/lit/ - Literature

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>How good is Martin Eden by Jack London
One of the most powerful books I have ever read. This book should be given to the people at the age of 18-20, and if they see their reflection in Martin, this means they are on the right path; if not - they are hopeless grey zombies of the society. I feel in pain from the fact that society managed to break the will of such a powerful individual and turn him into a cynic, absolutely apathetic to anything and unwilling to go on with the fight for happiness, which is Life! Yet, no matter how painful it was to see such termination of a seemingly striking transformation, London simply had to sacrifice Martin to make all of us question the true value of what we consider as our goal, in order to prevent us from the most bitter - disappointment.

So many parallel thematics flow along with the main theme such as an insight into the relationships between man and a woman, and the significance of faith in them; emptiness of fame, position in the society and wealth; karma, and how you inevitably see the fruits of your efforts, as long as they are true; hypocritical nature of people; and most importantly - the importance of perseverance of a true, genuine self (which Martin betrayed to) because that is the only back to rely on we have at the end of the day, and its only the voice of this self that comes to our defense even while the whole universe is standing against. This book is a must-read for all target-driven people. Standing in life with this kind of people, I have had all the challenges Martin has gone through mixed in my head, while London sorted them all on the shelves, and made a huge contribution to the path towards a goal I am on at the moment.