Comparision Of Jack London

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alone at night"... "No, not he."(13) Moreover, In Jack London's story, the plot mostly took place on land and in the day time. On the contrary, in Arthur Gordon's story, the plot mostly took place in water and at night. Also, in "To Build a Fire," the main character had a knife for a weapon; "With his helpless hands he could neither draw nor hold his sheath knife."(363) In contrast to this, in "The Sea Devil," the main character did not have a weapon of any sort. All these differences show that although there may be more similarities, there are still many differences.
Secondly, there are many similarities between the two short stories. For example, in both of the stories, the old man and the young man were solitary. This is shown by a couple of quotes: "He knew he would do no more casting alone at night."(13) And in London's tale, "he was"(357) . . . "As he turned"(358) . . . "He was bound."(359) These three quotes show that the author did not mention another person, therefore ...

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