At first glance Wolves by John Haines is comparatively deficient, juxtaposed to Jack London's novel The Call of The Wild. It utilizes poor word choice and lacks perceptible effort–which may be why it cannot be tracked down.
John Haines, according to research, was a renowned nature poet with many works. He lived a solitary life in Fairbanks, Alaska beginning as a painter. When his paints froze, The Poetry Foundation tells readers, he turned to writing. He made many poetry works and essays based off his life in the wilderness. Among these works, Wolves has dropped off the face of the earth. A single document makes an appearance when looked for, and it is a copy of the Connections in Call of The Wild. The Poetry Foundation tells that his works include Fourth of July at Santa Ynez, Ice Child, House of Wax, The Dream of February, The Girl Who Buried Snakes in a Jar, The Snowbound City, The Sweater of Vladimir Ussachevsky, This Dark Water, and Young Man. Not much is known about the poem. London's work, The Call of The Wild, was published in 1903 and had numerous film adaptations. His "life symbolized the power of will" (JackLondon.com). He was raised in poverty. At age 17, he went to work on a sealing ship. Afterward he set to work in the Klondike, then deciding to procure an education and pursue writing. The Call of The Wild was his first work. The poem has insufficient word choice that is difficult to elaborate. It is among basic and puerile vocabulary selection that leave the reader poised, compared to London's reflective novel. Wolves has no rumination in it. If you compare it to Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven, Poe's work is far superior. But Wolves may not have been for the public or enjoyment of others; Haines may have written it for himself out of his enjoyment. An author's work is exceedingly important to them, and the leisure of others is not a goal (although it is much appreciated). Did Haines want his work published for others to see, or was it merely buried under a stack of other paraphernalia? Beside this, Haines does an exceptional job with imagery–"their tongues licking the stars" (8)–that supplies the reader with a sense of tranquility and adoration for wolves.
London exercises reflective word choice that delineates the brutality of the wilderness Buck has been hurled into. It evoked exemplary tone and meaning that indicates a resiliency to nostalgia, and the capacity to thrive in the most arduous landscapes. The meaning demonstrates the pulchritude of the wilderness and the travail of Buck's work. Authors devise word choice carefully so it compliments their oeuvre and piques interest with new diction rather than wonted lexis. He strives to secure a recalcitrant and dynamic character with an archaic tone of self-discovery, constructing a setting of life in the traces. It is brutal and antediluvian, not at all saccharine, in which the "toil" has shaped the personalities of Buck's companions and enemies. London inscribed, "Buck toiled in the traces. Always, they broke camp in the dark, and the first gray of dawn found them hitting the trail" (23).
The specific word choice does not tie the works together without exception. Jack London's The Call of The Wild describes the life story of a domesticated mutt that produces an eloquent influence of sympathy and endearment toward the main character. John Haines' Wolves captures illusory splendor with elementary diction.
Works Cited
Haines, John. "Wolves."
London, Jack. The Call of the Wild. Austin: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1999. Print.
"John Haines." Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation, n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2016.
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