Whitefang(白牙)——JackLondonAboutthewriterJohnGriffithChaneyBornJanuary12,1876DiedNovember22,1916(aged40)OccupationNovelist,journalist,shortstorywriterandessayistJackLondonCredo杰克·伦敦的信条London'sliteraryexecutor,IrvingSheppard,quotedaJackLondonCredoinanintroductiontoa1956collectionofLondonstories:杰克·伦敦的遗稿保管人,IrvingSheppard(欧文·谢帕德)在介绍1956年出版的伦敦小说集时引用了“杰克·伦敦的信条”:wouldratherbeashesthandust!我宁愿是燃烧过后的灰烬也不愿为地上的灰尘!Iwouldratherthatmysparkshouldburnoutinabrilliantblazethanitshouldbestifledbydry-rot.我宁愿让点点星火猛烈燃烧殆尽也不愿任其干腐。Iwouldratherbeasuperbmeteor,everyatomofmeinmagnificentglow,thanasleepyandpermanentplanet.我宁愿做一闪而过的流星,让每一点碎片都擦出火光,也不愿做死寂的恒星。Thefunctionofmanistolive,nottoexist.人的职责是生活,而不是存在。Ishallnotwastemydaystryingtoprolongthem.我不会浪费时间试图延长寿命Ishallusemytime.但,我会用尽生命中的每一秒。Whitefang•Anoveltosnowandiceintwotravelerwastheleadwithhalfdogteeth.Jessiemotherandfatherone-eyed.WhiteFangshortlyafterbirth,andinthejungleencounterformermasterofIndiangreyseaottersandtoservethem.Grayseaottersandthestickstogethertorip-leapheadeddoggrouppersecutionmadewhite方aloneandferociouscharacter.ThengreyseaottersinthegoldrushwasfiercewhitebeautySmithlure,forwineandwhitehands.BeautySmithtoabusewhiteteethforpleasure,forcedthewhiteteethandotherdogfightingandwinningbybet,theteethbecomeaferociouswolfstruggleso.WhiteFanginthefightinvincible,butwiththebulldogRockyoverbeingclingingthroat,dying,butaccidentallypassbyminingexpertWeldonScottandsleddriverMattsavedandboughtthedyingwhiteteeth.Thenewownerwithkindnessandlovetotakecareofwhitefang,torecoversoon,andbekind,loyaltothecivilizedworld,graduallyfamiliarwiththerulesoflifeWhiteFangisspecial.Fromhismother,hehadadog’ssizeandcleverness.Andfromhisfather,thecunningandstrengthofawolf.Heisanexperiencedwolf-dog.Fangisverysmartandlearnsquitequickly.Afterhardtraining,WhiteFangfinallybecomesawelltraineddog.AboutWhiteFangMyfeelingIthinkitnotonlyastoryaboutwolf,butastoryaboutgrowingup.Thelittlewolfisjustlikeus,andwhathefacedcanberelatedtowhatwemaymeetwhilegrowingup.Maybeweareafraidoftheoutsideworld,andcannotdothingswewantforwemaygethurt.Butwehavetobeindependentonedayjustlikethelittlewolf.Sobebraveandstrong,sothatwecanfittheoutsideworldbetter.AndIthinklovecanchangeeverything.InthebeginWhitefangasatooltomakemoney,peoplebeatitandtheydidn’tgiveitanythingtoeat.SoWhiteFanghatredofhumanity,hethoughtthehumanityisthegodoftheworld.untilamannamedScotteboughthim.Scottewasveryfriendly.IntheIndiancamp•Hismotherwastakenaboard.•Lip-lipbulliedhimallthetime.•Heusuallygottheblameandbeatenbymen.Fangsrule(獠牙法则)Killedorbekilled