Michael Brother of Jerry Jack London 9781541266605 Books
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Michael, an Irish terrier, was born and raised in the Solomon Islands. The dog now works as a slave hunter aboard a schooner on a mission to recruit native islanders for work. One day the captain accidentally leaves Michael on a beach and sails away. Michael was then abducted by Dag Daughtry, a steward on another ship, who initially planned to sell the dog for money. However, later he got attached to Michael and takes the dog to a trip around the world.
Michael Brother of Jerry Jack London 9781541266605 Books
This is a wonderful book, as is its prequel, Jerry of the Islands. It's a great dog story. But be warned, if a child is to read this book it should be under the guidance of an adult prepared to explain the extremely racist characters and situations. The story is no fluffy puppy story. It is exciting, the locations exotic, but some of the situations are brutal - it's a Jack London story after all, and the 'N' word appears at least a million times. Still, I'm not one for censorship, and it is a great opportunity to talk about just what happened to people of color, how they were treated, and why they might be justifiably angry about it.Product details
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Michael Brother of Jerry Jack London 9781541266605 Books Reviews
JL was great at writing from the animal's point of view. you get the feeling he knew what he was talking about. there is no way you can read this book without feeling that the dog is a person, but also that this is a very realistic way of describing the dog's life. a dog gets kidnapped by a man, who turns out to be a rather nice fellow. adventure in this story, great dog psychology which always amazes me. i won't give away the dog's adventures but they are interesting, there is a lot of lovely details and particularly detailed descriptions of how the dog thinks, and the story is touching on a very human level.
Michael, Brother of Jerry is the sequel to Jack London’s novel Jerry of the Islands. Both books were published in 1917, and each tells the story of one of two canine siblings. Jerry of the Islands is a mediocre adventure story with a lot of uncomfortable racial content. Michael, Brother of Jerry has a much better story than its predecessor, and is a far more satisfying book. Unfortunately, if you haven’t already read Jerry’s book, you’re probably going to be lost here, or at least rendered clueless by the many references to Jerry and his story. Perhaps even more unfortunate, however, are those who have read Jerry’s book, for on the final page of that novel London gives away the ending of Michael’s book, so all along while reading Michael’s adventures you know exactly where he’s going to end up.
Michael, Brother of Jerry begins exactly where Jerry of the Islands leaves off. Jerry and Michael are Irish terriers, born and raised on a plantation in the Solomon Islands. Michael serves as an “[n-word]-chaser” on a schooner used for recruiting native labor. On the very first page of his novel, however, he is stolen from his owner by a steward on another ship. This is to the benefit of the story, as it means we don’t have to sit through another book about brutal South Seas plantations populated by murderous black servants. Instead, Jerry becomes the willing companion of Dag Daughtry, a lovable, alcoholic seaman who requires little more out of life than six quarts of beer each day. For much of the book, Daughtry is the real protagonist of the novel, rather than Jerry. The story follows the steward’s escapades from ship to ship and port to port while Jerry faithfully tags along for the ride.
In a foreword to the novel, London explains that the purpose of this book is to expose the cruel abuse suffered by animals in the world of trained animal entertainment. This subject doesn’t really enter the novel until roughly its final third. London’s depiction of the business of animal taming is most likely a mixture of investigative journalism and sensational exaggeration. Everyone in that line of work is depicted as a complete sadist, to such an extent that it’s difficult to fathom why they would engage in the active destruction of the very animals they’ve invested in. Nevertheless, at least the book tries to make a point, which is one thing that was missing from Jerry’s book. London is often at his best when he’s being preachy, and his enthusiastic devotion to the fight against cruelty to animals serves to enliven the book considerably.
Regrettably, the final chapter of Michael, Brother of Jerry is yet another shameful retread of the lame final chapter of White Fang. It seems London ends all his dog books the same way, except for The Call of the Wild. Although London’s four dog novels obviously share some common subject matter, the stories of Jerry and Michael are nowhere in the same league with The Call of the Wild and White Fang. In the latter two novels, London uses dogs to examine deep philosophical issues related to the theory of evolution, the relationship between man and nature, and the very meaning of wildness. On the other hand, the primary purpose of the two Irish terriers from the South Pacific is merely to provide a couple of entertaining stories. To this end, Jerry isn’t very successful, but Michael puts on a pretty good show. In fact, Michael, Brother of Jerry would be a much better novel were it not so intimately connected with its inferior predecessor.
the print was so small the book was virtually unreadable.
No slow spots in this book! This sequel to Jerry of the Islands is worth the read.
It is a poor quality product.
This book helped me to know how trainers "domesticate" with violence wild animals to do ridiculous things. Since I read this book I avoid circus..
Michael Brother of Jerry is an excellant sequel to Jerry of the Islands. Jack London sure knew how to write a book and make you feel as though you were actually in the story. These stories would be as popular today as then if not for a politically correct world we live in. Some of the statements made would not fit very well with todays race sensitive attitudes in this country. All that being said however it is a very good story and I highly recommend it if you like adventurous tales. Good book and the ending will leave you smiling.
This is a wonderful book, as is its prequel, Jerry of the Islands. It's a great dog story. But be warned, if a child is to read this book it should be under the guidance of an adult prepared to explain the extremely racist characters and situations. The story is no fluffy puppy story. It is exciting, the locations exotic, but some of the situations are brutal - it's a Jack London story after all, and the 'N' word appears at least a million times. Still, I'm not one for censorship, and it is a great opportunity to talk about just what happened to people of color, how they were treated, and why they might be justifiably angry about it.
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