From Civilization to Primitiveness——On Social Darwinism in Jack London’s The Call of the Wild

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”.

Research on the Humanization of the Animal Protagonist in The Call of the Wild

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.

Uncertainties in The Call of the Wild

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.

The Relationship Between Human Being and Nature in The Call of the Wild: A Perspective of Eco-Criticism

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.

Isolation and Identification of a Functional Centromere Element in the Wild Rice Species Oryza granulata with the GG Genome

The centromere of eukaryotic chromosomes is the crucial locus responsible for sister chromatid cohesion and for correct segregation of chromosomes to daughter cells during cell division. In the structural genomics era, centromeres represent the last frontiers of higher eukaryotic genomes because of their densely methylated, highly repetitive and, heterochromatic DNA （Hall et al., 2004）. Although these functions are conserved among all eukaryotes, centromeric DNA sequences are evolving rapidly （Jiang et al., 2003）.

Back to the Wild

After decades of captive breeding,wild horses survive on their own in northwest China’s nature reserve Seven wild horses raised in captivity were released into the West Lake National Nature Reserve in Dunhuang,northwest China’s Gansu Province, on September 25, 2010.

Driving on the Wild Side

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about China since moving here,it’s this:The rules of the road are far different than those Stateside.Actually,perhaps the word"rules"is a bit of an overstatement; "suggestions of the road"may be more fitting.

Hunting the Wild Man

Scientists and volunteers plan a new Shennongjia exploration for Bigfoot After being shelved for many years, a plan to search for the wild man in the Shennongjia forestry district is once again under way. This time, scientists want to raise as much as 10 million yuan ($1.6 million) to employ advanced technology and recruit staff worldwide for the project.

The Spirit of the Wild

western nature and wildlife enthusiasts are quite willing and capable of spending large sums of money to pursue their interests in China, depending not on "if the price is right" but "if the conditions are right."

Genetic Diversity in Wild Grapes Native to China Based on Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Analysis

The use of the RAPD technique was investigated on a set of 73 genotypes of 18 wild grape species native to China, and one interspecific hybrid, seven Vitis vinifera L. cultivars, one rootstock cultivar and one strain of V. riparia L. Genetic diversity among these grapes was investigated based on RAPD analysis. The screening of 280 decamer oligonucleotides allowed the selection of 20 primers used for the analysis. A total of 191 RAPD markers were produced from the 20 selected primers. Relationships among the 83 clones or accessions based on their genetic distances were clustered using unweighted pair_group method arithmetic average (UPGMA) analysis in a dendrogram. Twenty_two clusters which fortunately adapted to 22 grape species level were clearly resolved on the dendrogram. The 18 wild grape species native to China were grouped into ten subclusters. The largest distance was found between V. riparia L., V. vinifera L., interspecific hybrid ( V. vinifera L.× V. larbrusca L.) and the wild grapes native to China. Among the wild grapes native to China, the largest distance was found between V. hancockii Hance and the other wild species. V. qinlingensis P.C.He was the second. Large genetic variation occurred among the different flower_type clones in one species.

A Study on the Rebirth of Buck Based on the Repetitive Breakage and Es⁃tablishment of Mutualism

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.