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Jack London is among the many prolific writers in the United States of America who own great artistic works ranging from great-time novels to short stories to plays, to name a few. He is fondly remembered for his great novel, "Martin Eden", published in 1909. In the novel he tries to express the challenges faced by young writers trying to harness their talent and passion in an area where few opportunity. This novel has stood the test of time with its relevance evident to this day. It is a favorite of many young emerging writers, so the main objective of writing this article is to focus on Jack London's autobiography as "Martin Eden". The Life of Jack LondonJack London was born in the last quarter of the nineteenth century to Flora Wellman, a great spiritualist and music teacher. Biographers believe that Jack's father was an astrologer named William Chaney. The author in his great novel "Martin Eden" presents himself as a rude sailor who had a great need to be educated in an effort to adapt well to the society of the literary elite. Through intense self-study, he struggles to rise above his inadequate conditions of being born among the working class, he does so in an attempt to reserve a coveted place among the wealthy. According to the context, the protagonist does this mainly because of his relationship with a girl named Ruth Morse. The author clearly shows that 'Martin Eden' has an intimate relationship with the girl, however the two, although in love, come from very different social contexts. While the former comes from a bourgeois background, the latter comes from a working-class background. It is therefore essential that the two... in the middle of the paper... ally anything to ensure his passion and not even her love for the girl would make him change or even think of changing his position, the conversation brings out the author as a very determined, resolute and down to earth person who would stop at nothing to achieve his goal, this is also highlighted through the first person narration the author uses this style perfectly to echo his perception.ConclusionFinally the novel is considered London's autobiography, this is because it is a narration of his life by himself in the person of Martin Eden and therefore should not be confused with a biography. Jack London successfully expresses his feelings to the widest spectrum of interested parties, he notes and emphatically states that great writers come to the brink of their career and for this they must resort to his own wit.