The Call of the Wild by Jack London depicts the protagonist Buck’s transition,i.e.from a dog to a wolf,as well as those victims eliminated in the selecting of nature.All of these reflect the perpetual theme in this n...The Call of the Wild by Jack London depicts the protagonist Buck’s transition,i.e.from a dog to a wolf,as well as those victims eliminated in the selecting of nature.All of these reflect the perpetual theme in this novel—social Darwinism which advo⁃cates“survival of the fittest”.展开更多
Jack London was one of the outstanding American writers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The Call of the Wild which was based on the Klondike Gold Rush, was the most famous and popular one in China....Jack London was one of the outstanding American writers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The Call of the Wild which was based on the Klondike Gold Rush, was the most famous and popular one in China. These years, lots of scholars have discussed it from various aspects, such as the contents, the themes, the writing styles and its characters. In this short novel, the protagonist Buck is humanized by the author. He is endowed with lots of human qualities, such as loyalty, brave, self-esteem, intelligence and so on. What are the reasons of humanization of the dog protagonist.? Finding out the reasons could help us understand this novel better and it may offer some references for the research on Jack London' s animal novels.展开更多
The Call of the Wild is the masterpiece of Jack London,which has been given lots of attention by the critics.The criticsanalyze it from different perspectives,such as naturalism and realism,helping readers to understa...The Call of the Wild is the masterpiece of Jack London,which has been given lots of attention by the critics.The criticsanalyze it from different perspectives,such as naturalism and realism,helping readers to understand the text better.While from theperspective of deconstructionism,there are many uncertainties in the text,like the meaning of call,the image of Buck,the strongand the weak.While the meaning of call can be a call of the wild,and it also can be a call of human nature.And the image of Buckis also indefinite.Attitudes to the strong and the weak are paradoxical.From these uncertainties,the contradictory thinking in asense reflects the life experience of Jack London and his world view.展开更多
The Call of the Wild,one of the most popular novels in the early twentieth-century America,is the first best-selling book of Jack London.As far as this novel is concerned,the main character Buck represents nature.He d...The Call of the Wild,one of the most popular novels in the early twentieth-century America,is the first best-selling book of Jack London.As far as this novel is concerned,the main character Buck represents nature.He deals with all kinds of peo⁃ple.The good treat Buck(nature)very well and live harmoniously with him.The evil treat Buck(nature)maliciously,just like fight⁃ing against their enemies.This novel shows the damages people did to nature and the imbalance between human being and nature.The author’s ecological awareness finds its full expression in the novel.The relationship between human and nature in the novel will be analyzed from the perspective of eco-criticism and the ecological theme of the novel will be discussed in a bid to arouse peo⁃ple’s ecological consciousness and environmental protection awareness.展开更多
In the Book The Call of the Wild,Buck experiences numerous ups and downs in his life.He changes from a tamed dog to a most powerful and persevered leader of wolves in the primitive forest.He finally answers the call o...In the Book The Call of the Wild,Buck experiences numerous ups and downs in his life.He changes from a tamed dog to a most powerful and persevered leader of wolves in the primitive forest.He finally answers the call of his ancestor and the call of nature,returning to the place where he is destined to be.The naturalism as well as symbolism is heated discussed in this book to date.However,the study on the rebirth of Buck from the perspective of mutualism still remains a relative blank area.This article further analyzes the rebirth with the analyzing method of mutualism and the concrete context.The repetitive breakage and establish⁃ment of various mutual relationships for Buck gradually reshape some of his features and wakes up something inherited,deep root⁃ed but once hidden in his soul.These features eventually pushes him to reach the peak of his life—the life he is meant to be and in which he becomes a true warrior.展开更多
文摘The Call of the Wild by Jack London depicts the protagonist Buck’s transition,i.e.from a dog to a wolf,as well as those victims eliminated in the selecting of nature.All of these reflect the perpetual theme in this novel—social Darwinism which advo⁃cates“survival of the fittest”.
文摘Jack London was one of the outstanding American writers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The Call of the Wild which was based on the Klondike Gold Rush, was the most famous and popular one in China. These years, lots of scholars have discussed it from various aspects, such as the contents, the themes, the writing styles and its characters. In this short novel, the protagonist Buck is humanized by the author. He is endowed with lots of human qualities, such as loyalty, brave, self-esteem, intelligence and so on. What are the reasons of humanization of the dog protagonist.? Finding out the reasons could help us understand this novel better and it may offer some references for the research on Jack London' s animal novels.
文摘The Call of the Wild is the masterpiece of Jack London,which has been given lots of attention by the critics.The criticsanalyze it from different perspectives,such as naturalism and realism,helping readers to understand the text better.While from theperspective of deconstructionism,there are many uncertainties in the text,like the meaning of call,the image of Buck,the strongand the weak.While the meaning of call can be a call of the wild,and it also can be a call of human nature.And the image of Buckis also indefinite.Attitudes to the strong and the weak are paradoxical.From these uncertainties,the contradictory thinking in asense reflects the life experience of Jack London and his world view.
文摘The Call of the Wild,one of the most popular novels in the early twentieth-century America,is the first best-selling book of Jack London.As far as this novel is concerned,the main character Buck represents nature.He deals with all kinds of peo⁃ple.The good treat Buck(nature)very well and live harmoniously with him.The evil treat Buck(nature)maliciously,just like fight⁃ing against their enemies.This novel shows the damages people did to nature and the imbalance between human being and nature.The author’s ecological awareness finds its full expression in the novel.The relationship between human and nature in the novel will be analyzed from the perspective of eco-criticism and the ecological theme of the novel will be discussed in a bid to arouse peo⁃ple’s ecological consciousness and environmental protection awareness.
文摘In the Book The Call of the Wild,Buck experiences numerous ups and downs in his life.He changes from a tamed dog to a most powerful and persevered leader of wolves in the primitive forest.He finally answers the call of his ancestor and the call of nature,returning to the place where he is destined to be.The naturalism as well as symbolism is heated discussed in this book to date.However,the study on the rebirth of Buck from the perspective of mutualism still remains a relative blank area.This article further analyzes the rebirth with the analyzing method of mutualism and the concrete context.The repetitive breakage and establish⁃ment of various mutual relationships for Buck gradually reshape some of his features and wakes up something inherited,deep root⁃ed but once hidden in his soul.These features eventually pushes him to reach the peak of his life—the life he is meant to be and in which he becomes a true warrior.