荒野的呼唤中巴克的多重性格分析毕业论文

《荒野的呼唤》中巴克的多重性格分析毕业论文Contents

Abstract (1)

Introduction (3)

Chapter 1 A Brief Introduction to The Call of the Wild and the Nature of Buck (8)

1.1 A Brief Introduction to The Call of the Wild (8)

1.2 Nature of Buck in Different Environments (10)

1.2.1 Living in the Lap of Luxury (10)

1.2.2 Facing Risks for the First Time (10)

1.2.3 Working as a Sled Dog (11)

1.2.4 Staying with Thornton (12)

Chapter 2 Golden Spirit and Aspiration in Buck (13)

2.1 Fighting Spirit (13)

2.1.1 Facing the Dog Trainer (13)

2.1.2 Winning the Leadership (14)

2.1.3 Attacking Black Burton (15)

2.1.4 Fighting in the Wild (15)

2.2 Down-to-earth Spirit (16)

2.2.1 Dragging Sled for Perrault (16)

2.2.2 Being under Scotch Half-breed’s Control (17)

2.3 Longing for New Life (18)

2.3.1 Taking a Positive Attitude to the Life in the Warm

Southland (18)

2.3.2 Taking Delight in the Snow (19)

2.3.3 Loving the Challenging World (19)

2.3.4 Hearing Sounds Made by the Wild Life (19)

2.3.4.1 Instinct Alive (20)

2.3.4.2 Retained Wildness (20)

2.3.5 Returning to the Wild af ter Thornton’s Death

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Chapter 3 Embodiment of Human Nature in the Fiend Buck (23)

3.1 The Nature of Buck as a Fierce Animal (23)

3.1.1 Duplicity and Cunning (23)

3.1.2 Dominions (24)

3.2 Love and Loyalty to Thornton (24)

3.2.1 Jumping off the Cliff (25)

3.2.2 Saving the Life of Thornton (25)

3.2.3 Helping Thornton Win the Bet (26)

3.2.4 Taking Revenge on Yeehats (26)

3.3 The Philosophy of Mencius (27)

Conclusion (28)

Bibliography (31)

Acknowledgements (33)

Analysis of the Complicated Nature of Buck in

The Call of the Wild

Tang Haokun

Abstract

The Call of the Wild is the masterpiece of Jack London who is one of the most renowned American writers. It was published in 1903. The complex character of the protagonist dog Buck is the main factor to cause the novel perpetual. The arduous paths Buck went through were a reflection of American social reality in the 20th century, and it reproduced the Klondike Gold Rush Age in American history. It’s a key point to study the writer’s viewpoints and the social background by a nalyzing Buck’s character. At the beginning this thesis introduces Darwin’s Law of Nature —survival of the fittest. Then it describes Buck’s aspiration for new life. Gentle dog Buck went to the wasteland which was far away from human civilization but he adapted to the challenging environment very soon. It unfolded before our eyes the brightness of individual and spectacular of life vividly and incisively. In response to the call of the wild, Buck got back to the forest full of mystery and venture without the slightest hesitation after Tom Thornton’s death. The third chapter expounds that Buck bears the nature of ferociousness and at the same time has a passion