Many people today could easily say that they loved and appreciated life, that living in this world was a privilege that they would do anything to maintain. Through a story called "The Love of Life", Jack London demonstrates what the true definition of loving life is like. He does not illustrate the "love of life" as something simple and pleasurable, but as something that is excruciating. London uses the phrase "love of life" with the …showed first 75 words of 821 total…

…showed last 75 words of 821 total…It can make a desperate person perform tasks that no one would have ever thought of. Jack London portrays his definition for "the love of life" through the characters in this story. The unnamed man was of great courage, for he did not give up on life. His "love for life" kept him going, because he knew that every step he placed into the snow counted, and that each was a step closer to survival.