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Post by wireman on Feb 8, 2023 13:24:25 GMT
The discussion for today is The Law Of Life by Jack London
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Post by wireman on Feb 8, 2023 15:59:35 GMT
This is a survival of the fittest story where an elderly Indian chief that is old an no longer productive sits in the cold and waits to die. While waiting for death, he recounts moments in his life and thinks of instances of the harsh realities of this way of life. He compares human life to animal life:
"It was the same everywhere, with all things. The mosquitoes vanished with the first frost. The little tree-squirrel crawled away to die. When age settled upon the rabbit it became slow and heavy and could no longer outfoot it's enemies... "
The old chief also recounts good times and accepts his fate with no regrets.
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Post by spideyman on Feb 9, 2023 15:04:59 GMT
I am almost sure I read this story in school. Law of Life- acceptance, mortality, tradition, struggle, loneliness, selfishness all within this story. This is the way of life for the tribe. Would modern day man do the same?
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Post by wireman on Feb 10, 2023 19:26:41 GMT
Next Wednesday we will discuss A Dead Woman's Secret by Guy de Maupassant
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