"Here is Jack London, writer of The Son Of The Wolf. He is also the author of The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea Wolf. Nice to have you on the show Jack."
"Its good to be here."
"So Jack, tell me a little bit about why you started writing, for example, where does your inspiration come from?"
"Well Simon, as you may know, I went to Cal, mostly to pursue my passion for writing. However; I eventually dropped out of school to try my luck at the Alaska Gold Rush, also known as the Klondike. I lived in very harsh conditions for a winter, and at one point I even got scurvy because of our lack of fresh foods. It was during this time that I became acquainted with many of the situations that I described in my books."
"Hmm interesting. Here is a quote from "The Son of the Wolf" that I found very interesting: "Man rarely places a proper valuation upon his womankind, at least not until deprived of them. [. . .] But the hunger will continue and become stronger; he will lose interest in the things of his every-day life and wax morbid; and one day, when the emptiness has become unbearable, a revelation will dawn upon him."(21) Much of the book is written in much the same tone, lack of female contact being a prominent recurring theme throughout the story. Do you have any reasons for this prominence?"
"The Yukon is one of the most lonely, cruel places I have ever been, and I went on my voyage there with only one other man, my brother-in-law. I felt exactly as I wrote, that the emptiness soon became unbearable."
"You truly do write like one who has true experience, the story even feels like non fiction, due to a tone of knowingness. Its been great to talk to you. Thank you for coming on the show."
"It has been my pleasure."
"For more information on Jack London visit http://london.sonoma.edu/jackbio.html or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_London. Tune in next time on NPR."
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Overall this is pretty good. It has lots of information and even provides a quote. There's actually one part that seemed a bit weird. "You truly do like one who has true experience...".
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's just me but it didn't quite seem right. Other than that, I thought it was written well.
Simon -- Sung is write about that one little part, but otherwise this is well constructed. Love the "Viewers Like You" part at the close. Nice incorporation of JL's background to provide some context for the author and his relation to the text. Perhaps add a bit of plot so readers/listeners have a bit more understanding of the basic premise. Have you been to Jack London State Park (site of his home) up north of Napa? You should check it out.
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