John Barleycorn (novel) - White Logic

White Logic

At the beginning of the book, Jack London gives a quick tease of "White Logic," mentioning the “white light of alcohol” and how alcohol presented to his mind the concept of White Logic. It is only until the final five chapters that the nihilism of White Logic is finally revealed and pitted against the "lesser truth" that "makes life possible to persist."

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