Leon Trotsky - - writing in 1937 - - on London's The Iron Heel (1907): "However, it is not a question of Jack London's pessimism, but of his passionate effort to shake those who are lulled by routine, to force them to open their eyes and to see what is and what approaches. The artist is audaciously utilizing the methods of hyperbole. He is bringing the tendencies rooted in capitalism: of oppression, cruelty, bestiality, betrayal, to their extreme expression."
For Wed., read the following chapters of London's socialist sci-fi novel: Chapter 3, "Jackson's Arm," Chapter 13, "The General Strike," Chapter 22, "The Chicago Commune," Chapter 23, "The People of the Abyss."
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