characters.
Jack's experience as a teenager was very bumpy. He dropped out of school because life at home became more and more difficult. Jack is a cannery worker, under the age of 14. He has to work 10 hours a day, and the hourly wage does not exceed 10 cents. Hard work has pushed him to the limit of health. Jack can't stand his mother's nervousness. Jack's temper is getting worse. He often fights with people. /kloc-at the age of 0/5, he associates with juvenile delinquents all day and becomes the famous "Oyster Pirate Prince" nearby.
Jack is keen on a life of intense adventure. Shortly after his 17 birthday, he became a sailor on a seal hunting ship. He studied hard how to sail a big ship and made rapid progress. Shortly after the voyage, Jack showed his courage and strength to ordinary sailors. Under the impact of the storm, Jack mastered the rudder with sensitive skills. He fought resolutely against nature, and his blood was full of courage to fight.
Jack likes books. Even when he is sailing at sea, he never forgets to read. He deliberately put a small bookcase with books by the bed and lit oil lamps to read all night. Jack also carries a diary with him to record what he saw and felt along the way. The events recorded in his diary have become important materials for his wandering novels and occupy a prominent position in American literature.
Finally, Jack returned to a quiet life from wandering. The days of begging and wandering made him realize that only knowledge can help him change the status quo. But at this point, he has been out of school for six years. Jack hopes to make up those neglected courses in two years. His thirst for knowledge soon broke out. After Jack entered Oakland Middle School, he studied eagerly. At this time, Jack 19 years old, and most of his classmates were 16 years old. Jack tried to make up for his shortcomings. He firmly believed that as long as he gave enough spirit, will and perseverance, he would achieve his goal. Sure enough, the efforts were not in vain. Jack studied English, history, physics and algebra in 19 months, and got excellent grades. He was admitted to the University of California, Berkeley as he wished.
Jack spends most of his time writing. Over the past two years, more than 80 of his manuscripts have been returned more than 400 times, and only 15 works have been hired. If you pile up his rejection notes, it is nearly two meters high. Jack was not discouraged by the rejection of the manuscript. He firmly believes that he can succeed.
Finally, in 1899, when Jack was 23 years old, Atlantic Monthly hired his novel and sent him a check for 120 dollars. Jack finally became a writer. His manuscripts that suffered the fate of rejection were also published one after another.
Jack thinks that the key to his success lies in his extraordinary willpower. Jack keeps writing, just like the machine in the steam room of the laundry room. At the same time, Jack constantly ventured to sail, experienced slum life and extracted materials from the front line of the war. Rich experience and diligent writing make Jack a household name in America.
Jack's blood vessels are burning with the flame of struggle, and the indomitable sailor spirit has penetrated into the bone marrow and promoted his writing career.