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JACK LONDON
(1876-1916)
•He is an american no NOVELIST,JOURNALIST
and SOCIAL ACTIVIST who became popular
worldwide,earning a celebrity status,for
pioneering the commercialized magazine friction
writing.

•Born in January 12,1876 at SAN

FRANCISCO ,CALIFRONIA
•He was raised in OAKLAND,CALIFORNIA
by his SPIRITUALIST mother and his
Stepfather.
•At the age 14 he QUIT SCHOOL to
ESCAPE POVERTY and GAIN
ADVENTURE.
•He exposed San Francicso bay in his sloop
alternately stealing oysters or working for
the government fish patrol.
 •London saw depresssion conditions,was jailed
for VAGRANCY and in 1894 he became a
MILITANT SOCIALIST

•Educated himself at public writing,But

after a year he QUIT school to seek a
fortune in the KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH

•Returning the next year,still poor amd

unable to find work, Until he decide to earn a
living as a WRITER.
 CHARACTERS AND
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE STORY
KEESH - The
MAJOR
-At the beginning he is a
CHARACTER of young boy who is
the story. He innocence ,but at the end
appeares
of the story he becomes a
throughout the
story and he is the brave men who is respected
round character. bu the others.
 •Keesh—The son •UGH GLUK—An
of book Elderly man

•BOK—Keesh’s father in •MASSUK—Another

elderly man in the
the story
story
•Ikeega—Keesh’s mother
•BLAWN & BIM —Spies
and Bok’s Wife.
in the story

•Klosh Kwan—The •Common Villagers—

village chief in the stor Citizens of the story
 SETTINGS OF THE STORY

•the story of Keesh, who lived long ago

on the edge of the polar sea. Because
he used head-craft, instead of
witchcraft, he rose from the poorest
igloo to be the chief in the village. And
for all the years that followed, his
people were happy.
SETTINGS OF THE STORY
The Story of Keesh takes place in a cold area. We can
conclude from the word “Igloo” which we can find in the
story. Igloo is a type of shelter built of snow so that we can
find in snow area that originally built by Inuit.
Furthermore, we can explore it from the story itself.
Keesh hunted bear, as we know that the bear just find in
cold area, it’.So, we conclude that it takes place in a cold
area.
PLOT AND CONFLICT STURCTURE OF
THE STORY
•the beginning of the story the author tells about a
boy who had name Keesh lived in the poor
condition together with his mother. Keesh lived at
the edge of the polar sea. The father of Keesh had
been a brave man. But he had died hunting for
food. Keesh was his only son. Keesh lived along
with his mother, Ikeega.
•Keesh a 13-year-old lad, a son of a huntsman in a tribal community,
who struggles after the death of his father. He tried to prove himself
confidently by gathering sufficient food for the people of his tribe.

•Inspired by tales of his father's skills as a hunter, and emboldened by his

self-confidence and the lackluster amount of food being gathered by the
tribe, he addressed the village elders in the Igloo of the tribe's chief .Keesh
declared that he would honor his father’s memory and became a great
hunter, and bring back a wealth of meat for his people

•Four days later Keesh returned, with an enormous

burden of freshly-killed meat over his shoulders.
• The villagers were stunned by this boy having endured the
elements and succeeded in his quest, became suspicious.
After several more hunting excursions on Keesh's part, all
alone and all resulting in enormous amounts of meat for the
tribe.
•the villagers begin whispering that Keesh is
undoubtedly practicing witchcraft. However, they had
no choice but to be loyal to this manchild, as he had
begun to provide them all with bounteous food.
 •After more speculation and Inuendo as to the source of
Keesh's hunting prowess, it was decided to send two scouts
to follow him on a hunting exhibition.
• They returned several days later, having been
successful in trailing Keesh to his kill, an enormous
(and dangerous) polar bear. Upon his return, the tribe
gathered in Keesh's igloo to accuse him of
witchcraft.He answered their charges well. Keesh
explained the source of his hunting success.
•He explained why the two scouts sent to follow him
observed him striding up to the bear, enraging it,
and convincing it to follow him. He explained why
the scouts witnessed his leaving small round balls of
food on the ice for the bear, and why the bear soon
became ill, and deranged. He explained how he was
then able to spear the bear without endangering
himself.
 OUTLINE OF THE STORY
•Through this literature work, the author tries to portray the
phenomena that is commonly found in our life. Keeesh is a major
character who has important role in the story that the author expect to
be able to create the impression of being a savior in the community.
•Keesh tries to sensitize the community by doing the same
thing as that of his father do in the past. Finally, he succeeds
in showing to the community that his father is a figure of
people who contributed to the community life by looking into
Keesh's work.
•We can get some moral values that we have expressed in
the detail that we have to appreciate the people's work
and sacrifice and we should not give prejudice first
before we can prove someone else work.

•related to the theme of story that told about the

social life in human relation in the community.
Beside that, the live of the main character in the
story has connection with the real author's life.