Riassunto
Trama e riassunto di Michele, fratello di Jerry
A chi è rivolto
You will enjoy this if you love dog stories, South Seas adventure, sea voyages, rogues with warm hearts, or books that look closely at how animals think and feel.
Che cos’è questo libro
What would a man give up for a dog he stole to sell? Michael, Brother of Jerry, by Jack London, follows an Irish terrier named Michael from the Solomon Islands to the stages of America. You meet a beer-loving steward, a treasure-hunting schooner and a school where animals are trained through pain. The book also carries an open argument against trained-animal acts. It begins on a dark beach at Tulagi, where a small theft starts everything.
In questo riassunto
- 1A steward steals a dog on a dark beachFree
- 2Love grows in a small stateroom
- 3A deck fight wins Michael a place aboard
- 4The Ship of Fools and its Ancient Mariner
- 5A grieving whale sinks the schooner
- 6A singing dog earns a family's living
- 7A doctor and a trainer take everything
- 8A crate carries Michael into a strange world
- 9What the story says about dogs and cruelty
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A steward steals a dog on a dark beach
The story opens at Tulagi in the Solomon Islands. Captain Kellar forgets his Irish terrier, Michael, on the beach, and the steamer Makambo sails with the dog hidden aboard. The thief is Dag Daughtry, a steward famous for drinking six quarts of bottled beer every day.
Daughtry sizes Michael up like a dealer. He checks the dog's jaw, feet and tail, striking matches for a closer look and decides he is worth twenty pounds in Sydney. He wins the dog slowly, by pretending not to care, then calling softly, Stick around, dog. A faint kissing sound from his lips draws Michael after him across the sand.
The chapter shows the book's first idea. A man steals for money, and the dog starts to change him. Daughtry has a servant too, a leprous young man named Kwaque, whom he rescued from men with spears after a pig died. He does not know what Kwaque's twisted fingers mean, and that matters later.
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Questions about Michele, fratello di Jerry
What is Michael, Brother of Jerry about?
It follows an Irish terrier named Michael, who is stolen from a beach in the Solomon Islands and travels through ships, treasure hunts and animal acts across America. It tells how people treat a loving, clever dog.
Is Michael, Brother of Jerry a sequel?
Michael and Jerry are brothers, and the story often looks back at their shared past.
Why does Jack London say trained-animal acts are cruel?
His preface and the story argue that animal acts depend on fear and pain behind the stage. The book shows training scenes at Cedarwild and elsewhere, and urges readers to leave the theater when such an act begins.
Who is Dag Daughtry?
He is a ship's steward who drinks six quarts of beer a day and steals Michael to sell him. He grows so fond of the dog that he gives up his wages and takes huge risks to keep him.
When was Michael, Brother of Jerry written?
London dates his preface December 8, 1915. It is a lively adventure with short chapters, sea voyages, humor and a clear voice, which makes it easy to follow.