“适者生存”在《野性的呼唤》和《白牙》中的阐释

Understanding of “Survival of the Fittest” in The Call of the Wild and White Fang

通过把美国作家杰克.伦敦的姊妹篇《野性的呼唤》和《白牙》进行结合并对照分析,本论文认为作家在《白牙》中阐述了他对达尔文的适者生存的理论的另一种理解,即适者生存不仅指在残酷的生存竞争中只有强者能生存下来,而且也指另外一种适应,是对文明的适应,在其过程中爱起到了关键作用。

By combining and opposing his companion books The Call of the Wild and White Fang,the paper presents the view that the American novelist Jack London,in his White Fang,expresses his additional understanding of Darwin＇s theory of ＂survival of the fittest＂,i.e.survival of the fittest not only means the adaptation to the cruel competition for survival but also the adaptation to civilized life,in which love plays a crucial role.