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Vilka [71]
3 years ago
13

Which best describes the two main characters in Jack London’s “In a Far Country”?

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saw5 [17]3 years ago
3 0
I would say that they were Klondike novices and  unfortunately did not pull their weight in camp or on the trail, always shirking their responsibities .and taking advantage of other hard working members of the crew.  Thus they were not an asset to the party of men seeking their fortune and braving the hardships of the trip to the Klondike.
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