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Jack London's Love of Life: Directed by Kevin Swigert. With Pete Ammel, Phebe Horschel. Jack, an Alaska gold rush era miner, is abandoned by his partner and left to make his way through the wilderness alone.
- (818)
- Adventure, Drama, History
- Kevin Swigert
- 2012-05
It is a film about one person's strength and persistence in struggle. The basis for the plot in The Love of Life is found in the real-life events in Alaska encountered by London in a newspaper. One of them happened on the Coppermine River, where one of the gold hunters with a badly sprained ankle barely made it to a populated area.
Synopsis. Jack, an Alaska gold rush era miner, is abandoned by his partner and left to make his way through the wilderness alone. Starving and injured, he struggles physically and spiritually to come to grips with what is of true value in his life. The gold, his love that waits for him or the food that can sustain him are all weighed against ...
- 2012
- 12
Love of Life (TV Series 1951–1980) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Menu. Movies. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies ...
- Jack London's "Love of Life"
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Wow, wow, wow! That is how I would sum up this story by Jack London. What an incredibly gripping tale of survival this short story turned out to be. Right from the very first sentence, you are trapped and can't help reading the rest of this compelling story.
The story is simple and immediately understandable; two gold prospectors are suffering from starvation as they trudge wearily across the frozen tundra of Canada to find food. One of the men is called Bill, and the other—our protagonist—remains unnamed for the entirety of the story. Unfortunately for our man, starvation, and exposure to the harsh el...
One of the most laudable aspects of this short story is that it is supremely economical. By that, I mean, at the moment you comprehend these poor gent's predicament, you urgently want to know how they got themselves into this mess in the first place. You are given the gift of an endless possibility of backstories by London's restraint in not provid...
This poor man is beset by obstacles that might even deter old Job (from the Bible's Book of Job) himself, including a close encounter with a bear. But, in the end, it is a lone wolf endlessly stalking him that creates the most anxiety. Sick and starving himself, the wolf slowly walks behind the hapless prospector. Like a chase in slow motion, they ...
Although I won't tell you if the embattled prospector lives or is eaten by the wolf, I will say that, believe it or not, this story has a somewhat humorous ending. I only mention it to again draw attention to how skillful London's writing is. After horrifying us with a journey of unthinkable and nightmarish obstacles, he makes us laugh. Reward your...
I keep books like the collection Love of Life and Other Storieswith me at all times. I stash them in several places; that way, I am never short of something to read. When traveling on a plane, on a road trip, or even just relaxing, a book of short stories like this is perfect. Starting a short story doesn't require you to make as big a commitment y...
Love of Life. Main title card (1950s). Love of Life is an American soap opera televised on CBS from September 24, 1951, to February 1, 1980. [1] It was created by Roy Winsor, whose previous creation Search for Tomorrow premiered three weeks before Love of Life; he created The Secret Storm two and a half years later.
