LIVING in Oakland at the dawn of the 20th century, Martin Eden struggles to rise far above his destitute proletarian circumstances, the main driving force behind is his love forRuth Morse. Because Eden is a rough,uneducated sailor from a working class background, and the Morses are a bourgeoisfamily, a union between them would be impossible until he reaches their level of wealth and perceived cultural, intellectualrefmement. The novel ends with Martin Edencommitting suicide by drowning; a detailwhich undoubtedly contributed to whatresearcher Clarice Stasz calls the “biographicalmyth” thatJack London's own death was asuicide.
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JACK LONDON (1876-1916),American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneerin the burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one ofthe first fiction writersto obtain worldwide celebrityand a large fortune from hisFiction alone.London's most famous novels are The Call of the Wild,WhiteFang, The Sea-Wolf and MartinEden.Ina letter,London'sMacmillan publisher GeorgePlatt Brett,Sr.said “he believedJack's fiction represented 'the very best kind of work' done inAmerica.”
THE one opened the door with alatch-key and went in,followedby a young fellow who awkwardly removed his cap. He worerough clothes that smacked of the sea, and he was manifestlyout ofplace in the spacious hallin which he found himself.Hedid not know what to do with his cap, and was stuffing it intohis coat pocket when the other took it from him.The act wasdone quietly and naturally, and the awkward young fellowappreciated it.“He understands, was his thought.”“Hell seeme through all right.”