The story of keesh

By:Jack London
• John Griffith London (born John
Griffith Chaney; January 12, 1876 –
November 22, 1916) was an
American novelist, journalist, and
social activist. A pioneer in the
world of commercial magazine
fiction, he was one of the first
writers to become a worldwide
celebrity and earn a large fortune
from writing. He was also an
innovator in the genre that would
later become known as science
fiction.
• His most famous works include The
Call of the Wild and White Fang,
both set in the Klondike Gold Rush,
as well as the short stories "To Build
a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North",
and "Love of Life". He also wrote
about the South Pacific in stories
such as "The Pearls of Parlay" and
"The Heathen".
 » The characters in the story of Keesh:
• 1) Keesh - Bok's son in the story
• 2) Bok - father of Keesh in the story
• 3) Ikeega - mother of Keesh and wife of Bok in the story
• 4) Klosh Kwan - village chief in the story
• 5) Ugh Gluk - an old man in the story
• 6) Massuk - another old man in the story
• 7) Mawn & Bim - spies in the story
• 8) Common Villagers - citizens in the story
THE SUMMARY OF THE STORY OF KEESH:
“Keesh” is a story about a thirteen year old boy who
lived with his mother in North Pole. After his father
had died, they forced to live in the poorest igloo in
the village and ate the old meat because Keesh was
only a boy and his mother was a woman and not a
warrior. So Keesh went to the council wanted to
receive a fair share, but the men there didn’t agree
with what he said so he went out and hunted by
himself. When he came back, he got a bear and two
cubs with him and he shared fairly to the others.
His success continued, because of this Keesh was
looked upon with great respect and he got an
biggest igloo by the people there made for him. But
the men there didn’t believe Keesh could hunt by
himself, so they decided to spy on him. And they
finally found out the reason why Keesh were so
successful, is not about magic or anythings. It’s
because Keesh always readied some little round ice
balls made by bones and whale meat. When the
bear swallowed the ball, the bear would get sick and
Keesh could kill it easily. Because he uesd his brain
to hunt, he rose to power and became the chief of
his village and no one was left hungry again.
The conflict in the Story of Keesh is the
distrust and misunderestimation of the
council members to the 13-year old
Keesh.When Keesh went to the council
meeting to express his thoughts on the
fair sharing of hunted meat, the elders in
the meeting questioned and laughed at
him. Because of the embarrassment,
Keesh told them that the time would
come when the council members will go
to him and ask him for his help.
The climax in the story of Keesh is
when his fellow villager tries to
know what is his secret behind.
They wanna know if what was the
technique he used to kill polar
bear and yet they think that his
using witchcrafts to kill polar
bears. The reason why they let
some man to know every single
actions of Keesh especially when
he hunts polar bear.
What is the theme of “the story of keesh?

The theme of this short story is the sacrifice

which is forgotten. Keesh tries to prove
that his father has become the savior for
his community. He comes again to make the
society aware that they have to appreciate
every sacrifice of the person. We can derive
some moral values of this story such as we
have to appreciate the sacrifice of a person
and we should not have bad prejudice towards
each other.