Trust by Jack London (1913)
The novel revolves around a young man who returns to his hometown after being away for several years and becomes embroiled in a conflict between the town's wealthy elite and its working-class residents. The story explores themes of class struggle, social injustice, and personal redemption.
By Jack London · First published 1913 · Genre: Adventure, Drama, Historical Fiction · 5,830 words
First lines
All lines had been cast off, and the _Seattle No._ 4 was pulling slowly out from the shore. Her decks were piled high with freight and baggage, and swarmed with a heterogeneous company of Indians, dogs, and dog-mushers, prospectors, traders, and homeward-bound gold-seekers. A goodly portion of Dawson was lined up on the bank, saying good-bye. As the gang-plank came in and the steamer nosed into the stream, the clamour of farewell became deafening. Also, in that eleventh moment, everybody began to remember final farewell messages and to shout them back and forth across the widening stretch of water. Louis Bondell, curling his yellow moustache with one hand and languidly waving the other hand to his friends on shore, suddenly remembered something and sprang to the rail.
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Trust is listed on Textopian as a short story by Jack London, dated 1913 CE.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Jack London
- Date: 1913 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Adventure, Drama, Historical Fiction, Action, Psychological Fiction
- Length: 5,830 words
- Structure: 1 section, 67 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Adventure — The narrative focuses on a perilous journey through the Yukon, highlighting themes of survival and endurance.
- Drama — The story explores human emotions and relationships, particularly trust and responsibility, under extreme conditions.
- Historical Fiction — Set during the Klondike Gold Rush, it provides a backdrop of historical events and settings.
- Action — The plot is driven by physical challenges and intense sequences of action, such as navigating rapids and climbing mountains.
Tags
Adventure · Fiction · Literary · Classic · Novel · American · 19th Century · Psychological · Exploratory · Philosophical · Existential · Man vs Nature