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MY FAVOURITE WRITER: JACK LONDON (1876-1916)
To begin with I have to admit that i'm fond of reading. I have been doing regular reading since my childhood. I liked to read books about the history of our country, about famous people and adventures. Literature means much in my life. It helps to form the character and the world outlook, to understand better life. Books teach us to be honest, modest, and courageous. They help us to feel compassion for weak people.
Jack London became my favorite writer from his first books i'd read. It was his novel "Martin Iden ". First of all I got interested in Jack London as a personality. His life story struck me not less than his works. What a man! He was strong and talented. He lived a life of adventures and hardships. So he knew what he was writing about. In his novel "Martin Iden " he describes his biography. What a hard life he lived!
Jack London was born in San Francisco in 1876. From his childhood he suffered greatly. He changed a lot of jobs: selling out newspapers, working at the factory. He hated that kind of job, which exhausted people and made them suffer physically and morally.
Young Jack had no opportunity to go to school. So he studied privately reading much at night.
When gold was found in Alaska, Jack London joined the gold rush. He returned home without gold but with rich impressions about people with whom he met and made friends. They became the prototypes of his heroes.
That is why it is so interesting to read his novels "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang". His heroes are bright personalities . They are physically strong and enduring people. They try to find a way out from the most difficult situations. They fight and survive.
The very first story "The Love of Life" caught my fancy. I was struck by the will of a sick man who found himself alone, side by side with a wolf. Both the man and the wolf were sick and weak. And each of them was waiting for the other to grow still weaker and faint. The man won. While reading the story I admired the courage and human spirit of the hero.
The story "Brown Wolf' is not less interesting. It's about a dog and his devotion to people.
Later I read more novels and stories by Jack London. My fondness of Jack London, the greatest American writer, will stay with me all my life.
1) "I'm coming!"
She said she was coming
2) "I'd never been there before."
She said she had never been there before.
3) "I won't see you tomorrow."
She said she wouldn't see me the following day.
4) "I hadn't travelled by underground before I came to London."
She said she hadn't travelled by underground before she came to London.
5) "Please get me a cup of tea."
She said/asked to get her a cup of tea.
6) "Do you work in London?"
She said to me/asked me if I lived in London.
7) "I've never been to Wales."
She said she had never been to Wales.
8) "Would you mind waiting a moment please?"
She said to me/asked if I would mind waiting a moment.
9) "Go to bed!"
She said/asked to go to bed.
10) "Why is Julie sad?"
She said/asked why Julie was sad
11) "How much is the rent on your flat?"
She said / asked how much the rent on my flat was.
12) "Who do you go running with?"
She said/asked who I went running with
13) "I will stop smoking on Tuesday."
She said she would stop smoking on Tuesday
14) "Did you arrive before seven?"
She said/asked if I had arrived before seven.
15) "Is it cold outside?"
She said/asked if it was cold outside
16) "Does it rain a lot in London?"
She said/asked if it rained a lot in London
17) "I have been running for about five years."
She said she had been running for about five years.
18) "He hasn’t eaten breakfast."
She said he hadn’t eaten breakfast
19) "I'm sorry I broke your computer."
She said she was sorry she had broken my computer.
20) "I didn't like the film."
She said she hadn't liked the film
