# When God Laughs — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for When God Laughs by Jack London.

- [When God Laughs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_god_laughs_se/chapters/when-god-laughs.md): Carquinez visits the narrator in his bungalow during a storm, and over wine they discuss satiety, desire, and the futility of trying to outwit the gods. Carquinez recounts the story of Marvin Fiske and his wife, who atte
- [The Apostate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_god_laughs_se/chapters/the-apostate.md): Johnny, a young boy, is forced awake by his mother to work at the jute mill. He endures a grim morning routine and a long walk to the factory, where he performs repetitive, exhausting labor. After collapsing from exhaust
- [A Wicked Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_god_laughs_se/chapters/a-wicked-woman.md): Loretta visits Santa Clara to escape Billy, who wants to marry her. She stays with the Hemingways, where Ned Bashford, a philosophical man, becomes enamored with her apparent innocence. Loretta confesses to Ned that she 
- [Just Meat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_god_laughs_se/chapters/just-meat.md): After a successful burglary, partners Matt and Jim divide a fortune in stolen gems. Their mutual suspicion and greed quickly surface, leading each to secretly plot against the other. Jim poisons Matt's coffee, but Matt h
- [Created He Them](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_god_laughs_se/chapters/created-he-them.md): George Burrell arrives to take his brother Al to a sanatorium under Doctor Bodineau's care. Al initially refuses to go, leading to a tense confrontation where George threatens to cut off financial support and even offers

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- [The Chinago](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_god_laughs_se/chapters/the-chinago.md)
- [Make Westing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_god_laughs_se/chapters/make-westing.md)
- [Semper Idem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_god_laughs_se/chapters/semper-idem.md)
- [The Francis Spaight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_god_laughs_se/chapters/the-francis-spaight.md)
- [A Curious Fragment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_god_laughs_se/chapters/a-curious-fragment.md)
- [A Piece of Steak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_god_laughs_se/chapters/a-piece-of-steak.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_god_laughs_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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