Question

NEGORE, THE COWARD

From Love of Life & Other Stories
By Jack London

Write a paragraph, including a topic sentence and supporting details, to answer the following question:

Oona goes to great lengths to tell the details of her father's story. What does her narrative tell the reader about what is important to her? Use details from the text to support your answer.

Answer 1

Oona values bravery in a man. She depicts his father as a courageous man and contrasts him to Negore. Oona says: "I was thy woman to be, Negore, but thou art a coward; the daughter of Old Kinoos mates not with a coward!" meaning that she loves and think highly about his father and doesn't think so well about Negore. Oona says: "Old Kinoos is a brave man, but Old Kinoos was never a boaster", so she sets the hurdle high for a pretender like Negore.

Answer 2

It is true that Oona goes to great lengths to tell the details of her father's story and her narrative tells us that she loved and idolized her father for his bravery. She is looking for a man who is just like her father and who is not a coward.