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Martin Eden (
1909
) is a novel by American author
Jack London
, about a proletarian young
autodidact struggling to become a writer. It was first serialized in the
Pacific Monthly
magazine from
September 1908 to September 1909, and subsequently published in book form by
Macmillan
in
September 1909.
"Martin Eden" is largely autobiographical. It is dedicated to the
tragedy
talented writer of the
people in bourgeois society.
The hero of the novel Martin Eden - comes from a working environment, a sailor, experienced
despite his youth, many deprivation. Man extremely gifted and strong, he has thought about life, pursue
knowledge. Much love for Ruth Morse, educated girl from bourgeois environment, the desire to become
equal with the beloved becomes an incentive for Martin. He is titanic energy, working 19 hours a day,
avidly studying and thanks to its rare ability to quickly achieve the goal.
Eden first illusions are about the bourgeois society, its culture. But, adjoining closer to the world of
Morse, he understands that "the university education and true knowledge is not the same thing.
"Martin sees a veneer of selfishness, pettiness, meanness thoughts and feelings. London vain
emphasized that his novel - the second attack on the bourgeoisie "(after "Iron Heel"). Indeed, the great
strength of the novel and criticism contempt for the writer and his hero Martin Eden to the world of
American owners: from wealthy businessmen, such as Morse, Butler, Judge Blount, to grave burghers,
small shopkeepers like zyatyam Eden Higginbotham and Schmidt. In the business world value of human
relation to it are determined by a checkbook, the ability "make money".
Favorite Eden idealized them for a long time Ruth Morse entirely dependent representations
bourgeois environment. In his loving Maptina, she did not understand his aspirations. Her frightening
inner freedom, Martin, disdain for bourgeois prejudices. Ruth not believes in talent Martin, until he was
recognized bourgeois society, and while he does not receive money for their work. In betraying love,
breaking with Martin in difficult time, Ruth was ready to return to Martin - the famous writer and rich
man. The scene depicting the last interview with Ruth Martin, full of bitter contempt for bourgeois
morality, which is determined in the final account the ratio of Ruth to Martin.
The images major and minor characters from popular media found democracy London. Not to
mention the very Martin Eden, which rises above the world intellectual and moral pygmies, how humane,
disinterested in love and friendship of people like worker Lizzie Connolly, Joe and his comrades Jimmy,
the landlady, laundress, and other people working in the novel. London, which always liked to portray the
strong, strong-willed, outstanding people, and this time the novel creates an image of an outstanding
person. Martin Eden is endowed with not only physical strength, perseverance, spiritual wealth of love,
inner freedom, but the great talent of the writer. He strives to create works full the truth of life, and not
those in which "glorified kinds Messrs. Butler, pathetic hunters dollars, depicting the love troubles
worthless fellows ".
Tragedy
of a hero is that bourgeois society is indifferent to the talent of plebeian without a name
and patronage. It is generally indifferent to the real art. Exhausting the internal and physical forces in the
struggle for success, for recognition, which depends on its personal happiness, Martin feels stronger
aversion to the society and the bourgeois public, recognition of which he is seeking. And when, finally, as
a result chance to come to Eden fame and fortune when he becomes "its" in bourgeois society, Martin
does not feel anything, except emptiness and indifference. Hero of London is seeking to escape the
eternal peace of death. Jack London gave his hero features an ardent
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