A review of The Call of the Wild《野性的呼唤》影评
A Brief Analysis of The Call of the Wild 浅析《野性的呼唤》
A Brief Analysis of The Call of the Wild摘要《野性的呼唤》是杰克·伦敦的第一本畅销书，也是二十世纪早期美国最受欢迎的小说之一。
这是一部使作者享誉文坛的作品，虽然它只有简单的情节但是它被看作是美国文坛的典范。
文章生动地分析了杰克·伦敦作品主题的特点，那就是对人与自然冲突的描写。
就《野性的呼唤》这本书来说，它的主人公巴克最终的回归行为是作者渴望自由的象征，也是在当时社会环境下受压迫人们的迫切愿望。
它指出了作者的写作思想，那就是人们在与自然斗争中展示出的坚强意志。
本文试图通过剖析作品的几大主题----回归自然，适者生存，社会生活的折射，抗争精神和人道主义，以揭示其主体的深刻内涵，从而探寻其长盛不衰的艺术魅力。
该篇论文深刻分析了“回归”的含义，在对原著透彻理解的基础上阐述了环境对人类的重要性，揭示了主题。
关键词：野性的呼唤；自由；回归AbstractThe Call of the Wild is the first seller of Jack London, one of the best novels in the early twentieth–century America. It was this book that made its author famous in the republic of letters. Although it has a simple plot, it is considered as a classic of American literature. The article vividly analyzes the characteristics of Jack London’s writing theme t hat is the description of the conflicts between nature and human. Based on The Call of the Wild，the behavior of its protagonist Buck’s final return is the symbol of yearning for freedom of the author as well as the urgent aspiration of people who were repressed at the social circumstance of that time. It points out the author’s writing thoughts,that human show how strong they are in their fight against nature. This thesis undertakes an attempt to dissect its themes—back to the nature, the survival of the fittest, the refraction of social life, struggles of the oppressed and humanitarianism so as to disclose the multiplicity of the theme in it.This thesis analyzes the connotation of “return” deeply. Basing on the thorough understanding of the novel, this thesis expounds the importance of environment to human beings, and reveals the theme.Key words：The Call of the Wild; freedom; returnContentsChapter 1 Introduction (4)Chapter 2 Leaving home to the wild (6)2.1 Falling into cheat and leaving home (6)2.2 Unable to get away from the club (6)2.3 Going into the wild (7)Chapter 3 A painful struggle (8)3.1 The initial practice (8)3.2 The tribulation of the survival (8)3.2.1 Following the law of the club and tooth (9)3.2.2 Become a leader (9)3.2.3 For the love of his benefactor (10)3.3 The last choice (11)Chapter 4 Buck’s gains (13)4.1 How to become a sledge dog (13)4.2 How to live in the north (13)4.3 How to repay an obligation (14)4.4 The cruel circumstance (15)Chapter 5 Conclusion (13)References (18)Chapter 1 IntroductionThe most famous novel about the animal from the American famous novelist Jack London (1876-1916) is The Call of the Wild. It is one of the masterpieces of the great American writer Jack London, and it has always been my favorite novel. It apparently is a dog’s story. In the deep part, London makes a reflection of the real human life through Buck’s life. He treats animals like human beings and human beings are just like animals, recognizing no essential difference between man and animal. Jack London’s uncanny understanding of animal and human natures give this novel a striking vitality and power. After reading it, people could not help pondering over his own life and thinking about what is the real meaning of human nature that always resounds in the inner heart like the Wild appealing Buck to return to its arms. Buck’s story in fact is a human’s life story. Some interesting comparisons will show how amazingly similar these two worlds are, and some inspirations can be drawn from this allegoric story.One of the characteristics of his novel lies in their themes, especially focusing on the fight between the human and the nature and his expression of respect for human’s strong will in these fights. But his novel stands out among all this kind of human—nature conflict stories because he is clever enough to make cruel story interesting and plotting. In this novel, the whole story is based on a smart dog, Buck, which makes it fresh beyond the outlook of a dog and the common description of it. This is a story that takes place in the original wilderness of the backland snow and icebound in North America, describing a dog who named Buck to be drawn in the wave of gold rush in Alaska.He experiences various sufferings struck with soul—stirring, and be caused to remember his ancestry by instinct in the howl. Generally, the original innate wild of the wolf has revived in his deep soul. Finally,under the lure of the wolf, the wildness in the untamed nature brought to his life little by little and his social return to the nature from the civilization. Although the novel describes a dog, it gives the dog with the innate intelligence, using “he” and “they” t o call them completely. The purpose lies in being reflected the pathetic life of the labor people in a capitalism society by the career of a dog, expressing the strong wild that they resist the exploitation and oppression and look forward to the freedom. Not only does the story tell that the hero returns to the great universe, but also it emphasizes the process that his soul returns to the wild. Use a new writing skill to announce the topic of the returning.This novel has 7 chapters. The launch, development and the end of the story is by the clues of the living environment and mind variety of Buck. It can be divided into four importance parts: ⑴Buck was born in Judge Miller’s house in the sunny valley of Santa Clara in Southern and he had the comfortable life but because of the pan for gold, he was thrown into the abyss of pain and sufferings; ⑵ The difficult life after Buck become a sledge dog and the maltreatment which he was subjected and his resists;⑶The fights between dog and dog and finally Buck acquired the master policy; ⑷ Buck ruptured the relation to the person’s at last, and the call of the wild makes him bring his life to the untamed nature, becoming one member of wolves.Chapter 2 Leaving home to the wild2.1 Falling into cheat and leaving homeFirst, in the life of the first four years, Buck was in Judge Miller’s official residence with satisfied food all day long and did nothing day by day. He received the great favors fully, did not contend for the life with anyone, and did not need to rush out to work hard at the chores. So he formed the good habits such as gentleness and docility in his personality. One day, an assistant o f the garden of Judge Miller’s official residence lost money because of a gamble; he was being eager to repay the loan so he abducted Buck to go out of the house and sold him to a dog trader by the price of 100 dollars as a result.2.2 Unable to get away from the clubIn the judge’s official residence, there was more superiority with Buck than other dogs, but can not adapt the weather that the chill of great universe changed. He could not fight with others because he was in a habit of a high-fed life; he always showed self-satisfaction even more a little gasconade. But, his thought was completely pure and immature. He easily believed the gardener assistant who he had known.He struggled indignantly and howled when he was aware of that he had fall into cheat already. But it was late. He had been educated immediately from the stick in the hand of a dog trader who is in a red coat. These were maltreatment and humiliation that he never been subjected to from birth. And this made him become red eyes devil. He tried his best to resist but still failed in the end. In the failure heaccepted the law of the club and tooth painfully. Should say, thanks to the dog trader, he beat this basic and initial rule into the bottom of his heart. He beat the blindfold braveness and the cursory style of Buck, made his soul be collided with and forced him to return to the most original appearance. He has to accept that he is original and the most common animal in the great universe, although he was born under a very harmonious environment, now that he has already left there, he should go where he exists originally, so he has to return to look for his own marriage in the nature, returning to nature.2.3 Going into the wildAnd then Buck took the train and traveled by boat, being taken to the north which is unfamiliar and faraway from the south. The people who pine for gold needed the sledge dogs because just now the north discovered gold mine. From then on, he had been taken from the heart of civilization and thrown into the life of the primitive that was full of hardships and struggle. Undoubtedly, it is a great turn for him.Chapter 3 A painful struggle3.1 The initial practiceOn the way north, Buck was tortured badly. He was strapped by ropes, starved, and beaten by clubs. Buck was in such a rage at being treated so badly that he struggled to throw off the rope that tied him, rushed to the cage that chained him, and bit the club that beat him with his fang. After he was defeated again and again, Buck realized he stood no chance against a man with a club. Seeing that groups and groups of new-coming dogs struggled furiously and barked until exhausted, and were yet defeated by the man in the red sweater one by one, at last when being driven home, Buck drew a lesson that “again an again, as he looked at each brutal performance, a man with a club was a lawgiver a master to be obeyed.”(Stone Irving 1938: 55) In the north, there was a world of freezing ice and the drifting snow. Buck started the career as a sledge dog. He was against the strict cold, started journey at dawn and stopped at dusk, endured hunger, trailed the sledge to walk along lakes and glacier which extended more than 100 miles with his companions from Skagway to Dawson. After finished running 2500 miles less than five months, he is already utterly exhausted, on the brink of death. Unfortunately, after this long journey he resale to Charles’s. So the life became harsher with pain and sufferings. Buck and his colleagues trailed their scrawny body climb to Dawson unsteadily. Under the leather whip they walked on the road difficultly and after being fried the last blood, some of them had been beaten to die or tired to death. Buck is also almost tired to death; the spark of the life is weakly to gleam in the body.3.2 The tribulation of the survival3.2.1 Following the law of the club and toothThe first time when Buck was fastened by an arrangement of straps and buckles to haul a sled, he became a draught animal and this sorely hurt his dignity, but he was too wise to rebel. He buckled down with a will and did his best. Buck was a good learner, under the combined tuition of his two mates and Francois, the first time he went to the woods to haul wood, “E very time they returned to camp he knew enough to stop at ‘ho,’ to go ahead at ‘mush,’ to swing wide on the bends, and to keep clear of the wheeler when the loaded sled shot downhill at their heels.” (Fred Medics 1994: 16)Back was so good at learning that the first day before it became dark, he could manage quite well under the law of club and tooth. But that night Buck faced the great problem of sleeping. Buck, as a matter of course, entered his matters’ tent, only to be bombarded with curses and cooking utensils. Fleeing into the outer cold, an idea came to him. He would return and see how his own teammates were making out. And Buck found out that they slept in the holes they made them selves. So Buck learned to dig a hole in the snow and sleep in it. Later on he was so good at making a sleeping hole because he had an ability to scent the wind and forecast it the night in advance, so he could give himself a warm and cold-proof shelter.3.2.2 Becoming a leaderSecondly, during his following time in the north he had to learn how to live in the snow and how to become a leader in the team of the dogs.Buck soon adapted to survival in the Northland environment. This north world of the dogs was the same as the human society that intrigue against each other and law of the jungle. Control or be controlled, kill or be killed, was the law. Only the stronger can survive in this world. Therefore, the ferity resumed in the body of Buck, and the cruel and craftiness got ahead of all the other north dogs. He showed hid wisdom, when he fought against Spitz for the leadership. Buck obeyed and learned tohaul a sled when he first came to the northern land; he was too busy adjusting himself to the new life to think of anything else. But when he had learned the secrets of survival, he challenged Spitz leadership. Francois backed up Spitz with his whip, while Buck backed up the remainder of the team. The decisive battle finally came. Time and time again Buck tried for Spitz’s throat, and each time Spitz slashed him and got away. But Buck won the battle all the same.Now that Buck became a victory of fight and had the reigning position in the dogs, why did he still want to go in the wilderness? This is exactly what the author wants to tell us in the fourth part. The author took The Call of the Wild as the title of this book, so we can see where the center of gravity in this story is. The novel mentioned that in silent cold night with flaming fire Buck heard the mysterious voice from the wilderness for many times, and this kind of magic power which made him have magic, he could not resist it. He dreamed that he returned to the wildness ground which his ancestries lived in. Therefore, he usually concentrated his attention on listening to the special voice and produced a kind of feeling of being eager to go to the wild world. He could not help walking into the forest to find and pursue. Because this kind of call meant a kind of wonderful hope and a bright future for Buck who suffered a lot in the human society. It could make him get away from the mankind’s fetters thoroughly and acquired freedom that he desired greatly. Obviously, this also symbolized the author’s ideal objective of getting away from reality, pursuing freedom.3.2.3 For the love of his benefactorHowever, people can’t help thinking that Buck had already be en accustomed to the cold weather and the labor of north life and finally stayed with his ideal host Thornton for the rest time. His life might became comfortable to stabilize, they once saved the life of the other and lived with each other and they could be regarded as a rightness of life and deaths with total, depending on each other for life as good friend. Why didn’t Buck stay with his host abiding by the law and behave oneself while hehad the strong will to rush into the forest to follow the call of the wolf? Indeed, Thornton saved B uck’s life, and treated him equally and Buck got warmth and fondle from him. This was absolutely different with other hosts but Buck had to listen to the human to order at any time, as a result he still can’t enjoy the full freedom. He is still regarded as a slave under people’s control, but he received great favors. Once, Thornton signals hint Buck to jump down the cliff imprudently, Buck didn’t hesitate and prepared to sacrifice his life; for the sake of saving Thornton from falling into the water, Buck jumped into the water to chase him from the torrent current three times, breaking three ribs for it; Thornton at Dawson blindly used Buck to make a bet, he hoped Buck to push the sled carrying 1,000 pounds which would normally need ten dogs to move. Buck put together to the utmost whole body energy to finish walking 100 yards, win $ 1,600 within five minutes for the host. If Thornton did not die, such a thing will take place continuously, always had no end. Therefore, although Buck got away from the club and fang, he was still been fastened by one chain invisible. Being a dog for the sake of host’s friendship and preparing to dedicate life at any time, he felt that he had no freedom at all. If he wanted to acquire a real freedom, he must escape from mankind and head for wilderness. At that time he won’t be ordered loudly by anyone.3.3 The last choiceHowever, the wilderness that Buck rushed into is not a utopia. This was just a place with original appearance completely, there was no ready-made food and drink, desolate and silent, snow and icebound, and rare human footprint everywhere. Everything must be strived, shot for and created by us. The reason that Buck dared to rush into the wilderness was because he had been chastened by the hard life. He had his mind and body experienced a lot and prepared for the coming wonderful life in the nature. At least he had learned the skill that how to live in the forest and prepared for the freedom in the future. Living in the nature gave the opportunity to Buck which he can open his eye to the world and mastered his living skills independently. This can help him to receive the free world in the material and spirit. Without all of this, he wasn’t entitled to existence in the world of the dog. The life of wilderness was free, unrestrained, his soul and the natural character all can get to release freely over there. As an outstanding and large dog, Buck was superior to theother dogs in thinking and body condition, he should belong to great universe, his thought should belong to his own. So it is the fittest finale for him that he returned to the forest, returned to wolves. The author hopes that his soul can return to the place where it should go. The soul is free, so it won’t be interfered by the external world. Buck possessed the right for free, this was also what the author looked forward to.Chapter 4 Buck’s gains4.1 How to become a sledge dogAfter was taught by his host’s and under the help of his colleague, he had learned how to master a sledge immediately. This was the essential skill for him to live. He observed constantly in the work and mastered how to work very soon in the practice. Labor made him developing quickly in the intelligence and the physical strength, the mind and body had experienced a lot: His muscles became to burliness; his toe had already become stronger and tougher; he also could endure all kind of the pain and sufferings; he could eat any food fastidiously; he could spend the endless night in the snow and icebound; his sense of vision and sense of smell became exceptional sharp and his sense of hearing becomes so intelligent that he can listen the most slight sound even in the night when he was sleeping. This change in his mind and body explained that his original latent potential in his body began to resurge. It said that the ability to live in the wildness independently had become much better. In addition, Buck not only had the strive spirit, but also mastered the art of the conflict. He did not do the indiscretion things such as to rival to the dog trader any more. He did not only depend on the skills, but also depended his brains; not only be eager to struggle, but also be good at it. For instance, he instigated other dogs behind the host and gave the encouragement to the insurrectional dogs to break the solidarity of the team, made him be the leader. This was another kind of return in soul that he got rid of the obeisance and showed his leadership ability in the future.4.2 How to live in the northBut, in order to make his stomach full, Buck could steal and rob; in order to get power, he employed schemes and tricks played by hook or by crook and put the leading dog Spitz to death and took his place instead. Buck was also bloodthirsty and slaughtered many innocent small animals: he killed a grouse in his net, chased a frightened rabbit and bit a squirrel that was about to escape onto a tree. Buck notonly slaughtered innocent small animals, but also challenged a moose that was several times his size, he made the moose hungry and thirsty and fatigued and killed him when he had no strength to fight back. Thus Buck satisfied his bloodthirsty desires.Buck’ tender and moral senses soon lost in the survival competition. In the world of the law of club and fang, morality is nothing. He drew a lesson from Spitz that in order to succeed, any way can be used. Just because of this, he could become an outstanding head among the wild bests. The success of Buck is not caused by his civilized domestication received from human beings. On the contrary, his success was due to the fact that he broke through the bound imposed on him by men, and turned fast to his original innate wild. Jack London in this novel describes an extensive animal world for us, and the language he uses is so vivid that we can smell of the sten ch of the “civilized human world”. Buck is the center and clue of the whole story of The Call of the Wild; and just like heroes of Jack’s other novels, he represents the theme of the story. The living power that Jack London embodies in the figures is a great challenge to the existing social order of capitalism. When he created the figures, he always used a way of description, which is seemingly objective and quiet, expecting readers to feel his beating spirit. This makes his novels impressive for their thematic value.4.3 How to repay an obligationBefore Buck returned to the bosom of the wilderness, for sake of avenging his host, he made a pounce upon the Indian indignantly and killed a lot of people. His action reflected that his thought had been sublimated. This action also broke the bind—the law of club and tooth, and he braved to resist again. This move proved that Buck became more and more matured through the anneal process for a long period of time. With the experience, confidence and the courage, he wasn’t afraid of the cruel human any more. The law of club and tooth could not to control him. This is the spirit foundation that he follows to the wilderness. The interest character of flight in his body came out at last. He returned to the most original of the innate character, and return to the condition as a wild beast. In the deep place of the soul, he is an animal which needs to win opponent, he wanted to become a victor use all of his strength. At that time Buck had already returned to the wilderness, went back to thegreat universe that called him in his dream.4.4 The cruel circumstanceThus it can be seen that as the life circumstance is different, the experience is different too. These changes have been arranged by the author. It has the certain philosophy. If the pan for gold wave did not tide him to the desolate north, he would not escape from that warm residence and superior environment ;he will still keep his sense of superiority and gentleness and will not have the chance and the request rushing toward the wilderness, either; If there were no long-term practice of difficult life and the development of the labor technical ability in the north, he couldn’t bear severely cold dry cold northern weather and environment, he would hardly live indep endently, the ability of emergency also can’t become so strong; If there were not the rescue and the friendship between he and his host, he would disappear from the world; If there was no experience which fights with other dogs, he also can not dare to run to go to wilderness and live with the real wolves. This explains that any chanciness of the affairs’ existence is inevitable; any affair can change under the certain condition.Buck’s deeds show that there is also a struggle to survive in human society, t he big fish eat up the small, the weakest go to the wall, and the fittest survive. They bring to light human being’s difficulty in surviving, and encourage people to strive. To make unceasing efforts to improve us, to strive untiringly are the reflections of an active life, it is the strength that pushes the society forward, and it is the common will of the people with lofty ideals. Lacking these, the society will become a decadent society, and the people will become dispirited. To strive and keep forging a head is an active life’s attitude. Only by striving and continuing to forge ahead can make human beings turn their dreams into reality and let the society go forward. Buck’s image leaps over time, class nationality and national boundaries, it generalizes the true meaning of life, and it reveals the excellence of human nature. This figure still has an important place in world literature.Chapter 5 ConclusionAfter reading The Call of the Wild, we can’t help thinking of such a sentence “Human beings, never degenerate into beasts!” However, another sentence comes into my mind immediately “Beasts, never degenerate into human beings!”(Curley Dorothy Nye 1969: 224)Buck may turn to a beast in the story, but how about the human who turned the dog into a beast? B uck’s civilized domestication couldn’t win over the call from the outside world, maybe because he is a dog? What is the thing at last turned him into a wolf too far away from the warm sunshine pet hood in the Judge’s house? I don’t think the author is talk ing about a dog’s turning rather through a dog’s eye, he is trying to remind us of the potential similar danger everyone of us will face. It will take millions of hard years to turn beasts into human beings, but a man can turn into a beast in a second. Buck was forced into wildness just the way we are forced to admit and accept such irony by the same social evils around us.Over the long process of human evolution, The Call of the Wild always remains so strong and tempting. Is there any fearful nightmare lying deeply in the soul of every one of us? Buck’s transformation from dog to wolf is to challenge us to find answer to this question.The characters in the works of naturalism are usually dominated by the fundamental desires such as fear, hunger, and cruel struggle etc. In the world of jungle, to exist is the most important. So the naturalists adopt an immoral attitude toward human life, and they neither criticize nor praise human beings’ actions. The naturalists don’t hide or avoid the existence of the dar k side of society, and they describe the dark side honestly. The characters in the works of naturalism are unsavory. They pay no attention to morals and they offend public decency, they often act against the social norms or against their will under the pressure of circumstance. Buck’s image reflects the character of naturalism in literature: there is only the cruel fight to survive and no human sympathy there. Buck must defeat the other animals so that he can survive. It is the same with human beings who must invade and defeat other people so that they can gain their place in the society. This is against traditional moral doctrines. It is a primitive animal world, a bloody battlefield. There are norules there, the only rule is massacring and reeking of blood. But, Buck is an animal dog without reasons; he can live according to his instincts. In order to live, he can steal, rob, massacre and deprive others’ of their right to live. Human beings not only live among other living beings but also live in a society of human. As socialized human beings, they have sense, and they are restricted by moral restrictions, they can control themselves, and they have noble values. As a socialized human being, people cannot steal or rob or massacre for their own interests as Buck does. Human society is ordered, so human competition must accord with human sympathy and human nature. There is a saying, “By aiming for the good of others, you will get your own.”(Pier Donald 2000: 49)Liberty has its limitation, people must obey the social moral doctrines and social rules first, and then they can gain liberty. Human being’s competition and struggling also have their limits, the prerequisite to compete is that we should not harm or hurt others, we should not benefit ourselves at the expense of others, and we should not deprive other people of their right to live as Buck does. When we try to satisfy our natural desire, we should conform to the social standard, and let the social standard regulate our natural desire, we should not let it go without reason. Otherwise, the society will become disordered if dog has no dog sympathy, and human being have no human sympathy.In this novel people can easily find human beings’ surviving experiences in the society from Buck’s. Until he is kidnapped, Buck lives the life of a sated aristocrat. In a fever of pain and rage, Buck meets the man in the red sweater, who provides the first step of his initiation into the wild. Buck had never been struck with a club in his life, but again and again, he is brought crushingly to the ground by a vicious blow of the club. Although his rage knows no bounds and although he is a large, powerful dog, he is no match for a man who knows how to handle a club efficiently. Buck thus learns his first lesson: a man with a club is a master to be obeyed. “That club was a revelation. It was his introduction to the reign of primitive law, and he met the introduction half-way”. (Kaposi Paula 1991: 260)Having seen a dog that would neither obey nor conciliate killed makes the alternatives clear to him: to obey, to conciliate, or to die; and Buck is above all a survivor. He knows he is beaten. This is obviously a man’s unfortunate life story’s beginning. The man in his childhood has lived a wealthy, comfortable life totally without worries, thus he has been content, proud and at the same time innocent, that is why the accident happens easily. After being betrayed by his friend, he slumps into。
推荐野性的呼唤英文作文80词
推荐野性的呼唤英文作文80词英文回答：The Call of the Wild is a story of a domesticated dog named Buck who is stolen from his home in California and sold to gold seekers in the Yukon. Buck is forced to adapt to the harsh conditions of the Klondike and learns to survive in the wild. He becomes a leader of a team of sled dogs and experiences both the beauty and the brutality of nature. In the end, Buck decides to remain in the wild, answering the call of his true nature.Jack London's The Call of the Wild is a classic adventure story that has been enjoyed by readers of all ages for over a century. The story is full of vivid descriptions of the Yukon wilderness and the challenges that Buck faces. London also explores the themes of nature versus civilization and the power of the wild.中文回答：《野性的呼唤》讲述了一只名叫巴克的家养狗的故事，巴克被从加州的家园偷走，并被卖给了育空地区的淘金者。
TheCallOfTheWild野性的呼唤英文读书笔记（合集5篇）
TheCallOfTheWild野性的呼唤英文读书笔记（合集5篇）第一篇：The Call Of The Wild 野性的呼唤英文读书笔记A dog’s legend , Jack London’s most famous novel, was published in 1903.It tells us a story about a dog named Buck who is stolen from a rich and very comfortable home and has to struggle for survival.Buck is a very strong dog.After he is stolen, he also be sold many times and eventually he starts his gold-rush-trip as an Alaskan sled dog and enters the very wasteland which is far away from human civilization.But he amazingly adapts to the life which is of much challenges and he loves there very much.During the time he adjusts himself to the cruel world he is aware of the principle about survival of the fittest and the tenet of the nature and justice.The terrible living environment makes him to learn not only to be cunning but also hypocritical.He knows that only in doing so can he survive from the fierce competition.And more often than not he can thoroughly make full use of his ability that he learned.After conquers every contention with other dogs, he certainly becomes the leader of the dogs.During the hardly way of sled, the master changes several times and Buck encounters John Thornton, one of his masters, and finally Buck and John Thornton becomes very good friends.The master John pulls him out of awful donkey works and gives him comfort.He also saves John’s life more than one time as repaying an obligation.At last, John Thornton, the master of Buck and the one Buck deeply loves is killed by Indians.Buck is very grievous and he revenges his dead master.Then he enters the wild and responses to the mysterious call of the wild which he yearns for a long time.At last, he becomes a veritable wolf, and of course the leader of thewolves.John Thornton is not only a dog-lover but also a brave and venturous man.He is so straightforward and simple that makes him an accommodating man.Once he firmly roots a goal into his heart, it seems that nothing could prevent him from accomplishing it except death.I do not know whether the persistence is the most vital element to make a man successful, but what I know is that you are not far away from success once you occupy it.Although Buck is a dog, but his tough way of life and his attitude to the life can absolutely reflect the real world of the author’s age.What’s more, the connotation the story wants to tell us is the inevitable result of the development of capitalism.It teaches us if we want to survive we must perfect ourselves now and then and we should know the real meaning of the theory “the survival of the fittest”.Simultaneously the author suggests that in the competitive society and the austere natural environment only the person who is of enormous perseverance and strength can have the possibility of survival.In the story, the relationship between human and dog changes along with the attitude that human treats the dog.But unfortunately, Buck never receives equal love and respect from human being.Actually, the author also wants to appeal for the humanity and sympathy for animals as well.In a word, the novel is meaningful and it is of much artistic charm.I really enjoy it.第二篇：野性的呼唤读书笔记勃兰是莱克郡学院，密苏里哥伦比亚学院夜校兼职英文讲师，剧作家、短篇小说家、诗人和评论家。
野性的呼唤(thecallofthewild)习题及答案
The Call of the Wild一、故事简介：从小生活在温室环境中的巴克被偷着拐卖到原始荒野当雪橇狗。
残酷的现实触动了巴克由于人类文明的长久熏陶而向大自然回归的本能和意识。
恶劣的生存环境锻炼了巴克，他在历练中不断成长．最终通过战胜狗王斯匹茨而赢得了拉雪橇狗群中的头把交椅。
当残暴的哈尔将巴克打得遗体鳞伤、奄奄一息时，约翰·桑顿的解救让巴克感受到温暖并决定誓死效忠恩主，但恩主的遇害彻底打碎了巴克对于人类社会的留恋，从而促使巴克坚定决心，毅然走向荒野，回归自然。
二、考题1.The author of “The Call of the wild” is Jack London .2.( D）The main idea of the extracts above is probably that .A.It was not easy for Buck, a dog from the south, to live in the north.B.Buck, a dog from the south, began to learn lessons from thehard life in the north.C.Some people were evil enough to steal dogs and sell them for moneyD.Buck, a dog from the south, was explosed to harsh environment in the north.3.（B）What kind of dog did the gold-seeker want They wanted .A.Heavy dogsB.strong long-haired dogsC.Small dogs with furry coatsD.Fierce dogs good at fighting4.（B）Manuel stole and sold Buck because .A.he needed money to support his familyB.he spent more than he earnedC.Judge Miller was cruel to himD.Buck bit and hated him5.（ D ）The fat man cruelly beat Buck with a club to .A.make him unconsciousB.punish himC.kill him for his rageD.make him obey6.（B）During the imprisonment on the train, Buck was desperate for .A.foodB. drinkC. a blanketD. friends7.（ C ）Where did dogs sleep in the cold winter They slept .A.in the campB.near the fireC.under the snowD.in the forest8.（ C ）How many huskies were there in the team of nine dogsA.EightB. SevenC. SixD. Five9.（C）The huskies from a nearby Indian village came to the camp .A.to fight with the team dogsB.to watch the flight between Buck and SpitzC.to look for foodD.to growl with each other10.（C）The indian dogs that attacked the team of Perraultand Francois can be said to be all of the following but .A.bony and skinnyB.wild and war-likeC.strong and fairD.hungry and crazy11.（D）Buck soon learned that Perrault and Francois .A.were as bad as the fat man who hit him with a clubB.liked him as much as Mr. Miller didC.only knew how to make dogs work for themD.were fair and honest men12.（B）Francois made four little shoes for Buck because .A.Buck worked the hardestB.Buck’s feet were not hard enough yetC.Buck was Francois’ favourite dogD.Buck asked for them insistently13.（B）Why is Buck a dangerous rival to Spitz Because .A.Buck is largerB.Buck is more intelligentC.Buck is more patientD.Buck is more cruel14.（B）During the first part of the flight, .A.Spitz suffered from serious woundsB.Buck was too eager to attack wiselyC.Buck was untouchedD.Spitz ran away for fear15.（A）Buck won the battle for survival because of his .A.imaginationB.strenghthC.experienceD.courage16.Buck’s trying to be the new lead-dog proves all that is in his nature except D .A.IntelligentB. ambitionC. hard workD. timidness17.（B）What made Dave happy .A.Eating his portion of foodB.Being in harnessC.Spending the night in the snowD.Becoming the leader of the dog team18.（B）After the gamble, Thornton and his partners traveled in the wilderness .A.with a lot of foodB.in search of an old gold mineC.steadily day after dayD.with a mapped destination19.( C )At the end of their wandering, they found .A.the lost gold mineB.fifty pounds of gold dustC.a valley rich in goldD.a treasure island20.（C）Buck cornered a wolf many times .A.to frighten himB.to fight with himC.to make friends with himD.to pay tricks on him21.（ A ）A moose could kill his enemy with .A.its horns and hoofsB.its heavy weightC.its patienceD.its intelligence22.（ A ）The Yeehats used as their weapons.A.arrowsB. gunsC. knivesD. sleds23.The author’s purpose in telling this story is to .A.reveal some people’s cruelty to animalsB.remind us of the contribution of dogs in the exploitation of the northC.point out that dogs can also be good workersD.demonstrate how dogs, like humans, learn to adapt themselves to a new life24.What do you know about dogs Use some words to describe them. Carnivorous, Friendly, Dangerous, Useful, Intelligent, Loyal, Faithful, Domesticated, Strong.25.What country does Alaska belong toThe USA.26.Where is Alaska locatedIn the north west of Canada.27.What is the climate likeIt is very cold and often snows heavily in winter.28.What wild animals live therePolar bears, brown bears, wolves, eagles and foxes.29.Who were the first inhabitants of AlaskaThe first inhabitants of Alaska arrived from Asia during the Ice Age.30.Why did Alaska suddenly became famous at the end of the 19th centuryPeople discovered gold there.31.How did Buck feel when he saw the rope around his neck was given to a stangerHe was angry.32.What’s the introduction into the world of primitive law Obeying the man with the club.33.How was Buck taken from South California to the northFirst by train and then by ship.34.What did Buck mean by“fair play”Respect and treat each other in a decent way.35.What lessons did he learn to help him surviveHe learned how to dig a hole in the snow to keep warm while sleeping, how to behave while pulling the sled and how to steal food without being caught to avoid hunger.36.What type of men are Perrault and FrancoisThey are hard workers who are not afraid to take risks and determined to get their destination.37.What does Francois mean when he says:‘he’ll chew Spitz and spit him out on the snow’Francois thinks Buck will eventually defeat Spitz.38.Why was Buck called ‘the primitive beast’Because he used his primitive instincts to win the fight.39.How did the men feel when they knew that Spitz was dead They were not surprised and thought there wouldn’t be trouble in the team anymore.40.What did Francois and Perrault think about Buck WhyThey thought that Buck was very good because he knew how to make the dog team work well.41.What did Buck dream aboutBuck dreamed about a primitive man.42.What was the ‘earlier world’ that Buck dreamed ofThe ‘earlier world’ was a world thousands of years ago.43.Who was the ‘short, hairy man’The ‘short, hairy man’ was a primitive man.44.Why was this world important to BuckThis world was important to Buck because by following his instincts he was getting closer and closer to an older and more promitive way of life.45.What happened to DaveDave got ill and was shot to death.46.What were Buck’s new owners likeBuck’s new owners were two men and a woman. The men were out of place and the woman was unhelpful. They were unorganised.47.Both men were clearly out of place, and why people like them had come to the north was a mystery. What does the italicized part ‘out of place’ meanThey were not suitable and incapable.48.Why couldn’t the dogs move the sled though they pulled hard Because the sled was frozen to the ground.49.Why was it inevitable that Charles and Hal were certain to failThey lacked experience in mastering dogs as well as the surrounding. What’s more, they always disagreed with each other on everything.50.What does the phrase ‘ dead tired’ meanExtremely tired.51.Why did the food of the team go shortBecause they lacked order, discipline, and careful calculation.52.What happened to DubHal shot him with his pistol.53.What kind of person was MercedesChangeable, timid, sympathetic.54.What happened to BillieHal killed him with an axe.55.What’s Thornton’s reaction to their question WhyShort and cold answers. Because he knew they wouldn’t follow his advice.56.What did Hal do when Buck refused to advanceHe whipped and clubbed Buck cruelly.57.What did Buck sense when he refused to goDanger close at hand.58.What happened to the teamThey all fell into the river and disappeared.59.How has Buck changed from the start of the storyBuck has learnt how to survive in any situation.60.What kind of dog is he nowHe is strong and intelligent with a highly developed survival instinct.61.Why did Buck attack ‘Black’ BurtonBecause Burton punched Thornton unexpectedly.62.Why did Buck love his master so muchBecause Thornton understood and loved him.63.In the gamble, which side did most people support Mathewson’s side against Thornton.64.What is the ‘mysterious thing that called’It is Buck’s natural instinct calling to him.65.How did Buck feel when he ran with his wild brother Happy.66.Why did Buck decide to leave the wolfBecause he didn’t want to leave Thornton.67.On entering the forest, what did Buck becomeA wild thing.68.What changed in Buck now WhyBuck no longer felt the need to stay in civilised society asThornton was dead. He was free to become wild.69.Who was the ‘Ghost Dog’Buck.70.How did Buck gradually change from a peaceful household pet into a wild beast who returned to the forestBuck, a pet dog, was stolen and sold to be a sled dog in the north. In the hostile environment, Buck learnt how to survive in dealing with different masters and dogs. At last, Buck lived with his wild brothers in the forest.71.What things did Buck learn in his first few days in Alaska Buck learned how to survive.72.What is the significance of Spitz in the storySpitz was Buck’s antagonist in the story. In order to defeat Spitz, Buck became cunning and fierce.73.What was the problem with Buck’s feet, and how did Francois solve itBuck’s feet were soft and Francois made little shoes for him.74.What did the Huskies do at nine, twelve and three o’clock each night in DawsonWhy is this important in Buck’s developmentThe huskies howled at these times. This helped Buck get in touch with his primitive side.75.What helped Buck’s team break the record on the way back from Dawson with Francois and PerraultThey made the record run because the weather conditions were good.76.What trick did Buck use to beat Spitz in the final fight Buck pretended he was going to jump and bite in the usual placebut at least minute he attacked Spitz a different way.77.When Buck lay by the fire who and what did he dream about How is this connected to the title of the bookBuck dreamt of an ancient primitive world and a man living in that world. His dream represents the ‘Wild’ in the title of the book.78.Who bought Buck and his team when they got back to Skaguay What were these men likeTwo men from the States bought Buck and the team. They lacked order and discipline. The men did not know how to do anything.79.How does Buck come to live with John ThorntonJohn Thornton saw Hal hitting Buck and he intervened and saved him.80.Who does Buck meet in the forest What do they do togetherHe meets a wolf and they run through the forest together.81.What happens at the camp while Buck is awayThe camp is attacked by Yeehat Indians and all the men are killed.82.What does Buck do in the endIn the end Buck becomes wild.83.Trace the changes Buck makes throughout the story. What is he like at the beginning What is he like at the endAt the start of the book Buck is strong and good-natured. He belongs to Judge Miller and has an easy and comfortable life. At the end of the book he has developed his survival instinct to the full and has returned to the primitive world.84.How does Buck react when he sees what has happened at John Thornton’s campBuck rushes at the Yeehat Indians like a hurricane attacking and killing them.85.How does Buck win the respect of the wolf packHe wins the respect of the wolf pack by defending himself and fighting them off.86.Who tells the story ‘The Call of the Wild’ Buck John Thornton Another character Who else Explain the reason for your choice.The story is told by a third person narrator who is not in the story.87.How is the story ‘The Call of the Wild’ toldWith a linear plot that moves directly from A to B to C. 88.What is the effect of this way of story-telling Think of thebooks and stories you have read. How are they toldThis gives us a sense of Buck’s development and how events affect and change him.89.How many years does the book coverThe book covers a period of more than two years.90.What are the main events in the story ‘The Call of the Wild’Buck’s arrival in Alaska.91.What events in the story bring Buck closer to ‘the wild’His instincts, his dreams and his meeting with the wolf.92.What does London mean at the end of the story when he says that Buck ‘howls out the song of the younger world’He means that Buck is still not in touch with his wilder, primitive side.。
《野性的呼唤》经典语录,名言名句
《野性的xx》经典语录，名言名句《野性的xx》经典语录，名言名句《野性的呼唤》，又名《荒野的呼唤》（TheCalloftheWild），美国著名作家杰克·伦敦所著。
作品以一只狗的经历表现文明世界的狗在主人的逼迫下回到野蛮，写的是狗，也反映人的世界。
热望本已在，蓬勃脱尘埃；沉沉长眠后，野性重归来。
巴克原是米勒法官家的一只爱犬，经过了文明的教化，一直生活在美国南部加州一个温暖的山谷里。
后被卖到美国北部寒冷偏远、盛产黄金的阿拉斯加，成了一只拉雪橇的狗。
1.手持棍棒的人就是立法者，就是主宰，你不可反抗他，必须服从。
——杰克·伦敦《野性的呼唤》2.生命的极致在于生命的狂喜。
——杰克·伦敦《野性的呼唤》3.只为一个人的爱。
——杰克·伦敦《野性的呼唤》4.生活的矛盾之处在于有一种境界标志着生命的顶峰甚至超越了生命。
当一个人极度活跃彻底地忘掉自我的时候，这种境界便悄无声息地出现。
——杰克·伦敦《野性的呼唤》5.他从不放过任何有利的机会，更不会从生死搏斗中退却。
统治别人或被别人奴役。
不能有同情，同情是软弱的表现。
原始生活中不存在同情，否则，会被视为软弱，这会让你丧命。
杀人或者被杀，吃人或者被吃，这就是法则，永恒的法则。
——杰克·伦敦《野性的呼唤》6.他具有忠诚与献身的精神，也具有野性与狡猾的一面。
——杰克·伦敦《野性的呼唤》7.生活就是这样，没有公平的游戏法则，一旦倒下去，就是生命的终结。
——杰克·伦敦《野性的呼唤》8.他在这成群结队的刁难中明白了两条经验：在打群架的时候，要设法保护自己；在跟单个狗战斗的时候，要设法用最短的时间叫对方吃最大的亏。
——杰克·伦敦《野性的呼唤》9.他强烈地想撕碎对手，但他也从没忘记他的对手也想撕碎毁灭他。
他在没有做好迎接对手冲击之前的准备绝不先冲击，在没有做好防御前绝不先进攻。
——杰克·伦敦《野性的呼唤》10.生命如同木偶戏一样具有象征性。
【微书评】《野性的呼唤》(The Call of the Wild)
【微书评】《野性的呼唤》（The Call of the Wild）发表于：2013-12-05【推荐理由】《野性的呼唤》又名《荒野的呼唤》（The Callof the Wild）是美国作家杰克·伦敦于1903年发表的著名小说。
小说的主人公是一条狗，名叫巴克。
整个故事以阿拉斯加淘金热为背景，讲述了在北方险恶的环境下，巴克为了生存，如何从一条驯化的南方狗退化到似狗非狗、似狼非狼的野蛮状态的过程。
巴克原是米勒法官家的一只爱犬，经过了文明的训化，一直生活在美国南部加州一个温暖的山谷里。
后来，它被贪心的仆人从南方主人家偷出来卖掉，几经周折后开始踏上淘金的道路，成为一条拉雪橇的苦役犬。
在残酷的驯服过程中，它意识到了公正与自然的法则；恶劣的生存环境让它懂得了狡猾与欺诈，后来它自己将生存智慧发挥到了运用自如的地步；经过残酷的、你死我活的斗争．它最后终于确立了领头犬的地位。
在艰辛的拉雪橇途中，主人几经调换，巴克与最后一位主人约翰’桑顿结下了难分难舍的深情厚谊。
这位主人曾将他从极端繁重的苦役中解救出来，而它又多次营救了它的主人。
最后，在它热爱的主人惨遭印第安人射杀后，它便走向了荒野，响应它这一路上多次聆听到的、非常向往的那种野性的呼唤。
作者杰克·伦敦是美国文学史上最重要的作家之一。
出生于美国加利福尼亚旧金山的一个破产农民家庭。
从1900年起，他连续发表了许多中短篇小说，因其作品大都带有浓厚的社会主义色彩，因此有人认为他是宣扬社会主义的作家，但也有人认为他是表现个人主义与民众哲学的自然主义作家。
他的作品不仅在美国本土广为流传，而且受到世界各国人民的欢迎，是最受中国读者欢迎的外国作家之一。
杰克·伦敦一生著述颇丰，其中最著名的有《马丁·伊登》、《野性的呼唤》、《雪虎》、《热爱生命》等。
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野性的呼唤TheCalloftheWild
野性的呼唤The Call of the Wild图书：野性的呼唤作者：杰克·伦敦内容简介:在加利福尼亚的家里，巴克过着安逸舒适的生活。
他是那儿最高大强壮的狗，地位举足轻重。
他和孩子们一同散步，在水中嬉戏，冬天的时候他就坐在主人的炉火边取暖。
但是在1897年，人们在育空河发现了金矿，他们需要像巴克这样的狗。
于是巴克被从家乡偷运到北方。
他在那里学会了拉雪撬，在冰天雪地中日复一日地跋涉。
他学会了偷食以慰饥肠，破冰取水解渴，还学会了反击来对付那些欺负他的狗。
而且他学得很快。
不久巴克成为了北方所有著名的拉雪撬的狗之一。
但是北部是狼群出没的森林，在那里他们对着明月长嗥。
野性的呼唤在巴克的梦中回响，越来越响亮……作者简介:杰克·伦敦1876年生于旧金山，死于 1916年。
他出身穷苦，在他短暂的一生中他有丰富的经历——海员、工人、育空河的淘金人、旅行家、记者和作家。
他写了很多书，但是其中以《野性的呼唤》和另一本写狗的书《白芳》，最广为流传。
English 中文1 To the north 1 北部之旅2 The law of club and2 暴力原则tooth3 The wild animal 3 野性4 The new lead-dog 4 新的头犬5 More hard work 5 更艰苦的工作6 For the love of aman6 对人的热爱7 The call of thewild7 野性的呼唤1 To the north 1 北部之旅Buck did not read the newspapers． He did not know that trouble was coming for every big dog in California． Men had found gold in the Yukon， and these men wanted big，strong dogs to work in the cold and snow of the north．巴克不曾读过报纸，他不知道人们需要高大强壮能够在北方的严寒和冰雪中工作的狗。
《野性的呼唤》英文读后感
A Review of The Call of The WildAfter reading The Call of The Wild, I have a lot of feelings.First, the dogs in the book are all loyal to their masters. For example, a man makes a wager with Thornton over Buck's strength and devotion. Buck wins the bet by breaking a half-ton sled out of the frozen ground, then pulling it 100 yards by himself.In addition, all dogs have sense of honor. They are all proud of being sled dogs, and devote themselves to the work. For example, Dave, who is going to die, still insists on working. “Sick as he was, Dave resented being taken out, grunting and growling while the traces were unfastened and whimpering broken-heartedly when he saw Sol-leks (another dog) in the position he had held and served so long. For the pride of trace and trail was his, and, sick to death, he could not bear that another dog should do his work.”Both loyalty and honor are based on love which is what touches me deeply. Because of love to Thornton, Buck does such thing that seems impossible to accomplish. Because of sense of honor, Dave insists on working till he dies.And through Buck’s experiences living in the wild, Jack London wants to tell us that the world is dominated by those who are much stronger and more powerful than common people, and only the stronger ones could exist. This is the law of club and fang. Buck gradually realizesthe law and begins to obey the law after he is stolen and taken to the wild. The savage environment which is full of tricks, dangers and deaths turns him to be more powerful and cunning. Finally, he becomes the leader of his team. Similar to the wild, our society becomes crueler and crueler, and living in the society becomes harder and harder. If you want to exist, to have a good life, you should be tough enough to stand the sufferings; you should keep alert, watch and learn; you should make yourself stronger than others. This is the law of living.As we know, Buck answers the call of and returns to the wild finally. In my opinion, the call is not from the wild though Buck often hears the howl of the wolves. Instead, it is from the bottom of Buck’s heart. The call is the will or the instinct which makes him want to be himself: A wolf.I think every one of us has a call in our hearts. The call is our dream, goal or something we really want to do. However, under the pressure of society, we often have to give up our dreams or goals, and do things we are unwilling to do. So we should learn something from Buck: Just follow the call, and be yourself!。
The Call of the Wild《野性的呼唤》—追寻生命的自由与本真
The Call of the Wild《野性的呼唤》—追寻生命的自由与本真作者：张玲来源：《新东方英语·中学版》2014年第07期杰克·伦敦(Jack London, 1876~1916)，美国著名的现实主义作家。
他一生著作颇丰，为世人留下了19部长篇小说、150多篇短篇小说以及大量文学报告集，还写了三个剧本以及相当多的随笔和论文。
其最著名的代表作有《马丁·伊登》(Martin Eden)、《野性的呼唤》(The Call of the Wild)、《白牙》(White Fang)、《海狼》(The Sea Wolf)、《铁蹄》(The Iron Heel)等小说，在全世界都广为流传。
他的很多作品讲述了美国下层人民的生活故事，揭露资本主义社会的罪恶，带有浓厚的社会主义和个人主义色彩。
《野性的呼唤》，又名《荒野的呼唤》，是杰克·伦敦于1903年发表的著名小说。
小说讲述了一只名叫巴克(Buck)的家养犬，被贩卖到美国北部寒冷偏远、盛产黄金的阿拉斯加，成了一只拉雪橇的狗，在极为恶劣的环境下，在饱受了各种虐待后，为了生存，最终回归野性的故事。
下文节选自小说第七章，讲述了巴克因深爱的主人约翰·桑顿(John Thornton)被害而野性爆发的故事。
As he held on he became more and more conscious of the new stir in the land. There was life abroad in it different from the life which had been there throughout the summer. Several times he stopped and drew in the fresh morning air in great sniffs, reading a message which made him leap on with greater speed. And as he crossed the last watershed1) and dropped down into the valley toward camp, he proceeded with greater caution.Three miles away he came upon a fresh trail that sent his neck hair bristling2). It led straight toward camp and John Thornton. Buck hurried on, swiftly and stealthily3).As Buck slid along with the obscureness of a gliding shadow, his nose was jerked suddenly to the side as though a positive force had gripped and pulled it. He followed the new scent into a thicket4) and found Nig. He was lying on his side, dead where he had dragged himself, an arrow protruding5) from either side of his body.A hundred yards farther on, Buck came upon one of the sled-dogs Thornton had bought in Dawson. This dog was thrashing6) about in a death-struggle, directly on the trail, and Buck passed around him without stopping. From the camp came the faint sound of many voices. Bellying7) forward to the edge of the clearing, he found Hans, lying on his face, feathered with arrows like a porcupine8). At the same instant Buck peered out and saw what made his hair leap straight up on his neck and shoulders. A gust of overpowering rage swept over him. He did not know that he growled,but he growled aloud with a terrible ferocity9). For the last time in his life he allowed passion to usurp10) reason, and it was because of his great love for John Thornton that he lost his head.The Yeehats11) were dancing when they heard a fearful roaring and saw rushing upon them an animal the like of which they had never seen before. It was Buck, a live hurricane of fury, hurling himself upon them in a frenzy to destroy. He sprang at the foremost man, ripping the throat wide open till the rent12) jugular13) spouted a fountain of blood. He did not pause to worry14) the victim, but ripped in passing, with the next bound tearing wide the throat of a second man. There was no withstanding him. He plunged about in their very midst, tearing, rending15), destroying, in constant and terrific motion which defied the arrows they discharged16) at him. In fact, so inconceivably17) rapid were his movements, and so closely were the Indians tangled18)together, that they shot one another with the arrows. Then a panic seized the Yeehats, and they fled in terror to the woods, proclaiming as they fled the advent19) of the Evil Spirit.And truly Buck was the Fiend20) incarnate21), raging at their heels and dragging them down like deer as they raced through the trees. It was a fateful day for the Yeehats. They scattered far and wide over the The Call of the Wild country. As for Buck, wearying of the pursuit, he returned to the desolated camp. He found Pete where he had been killed in his blankets in the first moment of surprise. Thornton's desperate struggle was fresh-written on the earth, and Buck scented every detail of it down to the edge of a deep pool. By the edge, head and fore feet in the water, lay Skeet, faithful to the last. The pool itself, muddy and discolored from the sluice22) boxes, effectually hid what it contained, and it contained John Thornton; for Buck followed his trace into the water, from which no trace led away.All day Buck brooded23) by the pool or roamed restlessly about the camp. Death, as a cessation24) of movement, as a passing out and away from the lives of the living, he knew, and he knew John Thornton was dead. It left a great void25) in him, somewhat akin to hunger, but a void which ached and ached, and which food could not fill. At times, when he paused to contemplate the carcasses26) of the Yeehats, he forgot the pain of it; and at such times he was aware of a great pride in himself—a pride greater than any he had yet experienced. He had killed man, the noblest game27) of all, and he had killed in the face of the law of club and fang28). He sniffed the bodies curiously. They had died so easily. It was harder to kill a husky29) dog than them. They were no match at all.1. watershed [ˈwɔːtəʃed] n. 分水岭2. bristle [ˈbrɪsl] vi. (毛发因寒冷、恐惧、愤怒等而)竖立；直立3. stealthily [ˈstelθɪli] adv. 悄悄地；偷偷摸摸地4. thicket [ˈθɪkɪt] n. 灌木丛5. protrude [prəˈtruːd] vi. [正式]突出；凸出6. thrash [θræʃ] vi. 猛烈扭动7. bell y [ˈbeli] vi. 匍匐前进，爬行8. porcupine [ˈpɔːkjupaɪn] n. 豪猪；箭猪9. ferocity [fəˈrɒsəti] n. 凶猛；残暴10. usurp [juːˈzɜːp] vt. [正式]夺取；据为己有11. Yeehats: 印第安人，是作者虚构的一个北美洲原住民部落，生性残暴。
The-Call-of-the-Wild《野性的呼唤》
Plot一只名叫巴克的大狗与主人在加利福尼亚州的一个牧场上过着安逸的生活，他的主人是一名法官。
有一天他被园丁偷走并卖掉以偿还赌债。
巴克被带到了阿拉斯加，辗转卖给两个法裔加拿大人，他们对巴克的外形感到很满意，于是将他训练成了一只雪橇犬。
很快巴克通过观察他的队友们，学会了如何在这个寒冷的冬天以及这个弱肉强食的社会上生存下来。
随后巴克又被卖掉，并先后换过好几个主人，这些经历都使他不断地提高自己的能力，成为了雪橇犬的头领。
Eventually, Buck is sold to a man named Hal, who knows nothing about sledding nor survivingin the Alaskan wilderness, nor does his wife and her brother. They struggle to control the sled and ignore warnings not to travel during the spring melt. As they journey on, they run into Thornton, an experienced outdoors man, who notices that all of the sled dogs are in terrible shape from the ill treatment of their handlers4. Thornton warns them against crossing the river, but they refuse to listen and order Buck to mush5. Exhausted, starving, and sensing the danger ahead, Buck refuses. Recognizing him as a remarkable dog and disgusted6 by the driver’s beating of the dog, Thornton cuts him free from his traces and tells the trio he’s keeping him. After some argument, the trio leave s and tries to cross the river, but as Thornton warned, the ice gives way and they drown.最后，巴克被卖给了一个叫哈尔的人，哈尔、哈尔的妻子和她哥哥对乘雪橇一点经验都没有，也对阿拉斯加的荒野生存一无所知。
the call od the wild好词好句整理
the call od the wild好词好句整理《野性的呼唤》(The Call of the Wild) 是美国作家杰克·伦敦的一部经典小说，书中描绘了主角巴克从文明社会走向荒野，最终回归自然的过程。
以下是该书中的一些精彩词汇和句子摘录：好词：1. Unfettered wilderness2. Primordial instincts3. Savage splendor4. Feral prowess5. Dominant hierarchy6. Ferocity tempered by intelligence7. Rugged terrain8. Primeval urge9. Enduring resilience10. Untamed frontier11. Pack dynamics12. Visceral strength13. Innermost core14. Brutal yet beautiful truth15. Survival of the fittest好句：1. "He was a killer, a thing of the wild, soured on mankind."（他是个杀手，是来自荒野的事物，对人类充满了敌意。
）2. "It was the call of the wild, the call of the trail, the call that Nature gives to every creature, the call that the buck hears when the rutting season comes."（那是来自荒野的呼唤，是行进的呼唤，是大自然赋予每一种生物的呼唤，是在繁殖季节雄鹿所听到的呼唤。
）3. "Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tidewater dog, strong of muscle and with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego."（巴克没有读过报纸，否则他会知道麻烦正在酝酿，不仅是针对他自己，而且是针对每一个从普吉特湾至圣迭戈、肌肉强壮、长毛温暖的潮水区狗。
_野性的呼唤_theCalloftheWild_浅析及三种译文之对比
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《野性的呼唤》（ｔｈｅ Ｃａ ｌｌ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｗｉｌｄ） 浅析及三种译文之对比
王华立
（ 广西大学 外国语学院， 广西 南宁 ５３０００４）
摘 要 ： 小 说 《野 性 的 呼 唤 》（ 又 译 《荒 野 的 呼 唤 》） 是 美 国 作家杰克·伦敦最为著名的作品。该小说作为名著， 已有多种 中译版本。本文试析原著的风格， 并对比蒋天佐、胡春兰和贾 文浩三位译者的译本（ 分别由河北教育出版社、人民文学出版 社及北京燕山出版社出版） ， 浅谈各译本的优劣得失， 同时提 出对同一文学作品的不同译本进行比较时， 应引进共时和历 时的观点作为标准之一。
《野性的呼唤》英文书评
A Review of The Call of The WildI About Jack LondonJack London(born Jan. 12, 1876, died Nov. 22, 1916), whose life symbolized the power of will, was the most successful writer in America in the early 20th Century. His vigorous stories of men and animals against the environment, and survival against hardships were drawn mainly from his own experience. An illegitimate child, London passed his childhood in poverty in the Oakland slums. At the age of 17, he ventured to sea on a sealing ship. The turning point of his life was a thirty-day imprisonment that was so degrading it made him decide to turn to education and pursue a career in writing. And his experiences of searching for gold in the Klondike (in Canada)left their mark in his stories. His work embraced the concepts of unconfined individualism and Darwinism in its exploration of the laws of nature. He retired to his ranch near Sonoma, where he died at age 40 of various diseases and drug treatments.Jack London is best known for his books The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea-Wolf, and a few short stories, such as "To Build a Fire" and "The White Silence." In fact, he was a prolific writer whose fiction explored their geographies and their cultures: the Yukon, California, and the South Pacific. He experimented with many literary forms, from conventional love stories and dystopias (反乌托邦，政治讽刺小说) to science fantasy. His noted journalism included war correspondence, boxing stories, and the life of Molokai lepers. A committed socialist, he insisted against editorial pressures to write political essays and insert social criticism in his fiction. He was among the most influential figures of his day, who understood how to create a public persona and use the media to market his self-created image of poor-boy-turned-success. He left over fifty books of novels, stories, journalism, and essays, many of which have been translated and continue to be read around the world.II PlotBuck is a dog who leads a comfortable life in a California ranch home with his owner, a judge, until he is stolen and sold to pay off a gambling debt. Buck is taken to Alaska and sold to a pair of French Canadians who were impressed with his physique. They train him as a sled dog, and he quickly learns how to survive the cold winter nights and the pack society by observing his teammates. Buck is later sold again and passes hands several times, all the while improving his abilities as a sled dog and pack leader. Eventually, Buck is sold to a man, his wife, and her brother who know nothing about sledding nor surviving in the Alaskan wilderness. They struggle to control the sled and ignore warnings not to travel during the spring melt. As they journey on, they run into John Thornton, an experienced outdoors man, who notices that all of the sled dogs are in terrible shape from the ill treatment of their handlers. Thornton warns the trio against crossing the river, but they refuse to listen and order Buck to mush. Exhausted, starving, and sensing the danger ahead, Buck refuses. Recognizing him as a remarkable dog and disgusted by the driver's beating of the dog, Thornton cuts him free from his traces and tells the trio he's keeping him. After some argument, the trio leaves and tries to cross the river, but as Thornton warned the ice gives way and they drown.As Thornton nurses Buck back to health, Buck comes to love him and grows devoted to him. Thornton takes him on trips to pan for gold. Thornton and his friends go to their camp and continue their search for gold, while Buck begins exploring the wilderness around them and begins socializing with a local wolf pack. One morning, he returns from a three-day long hunt to find his beloved master and the others in the camp have been killed by some Yeehats (Native Americans). Buck finds some of them in the camp and kills them to avenge Thornton, later finding other members of the tribe, then returns to the woods to become alpha wolf (领头狼) of the pack. Each year he revisits the site where Thornton died, never completely forgetting the master he loved.III My OpinionsThe law of club and fangThrough Buck’s experiences living in the wild, Jack London wants to tell us that the world is dominated by those who are much stronger and more powerful than common people, and only the stronger ones could exist. This is the law of club and fang. Buck gradually realizes the law and begins to obey the law after he is stolen and taken to the wild. The savage environment which is full of tricks, dangers and deaths turns him to be more powerful and cunning. Finally, he becomes the leader of his team. Similar to the wild, our society becomes crueler and crueler, and living in the society becomes harder and harder. If you want to exist, to have a good life, you should be tough enough to stand the sufferings; you should keep alert, watch and learn; you should make yourself stronger than others. This is the law of living.Loyalty, Honor and LoveThe dogs in the book are all loyal to their masters. For example, a man makes a wager with Thornton over Buck's strength and devotion. Buck wins the bet by breaking a half-ton sled out of the frozen ground, then pulling it 100 yards by himself.In addition, all dogs have sense of honor. They are all proud of being sled dogs, and devote themselves to the work. For example, Dave, who is going to die, still insists on working. “Sick as he was, Dave resented being taken out, grunting and growling while the traces were unfastened and whimpering broken-heartedly when he saw Sol-leks (another dog) in the position he had held and served so long. For the pride of trace and trail was his, and, sick to death, he could not bear that another dog should do his work.”Both loyalty and honor are based on love which is what touches me deeply. Because of love to Thornton, Buck does such thing that seems impossible to accomplish. Because of sense of honor, Dave insists on working till he dies.The call of the wildAs we know, Buck answers the call of and returns to the wild finally. In my opinion, the call is not from the wild though Buck often hears the howl of the wolves. Instead, it is from the bottom of Buck’s heart. The call is the will or the instinct which makes him want to be himself: A wolf.I think every one of us has a call in our hearts. The call is our dream, goal or something we really want to do. However, under the pressure of society, we often have to give up our dreams or goals, and do things we are unwilling to do. So we should learn something from Buck: Just follow the call, and be yourself!。
野性的呼唤电影观后感英文
野性的呼唤电影观后感英文英文回答：The Call of the Wild is a 2020 American adventure drama film directed by Chris Sanders, who co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Green from Jack London's 1903 novel of the same name. The film stars Harrison Ford, Omar Sy, Cara Gee, Dan Stevens, Karen Gillan, and Bradley Whitford. It follows the story of Buck, a dog who is stolen from his home in California and sold into service as a sled dog in the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush.The film received mixed reviews from critics, with some praising its visuals and Ford's performance, while others criticizing its lack of originality and shallow characters. However, it was a commercial success, grossing over $200 million worldwide.中文回答：《野性的呼唤》是一部 2020 年美国冒险片，由克里斯·桑德斯执导，他与迈克尔·格林共同根据杰克·伦敦 1903 年的同名小说创作了剧本。
影片由哈里森·福特、奥马尔·西、卡拉·吉、丹·史蒂文斯、凯伦·吉兰和布拉德利·惠特福德主演。
野性的呼唤英文读后感The Call of the Wild
三一文库（）〔野性的呼唤英文读后感The Call ofthe Wild〕读完《野性的呼唤》这本书，我深深感受到了动物的思想和感情。
"The call of the wild" after reading this book, Ideeply felt the animal's thoughts and feelings.小狗巴克生活在南方，过习惯了悠闲自得的生活，养成了温柔的性格，但是，这样的日子没过多久，因为，有一天园丁把巴克拐卖到了北方。
它被想得到金子的人用作了雪橇狗，拉雪橇。
祖先们原始的野性在它身上渐渐发出。
巴克渐渐变得残酷，它让所有的和它一块儿拉雪橇的狗们都顺从了它，然后把狗群的首领咬死，自己当了首领。
后来的主人桑第1页共3页顿对巴克很好，巴克也和桑顿过的像一家人一样亲密。
可是后来，桑顿被河水淹死了。
巴克一点儿牵挂都没了，就跑到森林里当了狼。
The dog back to live in the south, too accustomedto leisurely life, develop a gentle character, but thistime, not long before, because, one day the gardenerto buck abducted to the north. It is to want to obtainthe gold used for the sled dog sled. Ancestors of the original wild on it began to make. Buck gradually become cruel, it makes it all together and the sled dogs are resigned to it, and then killed the princes of Gou Qun himself as leader. Later, master Thornton is good to buck, buck and Thornton had as a family intimacy. Butthen, Thornton was drowned. Buck was worried about not,went to the forest as a wolf.巴克在南方只是一条宠物狗，倒是要感激园丁的拐卖，幸而，才改变了它的一生。
TheCalloftheWild《野性的呼唤》读书报告
TheCalloftheWild《野性的呼唤》读书报告The Wild is still calling——After reading The Call of The WildPublished in 1903, The Call of the Wild is Jack London’s famous novel set during the Klondike Gold Rush. Its author, Jack London, who had been a prospector in the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 1890s, was regarded as the America’s most famous author at that time.T he novel’s protagonist is a dog named Buck, a physically impressive dog, living the good life in California when he gets stolen and put into dog slavery. For him, this means pulling a ridiculously heavy sled through miles and miles of frozen ice with little or nothing to eat and frequent beatings. As the definition of a domestic dog, Buck is out of his element until he begins to adapt to his surroundings, and learn from the other dogs.Buck is involved in a struggle for power with another dog, Spitz. They end up fighting and Buck wins, taking over as leader of the sled dog team. The team changes human management and the new drivers don't seem to be very competent. They’re bad drivers and end up killing everyone, including themselves. Fortunately, Buck is saved by a kind man named John Thornton, moment before the group death in an icy river.Buck becomes attached to Thornton and even saves his life several times. Buck sets off on a journey with his new master and several other men, loving his new life, except for the need to run off and kill things in the woods every once in a while. Buck fights with temptation: stay with Thornton, or kill things? Be civilized, or be wild? And naturally there are several missed phone calls from the wild.At the end of the Call of the Wild, Thornton is killed by the Yeehat tribe. Buck is then free to run with the wild dog packs.The novel deals with Buck as though he were a person with thoughts and emotions and touches me by its theme of pursuing ancestral memory and primitive instincts.When Buck enters the wild, he must learn countless lessons in order to survive, and he learns them well. But the novel suggests that his success in the frozen North is not merely a matter of “learning”; rather, Buck gradually “recovers” primitive instincts and memories that his wild ancestors possessed, which have been buried in modern civilized creatures, dogs. The technical term for what happens to Buck is atavism—the reappearance in a modern creature of traits that was defined by its remote forefathers. London returns to this theme again and again, constantly reminding us that Buck is “retrogressing”, as the novel puts it into a wilder way of life that all dogs once shared ——“He was older than the days he had seen and the breaths he had drawn.” Buck even has occasional visions of this older world, when humans wore animal skins and lived in caves, and when wild dogs hunted their prey in the primeval forests. His connection to his ancestral identity is more than instinctual; it is mystical. The civilized world, which seems so strong, turns out to be nothing more than a thin veneer, which is quickly worn away to reveal the ancient instinctslying dormant underneath. Buck hears the call of the wild, and London implies that, in the right circumstances, we might hear it too.Jack London isn’t necessarily making the claim that we should all run around naked, killing and eating with our bare hands. Instead, he uses a dog to ask the question of what all thiscivilization is really doing for us. Because aside from the starvation, beatings, and the nearly freezing to death, Buck might just be better off in the wild than where he was before this whole mess began. Why? B ecause it’s what he was meant to do, what his body was built for. So the next time you find yourself on the verge of giving in to those primal instincts, take a minute. And pick up the phone, because The Wild is still calling.。
《野性的呼唤》英文读后感
《野性的呼唤》英文读后感第一篇：《野性的呼唤》英文读后感A Review of The Call of The Wild After reading The Call of The Wild, I have a lot of feelings.First, the dogs in the book are all loyal to their masters.For example, a man makes a wager with Thornton over Buck's strength and devotion.Buck wins the bet by breaking a half-ton sled out of the frozen ground, then pulling it 100 yards by himself.In addition, all dogs have sense of honor.They are all proud of being sled dogs, and devote themselves to the work.For example, Dave, who is going to die, still insists on working.“Sick as he was, Dave resented being taken out, grunting and growling while the traces were unfastened and whimpering broken-heartedly when he saw Sol-leks(another dog)in the position he had held and served so long.For the pride of trace and trail was his, and, sick to death, he could not bear that another dog should do his work.”Both loyalty and honor are based on love which is what touches me deeply.Because of love to Thornton, Buck does such thing that seems impossible to accomplish.Because of sense of honor, Dave insists on working till he dies.And through Buck’s experiences living in the wild, Jack London wants to tell us that the world is dominated by those who are much stronger and more powerful than common people, and only the stronger ones could exist.This is the law of club and fang.Buck gradually realizes the law and begins to obey the law after he is stolen and taken to the wild.The savage environment which is full of tricks, dangers and deaths turns him to be more powerful and cunning.Finally, he becomes the leader of his team.Similar to the wild, our society becomes crueler and crueler, and living in the society becomesharder and harder.If you want to exist, to have a good life, you should be tough enough to stand the sufferings;you should keep alert, watch and learn;you should make yourself stronger than others.This is the law of living.As we know, Buck answers the call of and returns to the wild finally.In my opinion, the call is not from the wild though Buck often hears the howl of the wolves.Instead, it is from the bottom of Buck’s heart.The call is the will or the instinct which makes him want to be himself: A wolf.I think every one of us has a call in our hearts.The call is our dream, goal or something we really want to do.However, under the pressure of society, we often have to give up our dreams or goals, and do things we are unwilling to do.So we should learn something from Buck: Just follow the call, and be yourself!第二篇：野性的呼唤英文读后感Goethe said, “Reading good books is like a conversation with the man of noble.”Only if will you learn something about the writer,Jack London,you can follow the idea of his book, The Call of the Wild.Jack London was a very famous realistic writer.He was also a strong sailor and a war correspondent.He was born in 1876,San Francisco, California.It is believed that he is the illegitimate son of an astrologer whose name was William Chaney.His family was poor----no fixed occupations, and no fixed residence.So Jack had to take some time off to work and support his family.Jack’s extensive life experiences is very difficult.When he was 20, Jack entered the University of California.But he dropped out of school after only one semester because he didn’t have enough money to pay the tuition fee.In 1897, he went to Alaska to join the Gold Rush.Although didn’t getting much gold, he found lots of ideas for his books and stories.Then he went back home and began to write.In 1900, he put out of hisfirst novel----The Son of the Wolf,shocking the literary circle.From then on, with many of his new short novels published he began to have a place in the American literature ter Jack became the best-selling, highest paid and most popular American author of his time.Fifty-one of his books and hundreds of his articles had been published.His most notable books include The Call of the Wild which was published in 1903, belongs to the type which is about the life of the polar region.It is the book that we are talking about.His writings have been translated into many languages and to many of his works were widely read among the world.Most of his works are full of positive emotions including energetic, enjoying, enthusiastic, exhilarated and brave, and full of hardworking.As his writings were warmly welcomed and he became rich and famous when he was under thirty.But Jack London was not a happy man.In poor health.He took his own life in 1916.He was then only forty years old.Now let’s back to this book.It is a novel about a dog named Buck, a St.Bernard and Scotland shepherd dog hybrids.The difference is that Buck was the dog who didn’t live in human’s mythology nor as friend with men in human’s social.He was a dog living in a frozen and snow-covered land.He was a dog who shocks readers’ mind.Buck lived in a judge’s family in the southern,enjoying a rich life,accepting people's respect.But all his life changed after people found gold in the north.Burk faced his first rude treatment.He was sold to a guy in the red sweater.Then he was beaten and be in dead faint once again.After many times fell down he knew that there would have no way out to freedom in front of these people.I think the violence he faced was the key to his wild,to learn the low of jungle.If the key was the violence,the main body of the lesson was the life Buck leaved with hisfriends.It made the wild hidden in Buck gradually awake.Burk was soldagain.This time he joined in a sledding team.He got lots of ways of being while living with his new partners.Dog Parker taught him how to steal food to fill the stomach.In fact no one want to steal if one can make end one’s meet.From Dog Beeley he learned how to find water on the snow-land.Now I have to refer to a Dog Pitts who was the leader of the sledding team.It rememberd Buck the slaying skills.Buck was an enemy of Pitts,so he was offen defied by Pitts.At first,Buck forbore.On the one hand,he was learning how to live in the snow-land,learning how to slay.On the other hand,his red-bloody was resurrected by the Dog Pitts.Finally he beat Pitts.Once the wild rose,the call from the wild attracted Buck day and night.The call of the wild is spine-chilling,but Buck echoed happlily and excitedly.During a hunting Buck found it’s inte resting when he killed others.Finally,he became the King of the Wolf after he fought with many a wolf in the forest.The way to success of Buck is like a man’s transformation.He finally became a king of the wild from a cute puppy dog is because of his loyalty, patience and ambition.The Loyalty.Loyalty is dogs first advantage,Buck is no exception.Because of his loyalty he could live to meet his the most anticipated master.The loyalty to his master gave him a way to improve himself,so he could be a king dog finally.The patience.Buck had a great patience.It made him change the role and help him quickly adapt to the new environment.He patient all the violence.Finally he defeated the last king-dog.The ambition.Maybe the ambition is not a commendatory term,but there will not be a more appropriate word to describe him.With his ambition,Buck didn’t reconciled to be a third-class dog.So he won,though he paid the bloody price,to be the king-dog.Hewas driven to be the best by his ambition.Maybe the the intensity of competition and social cruelty is the wild of human beings in modern world.It is wild that brings the desire to conquer all the world.Like Buck,when all the things in the world told him there are only 2things—to conquer and be conquered, the indomitable spirit from the heart was recalled cause he knew that it was the way of being.In today's competitive world the line that separates a hit from a flop is thin.Man can never stop to have a little hesitate.We can only valiantly accepted the challenge,then conquer it.But the wild is not only bloodiness,it also brings deep friendship.When Buck’s last master John died,he cried into the air,sadly and loyalty.The love between Buck and John is the other side of the wild.What I want to say is life and the world is complex,the complexity is because of its wild—the original ingredient of the world.It brings the world to life and push it to the hell.It is WILD.It has loyal,it has cunning;it has love,it has enmity;it brings life,it destroys one’s life.Let it go,it is the real life,beautiful and flossy.It will live on and never leave.That is the WILD.第三篇：野性的呼唤英文读后感The call of the wildIt tells a story about a gigantic dog who was called Buck.It was stolen from a rich and comfortable home by the man who was in debt.Then buck was forced to learn to survive as an Alaskan sled dog(阿拉斯加雪橇犬).Buck encountered his true owner John Thornton who is very friendly and kindhearted after a long terrify life.Finally, John’s incidental death break Buck’s last tie to the man and drives him into the call of the wild.In this story, Buck and John simply adopt themselves to answer the call of the wild.Buck will eventually leave John one day even if theincidental death does not happen to John.Buck just wanted to help his master finish the gold-rush-trip when the wild comes to his mild.‘From then on, night and day, never put a halt, in desperation, he burst into long stretch of fight, did not to stay him(John)’.Buck wished to remember John’ image forever.I could not hold my tears bursting.Can a real man devote himself to loyalty and friendship in such a way? On the other hand, John Thornton is not only a dog-lover but also a brave and venturous man.He is so straightforward and simple that makes him an accommodating man.Once he firmly roots a goal into his heart, it seems that nothing could prevent him from accomplishing it except death.I do not know whether the persistence is the most vital element to make a man successful, but what I know is that you are not far away from success once you occupy it.It is Jack London who let us into the animated wild from the hustle-and-bustle and from desperate city.There, I merely cannot deny the attraction of Buck’s bark, which enlightens me to pursue another lost half of the nature in mankind, and to dig out a true meaning of life.What is the essence of human beings? What is the civilization to us? Do we need to look back at where we came from? Is it good or bad for us to speak out what we think and to do what the consciences demand us to? It is thought-provoking. 第四篇：野性的呼唤英文读后感1.London's classic tale of survival, about a gentle California dog's gradual transformation into a fierce arctic predator, calls for a robust, masculine reading.Because it is told from the dog's point of view, it also demands a narrator who can communicate the nuances of both animal and human emotion.2.At the beginning of this century, many new writers emerged with the introduction of many new ideas.Among them, Jack London wasthe most popular one.His most famous novel is the call of the wild.Although it is a story about a dog, Buck, it vividly depicts the life in the primitive North where people rushed for gold and fortune.Buck, used to belong to a judge, was kidnapped and sold to North.Then he became a member of a dog-team pulling a sled.In the days of pulling a snow-sled, he learned to conform to the law of nature and obey the master.Finally, he found a basic instinct hidden inside him, which enabled himself to survive the tough environment.This is the call of the wild.When you read the story, you will feel that Buck is a man instead of a dog, struggling with his fortune and conforming to the law of nature.Though short, it is really a thrilling story.What you never forget is the tough life in the nature, the brave and crafty dog.Maybe the wild is calling you to go ahead.While writing for only 16 years throughout his life, London produced an amazing body of work among which, White Fang, Martin Eden, the Valley of the Moon are representative.3.My Call of the Wild------Enlightenment of The Call of the Wild“ He sings a song of the younger world, which is thesong of the pack.”(Chapter VIIThe Sounding of the Wild)When the last sentence vanished from my eyes, I can stillperceive an echo of a song-a wild song, which knocks upmy dizzy mind that alwayscheerfully sink into the so-calledcivilized world without questioning.Wild, is no longer asymbol of the law of jungle but a headspring where streamsout love, passion, bravery, loyalty, friendship, venture, competition and tolerance all these virtues can easily befound in the Call of the Wild.Jack London(1876-1916)is a worldwide renowned novelist.His stories successfully reflect the contradictory views ofman’s nature and destinyin and against the wild, and his“fight to survive” notion has gained him and hisworks timeless popularity, particularly, the Call of the Wild.It tells a story of a gigantic dog, named Buck, who is stolen from a rich and comfortable home and forced to learn to survive as an Alaskan sled dog.Buck, at first, is too savage for the company of man until he coincidently encounters his beloved master-kindhearted John Thornton.Finally, John’s incidental death breaks Buck’s last tie to the man and drives him intohis long-desired wild with his pack.In the story, Buck and John simply adopt themselves to answer the call of the wild.When it comes to Buck’s mind that oneday he will eventually leave John-his master, all he wants to do is just to help him finish the gold-rush-trip.He “from then on, night and day, never put a halt, in desperation, he burst into long stretch of flight, did not to stay him(John)…”(Chapter VII The Sounding of The Wild)Buck wished to remember John’s image forever, he “for two days and nights never left camp, never let Thornton out of his sight.He followed him about at his work, watched him while saw him into blankets at night and out of them in the morning…”(Chapter VII)When I read these words I just could not hold my tears bursting.Can a real man devote himself to loyalty and friendship in such a way? On the other hand, John Thornton is not only a dog-lover but also a brave andventurous man.He is so straightforward and simple that makes him an accommodating man.Once he firmly roots a goal into his heart, it seems that nothing could prevent him from accomplishing it except death.I do not know whether the persistence is the most vital element to make a man successful, but whatI know is that you are not far away from success once you occupy it.It is Jack London who plunges me into the animated wild from the hustle-and-bustle and from desperate city.There, I merely cannot deny the attraction of Buck’s bark, which enlightens me to pursue another lost half of the nature in mankind, and to dig out a true meaning of life.Dare weimagine that Londonintentionally employs Buck to set us a model with perfectcharacters(count barbarity out)? The answer is affirmed.We, as animals, are from the wild but shedding off more and more wild signs, which demonstrate us as the “uncivilized”.However, who can fully guarantee that we have not overlookedsome essential wild-endowed virtues? Especially, nowadays, it seems more crucial for us to stop looking at the post-industrialized world and to ponder for a while.When cheats, betrayals, lies, lusts and crimes stuff a materialized society, whether Londonuses this novel to help himself escape the reality or warn the earthy people, to us, modern man, is all the same.It appears horrible that in modern society many people are enthusiasticallytalking about how to build up “special relations”to the authority, deceiving and lying to each other.T o themlife is a mask-wearing process rather than a hard work.Every time, you browse WebPages, scandals in politics, business, the entertainment circle and even on campus crowd into youreyes.Oh, what is the essence of human beings? What is thecivilization to us? Do we need to look back at where we came from? Is it good or bad for us to speak out what we thinkand to do what the consciences demand us to? Are we wastingtalents given by the mighty nature? Be an honest, straightforward, warmhearted, emotional and responsible man or be a shrewd, cold hearted and astute hypocrite? While embracing the “civilized” rubbish, we are losing those good virtues, which are the callsof the wild.Once we lose them, we are to loseourselves,and we will get nowhere.I wish this dreadful thought is totally a fallacy, but, now, it is chilling me hard.One day when I happen to stand on the top of a grand mountain to observe a boundless prairie enveloped by the sapphire firmament and combed by gusts of the rhythmical west wind, a morning sun sprinkles me her warmth and brilliance in a graceful way, however, at that moment, I am afraid that I cannot appreciate these beauties, I am a lost “ civilized man” then.Please, please do not let come true while we are still able to answer the call of the wild. 第五篇：野性的呼唤英文读后感Rules of LivingThe call of the wild is a story about a dog.However, the story also vividly describes the life in the primitive North where people rushed for gold and fortune.Buck, a dog which was belonging to a judge, was kidnapped and sold to North.Then he became a member of a dog-team pulling a sled.In the days of pulling the snow-sled, he learned the rules of living—obedient to the law of nature and obeys the master.Only in this way, Buck can live.And finally, he found a basic instinct hidden inside him, which enabled himself to survive the difficult environment.At the end of the story, Buck returned to the embrace of nature.This is all about The call of the wild.The competition which exists in the human society and the spirit what people have is a reflection of ancient wild.It brings a desire to conquer all things.Just like Buck, before he joins the team, he never thought about that he will be in a crowd of dogs and struggling to survive.But Buck is very brave in the tough days and never gives up.When he found he must be faced the rules of living, the unyielding wild in the deep of himself was quickly wake up.Well, in today's competitive society, the outcome just in a moment, It caused people can not havehesitation when we face to the every crisis, only to accept bravely, and eventually conquered crisis.So, I think Buck’s spirit is very worth for us to admiring, no matter how difficult the crisis or how bad the environment which we must be face to.But nowadays, many young people have rarely attack, frustration or achievements.They want to avoid all the things what they must be face to them in their future life.However, on their own road of growth, young people will encounter setbacks and difficulties inevitably.They also should overcome their shortcomings and give play to strong points with the indomitable will.And only in this way, young people will safety living in this competitive society, and never give up when they have any problems.In a word, we always want to know that in our life there will be happiness and safeness.And finally we will like Buck, experienced numerous setbacks, stride across the hardest problem and return to the hug of nature.We must believe our own ability all the time.。
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A review of The Call of the Wild《野性的呼唤》影评The Call of the Wild,novel by Jack London, published serially by The Saturday Evening Post in 1903 andthen as a single-volume book by Macmillan & Co.thesame year. It is often considered to be his masterpiece and is the most widelyread of all his publications.SummaryThe story follows Buck— a mix of St. Bernard and Scotch collie—throughout hisjourney as a sled dog. Buck’s story begins at the house of Judge Miller inSanta Clara,California. Here, Buck is abeloved domesticated pet, living comfortably. However, after gold is discoveredin the Yukon territory of Canada,Buck is stolen by one of Miller’s gardeners as thedemand for sled dogs increases. The gardener sells Buck to dog traders andmakes a profit, and Buck is soon shipped north, abused and beaten as he goes.Along with a sweet, unassuming dog named Curly, Buck is sold to two governmentcouriers, François and Perrault, who puthim to work as a sled dog. Buck issoon overwhelmed by his surroundings, particularly when he sees a group ofhuskies attack and kill Curly. As Buck is forced to adapt to the wild, hisprimitive instincts begin to surface. It is during this time that he makes anenemy of the lead sled dog, Spitz. The two fight a number of times, and Buckconsistently undermines him in the hopes of diminishing his authority. After afinal, decisive battle, Buck kills Spitz and appoints himself as the new leaddog—something he convinces his owners to go along withthrough his sheer stubbornness. With Buck as lead dog, the team begins makingtrips in record time. The team, along with Buck, is eventually sold to a mailcarrier who forces the dogs to carry arduously heavy loads. This work resultsin the death of one of the dogs.The team is sold again, this time to American goldhunters named Hal, Charles, and Mercedes. The three are wildly inexperienced:they overload the sled, and they beat the dogs unnecessarily. Halfway through along journey, they begin to run out of food, causing more than half of the dogsto die ofstarvation. Along their journey, and still with a long way to go, theyhappen upon the camp of a man named John Thornton. Thornton warns them that theice they are about to cross is thinning and that it is not safe to cross. TheAmericans disregard him and attempt to leave. The other dogs obey, but Buckrefuses to move onto the ice. Hal beats him viciously until Thornton steps inand cuts Buck free. The Americans continue without Buck, only to fall throughthe thinning ice and perish alongside the remainder of their dogs.Buck becomes devoted to Thornton, and he even savesThornton from drowning. One day, Thornton brags that Buck can pull athousand-pound load and bets more than a thousand dollars on him. After somestruggle, Buck is able to do so, and his master uses the money to search for ahidden mine deep in the Canadian wilderness. Buck’s love for Thornton becomes challengedby his growing desire for the wild. He begins to disappear into the forest forlonger intervals of time, but he always returns to Thornton. During theseexcursions, Buck hunts bears and mooseand even befriends a wolf. One day Buckreturns to find Thornton and his crew killed by Native Americans the novelcalls Yeehats. Angry beyond comprehension, Buck attacks and kills severalYeehats and scatters the rest. Buck then ventures into the forest and becomesthe leader of a wolf pack. He becomes known by the Yeehats as Ghost Dog;because of his swiftness, his shadow is all they can glimpse. Despite beingfully wild now, Buck still returns to the place of Thornton’s death each year to mourn the loss of his best friend.AnalysisThe Call of theWild is set in the midst of theKlondike gold rush of the1890s. During this time, more than 30,000 people traveled to the area near theconvergence of the Klondike and Yukon rivers in Yukon territory, just east ofwhat is today Alaska. As described in the novel, many of these people used sleddog teams to traverse the rough coldterrain. The setting created by London in TheCall of the Wild is somewhat reminiscent of the American West —idyllic unmappedterritory that holds rich secretswaiting to be discovered by those braveenough to travel into the unknown. Opportunity teems in the Klondike regionwith the promise of gold, yet, as in the American West, with this opportunitycomes risk and the threat of harm.London’s depiction of Buck’s struggle in this setting shows the influence of, and isidentifiable with themes within, various strains of naturalism,individualism, and social Darwinism. Buckbegins as a pampered pet dog who is then forced to adapt to survive in thewilderness of Canada. He becomes more and more individualistic as he adapts: atfirst he submits to “the law of club and fang,”doing all he can to avoid beatings and fights, but, as timeprogresses, he becomes more self-concerned. He fights Spitz willingly numeroustimes, an individualistic act as well as a manifestation of the “survival of the fittest”concept importantto social Darwinism. Buck’s final transition into afull strong individual who has triumphed over others is the moment he realizesJohn Thornton is dead, which removes any remainingtethers to the civilizedworld. After this Buck encounters a pack of wolves that he will come to lead;his strong individualism gives him thepower of leadership.ReceptionWhen it was published in 1903,The Call of the Wild was an immediate success. The single-volumeversion of the novel also included illustrations, which enhanced its descriptionsof Canada’snatural beauty. Though it has been and is still, at times, classified as achildren’s book, its themes and overarching narrativeare suited for mature readers. The novel was banned in 1929 in Italy andYugoslavia, supposedly because of London’s openlysocialist views. In 1933 it was burned by theNazi Party for similar reasons. The 1935 film The Call of the Wild, directed by William Wellmanandstarring Clark Gable, focuses solelyon John Thornton and Buck, while a 1972 film of the same name, starring Charlton Heston, staystruer to the plot of the novel.。