Jaydn studied the final pages of Chapter 5 and then discussed the "naturalist" genre's theme of environment controlling the lives of Men. We explored how London's fiction suggests that failing to recognize how the societal environment controls our lives' outcomes constitutes a fatal form of arrogance. Noting the final line of the studied chapter as well as the title of the next chapter, I previewed how London's cynical view is however tempered by his belief that forces of love can alter our violent Darwinian society. As we are having a test on Thursday, we then continued practicing how to prepare a written analysis of a quote from the novel. Last, Jaydn prepared answers to study guide questions based on our class discussion. I offered punctuation suggestions (run-on corrections) and suggestions for sharper word choice.