Lesson Plan 20 - Jack London杰克伦敦.pptVIP

* Jack London 1876-1916 Early Life London faced a lot of hardships during his childhood. After his father abandoned his mother (who had refused to get an abortion), she tried to kill herself while pregnant with Jack. When Jack was born, she had an ex-slave take care of him. As an illegitimate child, London passed his youth in poverty living in the Oakland slums before turning to the sea. At the age of 16, he became a member of a sealing ship. When he was 21, he tried to contact his father who was living in Chicago at the time. His father told him that his mother had relations with other men