# The Iron Heel — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Iron Heel by Jack London.

- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The epigraph sets a somber and philosophical tone, comparing the Earth to a stage filled with suffering, yet hints at a deeper meaning that may be revealed in a later act.
- [The Iron Heel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/the-iron-heel.md): Avis Everhard describes the aftermath of the First Revolt and the establishment of the Iron Heel, the oligarchy's brutal regime. She recounts the execution of Ernest Everhard and other revolutionaries, the destruction of
- [My Eagle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/i-my-eagle.md): Avis Everhard, writing from a quiet refuge, recalls her first meeting with Ernest Everhard at a dinner in Berkeley in 1912. Initially put off by his ill-fitting clothes and bold manner, she watches as he challenges the a
- [III: Jackson's Arm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/iii-jackson-s-arm.md): Avis Everhard investigates the case of Jackson, a worker who lost his arm in a mill accident and lost his damage suit. Through interviews with Jackson, his lawyer, and foremen, she uncovers a system of class bias where t
- [Slaves of the Machine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/iv-slaves-of-the-machine.md): Avis Everhard grapples with the reality of Jackson's accident, realizing that society is built on the blood of workers. She confronts Colonel Ingram, Mr. Wickson, Mr. Pertonwaithe, and their wives, discovering that all a

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- [The Philomaths](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/v-the-philomaths.md)
- [VI: Adumbrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/vi-adumbrations.md)
- [VII: The Bishop’s Vision](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/vii-the-bishop-s-vision.md)
- [The Machine Breakers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/viii-the-machine-breakers.md)
- [IX: The Mathematics of a Dream](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/ix-the-mathematics-of-a-dream.md)
- [X: The Vortex](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/x-the-vortex.md)
- [XI: The Great Adventure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xi-the-great-adventure.md)
- [The Bishop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xii-the-bishop.md)
- [XIII: The General Strike](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xiii-the-general-strike.md)
- [XIV: The Beginning of the End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xiv-the-beginning-of-the-end.md)
- [Last Days](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xv-last-days.md)
- [XVI: The End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xvi-the-end.md)
- [XVII: The Scarlet Livery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xvii-the-scarlet-livery.md)
- [In the Shadow of Sonoma](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xviii-in-the-shadow-of-sonoma.md)
- [XIX: Transformation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xix-transformation.md)
- [A Lost Oligarch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xx-a-lost-oligarch.md)
- [XXI: The Roaring Abysmal Beast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xxi-the-roaring-abysmal-beast.md)
- [XXII: The Chicago Commune](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xxii-the-chicago-commune.md)
- [The People of the Abyss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xxiii-the-people-of-the-abyss.md)
- [XXIV: Nightmare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xxiv-nightmare.md)
- [XXV: The Terrorists](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xxv-the-terrorists.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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