After reading "The Philosophy of Style," the title character writes poems like "The Vine of Life" and "The Jostling Street," but his only admirer is the George Sterling-inspired Russ Brissenden, who shoots himself.  
A key point in this novel is the protagonist's inability to take Lizzie Connelly on his final journey, leading him to realize he has lost touch with the working class.  After reading "The Philosophy of Style," the title character writes poems like "The Vine of Life" and "The Jostling Street," but his only admirer is the George Sterling-inspired Russ Brissenden, who shoots himself.  The success of his "Sea Lyrics" convinces his fianc? Ruth Morse to come back to him, but he boards the Mariposa and sails for Tahiti.  FTP, name this novel about the title aspiring bourgeois poet, a work of Jack London.
A key point in this novel is the protagonist's inability to take Lizzie Connelly on his final journey, leading him to realize he has lost touch with the working class.  
Martin Eden