... features of the text and the intention of the writer. In this thesis, the text chosen is the short story The Law of Life” by the famous American writer, Jack London. 2. Aims of the study The ... and in this case the Subject is also the Subject in the primary clause. When the Subject of the non-finite clause is expressed, it should appear in oblique or in possessive form. The meaning of ... descriptions of the characters and settings “old”, “mighty”, “snowy”, the use of past tense verbs “was sitting”, “worked”, “listened”, “hated”… At the beginning of the story, the main character was introduced...