The Red One - Jack London - Books - Createspace Independent Publishing Platf - 9781542550376 - January 14, 2017
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Jack London
The Red One

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The story is told from the perspective of a scientist called Bassett, who is on an expedition in the jungle of Guadalcanal to collect butterflies. The "Red One" of the title refers to a giant red sphere, of apparently extraterrestrial origin, that the headhunting natives worship as their god and to which they perform human sacrifices. Bassett becomes obsessed with the Red One and in the end is sacrificed himself. The story's theme was suggested to London by his friend George Sterling: a message is sent from an alien civilization but is lost in the wilderness. There are parallels to Joseph Conrad's short novel Heart of Darkness. Critics have noted the possible influence of Carl Jung on the story, as London became aware of Jung's ideas at around the time of writing "The Red One" in 1916. The story makes an enigmatic reference to helmeted figures, perhaps the Red One's alien crew. Here, London may have anticipated the ancient astronauts of science fiction and pseudoscience. The U. S. copyright on "The Red One" has expired, and the story is available on Project Gutenberg.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released January 14, 2017
ISBN13 9781542550376
Publishers Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages 58
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 3 mm   ·   90 g
Language English  

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