Jack London

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Jack London

• I. A brief introduction of Jack
• London's background
• II. The Philosophy of Jack London
• a. Social Darwinism
• b. anti-Capitalism
• III. The influence that gold rush adventure and
  south sea cruise brought to Jack London.

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Social Level

• Chief Justice/ English Company/ French
  Government-the upper class
• Schemmer/ Eruchot-the middle class
• Chinago coolies/ Tahitian-the lower class
• The capitalist system enriched only the upper
  class at the expense of the lower class
• The conflict about Jack London advocated in his
  point of view.

3
Culture

• Culture backgroundthe reasons for people still
  willing to be suppressed by capitalism.
• Philosophy of Chinese (Ah Cho)
• Be gentle and patient to any difficult
  situations(p. 844-first paragraph, Forgive
  malice-p. 847, L23-25)
• Easy to be fulfilledthe coolie still enjoys the
  low payment (p. 835-6)

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Philosophy of Chinese (Ah Cho)

• .Believe the superior has power to suppress the
  inferiorfix the sense of superior of European,
  who look down upon Chinagos life(p. 843, L
  18-21), (p.846, L 19-21), Schemmer threaten the
  dying Ah Cho and treats him inhuman (p. 847, L
  19-21, 26-7)
• Self-defensive and selfishAh Cho shows no mercy
  to Ah Chow(p. 839, L32-8), no one dare to prove
  that Ah Cho is innocent (p. 845, L2-4)

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Why Marxism is much more popular in the third
world where most of the coolie from?

• Marxism is much more popular is because most of
  the people there are poor, they want to be fair.

6
From the text, we can see why they want to be
fair.

• In capitalism, their law is unfair top them.
• Schemmer killed a coolie, but can provided a
  doctor's certificate so he is not punished.
  (p.837)
• The Judgement by appearance. (p.839)
• The error of the chief Justice. (p.840)
• Middle class upper class doesn't hold their
  liability. (p.846)
• Coolie's life seems to be valueless, the sentence
  "it is only a chinago" always appear.

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From the text, we can see why they want to be
fair.

• The minds of superiors don't have righteousness.
  Cruchot try to think for the chinago but he is
  not allow to think.
• The chinago don't understand capitalism, it seems
  to be unreasonable.
• Conclusion Because of the unfair and don't
  understand, so the third world where most of the
  coolie from hate capitalism. They want Marxism
  instead.

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The reality of "Free Emigration"

• The general situation of world at that time
• The export of coolies
• The maltreated coolies in other country
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Symbols

• Chinago/French Devils/White devil
• Arrows/belts
• Five hundred coolie
• Ah Chos dream
• Guillotine

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International Financial background of The Chinago

• Flourishing period of Capitalism
• The feature of capitalism
• The attitude to labors in capitalism
• An opponent powerMarxism