the-Call-of-the-Wild英文读后感

Abstract:IreadTheCalloftheWildduringMayDay,anovelbyJackLondonwhowasanAmericanauthor.Buck,adomesticateddoglivingataranchintheSantaClaravalleyofCaliforniaisthenovel'scentralcharacter.Unfortunately,heisstolenbythegardenerandsoldintothebrutalexistenceofanAlaskansleddog.Herevertstoatavistictraits.Buckhastoadjustto,andsurvive,crueltreatmentsandfighttodominateotherdogsinaharshclimate.Heshedstheveneerofcivilization,relyingonprimordialinstinctsandlessonshelearns,toemergeasaleaderinthewildatlast.WhilereadingthestoryofBuck,Ishedtearsofsorrowandsympathy,andwasmovedbygreatcourageandthebraveryhehasshowninthefaceofeverychallenge.TheonlythingIcandoistocheerforhiminsilenceandwishhecanbestrongertofightwithdifficulties.FromBuck,whatIhavelearntistofightbravelyandintellectuallyuntilthelastminuteinmylife.Andthatisagreatassetweshouldlearntogain.IchoosethebooktofinishmybookreportjustbecauseIappreciateBuckverymuch.Keywords:brave,perseverance,TheCalloftheWild,survival,fightingFirstofall,IwouldliketomentiontheauthorJackLondonwhenIsharemyviewsofTheCalloftheWild.Londonwasapassionateadvocateofunionization,socialism,andtherightsofworkersandwroteseveralpowerfulworksdealingwiththesetopicssuchashisdystopiannovelTheIronHeel,hisnon-fictionexposéThePeopleoftheAbyss,andTheWaroftheClasses.[1]Fromhisworks,wecaneasilyseethatJackLondonwritesbooksinawayofrealismandnaturalism.AlsothereflectionofnaturalismismanifestedinTheCalloftheWild.WithTheCalloftheWildpublishedin1903,itmadeareputationforLondon.Asearlyas1908thenovelswasadaptedtofilmandithassinceseenseveralmorecinematicadaptations.ThebooksecuredLondonaplaceinthecanonofAmericaliterature.TheCalloftheWildisoneofthemasterpiecesofJackLondon,whichwascombinedwithhisexperiencesinthenorthwhenhewasengagedinlookingforgold.[3]Thestorywaswrittenasafrontieradventureandinsuchawaythatitworkedwellasaserial.,itisgoodepisodicwritingthatembodiesthestyleofmagazineadventurewritingpopularinthatperiod.Itleavesuswithsatisfactionatitsoutcome,astorywellandtrulytold,AsDoctorowpointsouthesaid.Aswecanknow(ifyouhavereadthebook),Buckhasalotofexcellentquality,suchasloyalty,powerful,intelligenceandvaliantfighting.Atthesametime,Buckisthankful.Hewillreturnforsomeonewhoisgoodtohim.JustlikeJohnThornton,amanhadsavedhislifeandbecamehisidealmaster,Bucksavestheguy’sliveandprotecthiminalltime.“Foralongtimeafterhisrescue,BuckdidnotlikeThorntontogetoutofhissight.”,”Atsuchtimeshewouldshakeoffsleepandcreepthroughthechilltotheflapofthetent,wherehewouldstandandlistentothesoundofhismaster’sbreathing.”[4]Youhavetoadmitthatyoualsofeelwarmlywhenyouacrossthesesentence.Here,IfeelBuck’sendlessloveforhismaster.WhenJohnThorntonwaskilled,forthefirsttimeinhislifeheallowedpassiontousurpcunningandreason,anditwasbecauseofhisgreatloveforJohnThorntonthathelosthishead.IdonotthinkBuckwillgobackforestifJohnThorntondidnotlosehislive.PerhapsthisisoneaspectthatBuckdoesbetterthanmostpeople.AsfarasIamconcerned,youcanloseeverything,butathankfulheart.Heartofappreciationisofgreatsignificanceinourlives.Agratefulheartisfull,itishappy!Afteralonghonedmetaphor,inthefaceofharshpersecutionoragainstwithoutweaknessandfearless,Buckbecamestronger.Buck’sresponsetothecallofthewildwasactuallythecontinuedtheprocessofminingprocessoftheirownpotential.Tosurvive,hefightswiththecoldweather;tosurvive,hefightswithotherdogs;tosurvive,hefightswithhuman.Withthefiercestruggleandtheabilitytoquicklyadapttotheenvironment,heturnstobethestrong.YouwouldadmirethatBuckisexcellenttopursuitlifehimself.Howeverdifficult,hepullsthroughintheend.Heisthelastwinner.ThereissomethingwecanlearnfromBuck’sworld.Thelawofclubisoneofthem.WhenBuckwasforcedtosellthenewowner,hetriedtofightinhisownwaytoshowhisunwilling.However,thelawofclubforcedhimtosurrendertheprinciplesofthemaster.Ofcourseitiswiseofhimtodoso.Itmakesreadersfeelheisnotadog,becauseitownsthequalityandcharacteristicswehumanhave.Noonewouldbesostupidthathestilltryitontheoccasionsofweak.Eveninthetrueworldofhuman,manypeoplewillchoosetoshowthemselvesforbearingandconciliatoryforthesakeofthecommongood.Theywouldnotparadetheirsuperiorityandstrivetooutshineothers.IreallyappreciateitwhenBuckactslikesthatheistametoavoidtheclub.Now,herecomesthethemeofthebook.ThethemesareconveyedthroughLondon'suseofsymbolismandimagerywhich,accordingtoLabor,varyinthedifferentphases.Theimageryandsymbolisminthefirstphase,todowiththejourneyandself-discovery,showsphysicalviolence,withstrongimagesofpainandblood.[2]Inthisnovel,LondonwantstotellusthatBuckisasymbolofthestronger.Hereflectstheworldthroughthedescriptionofthedogworld.Inhiseyes,Buckisamanwhoisbraveandhonestinsteadofadog.Herethestrongestmantakesall,andstrengthaloneknowsconflict,weaknessisbelowevendefeat,andisbornvanquished.Sobuckmustbeadheredtoitatalltimes.Oncehesurrendersorisknockeddown,hewouldbetheunderdogandgovernedbyothersorevenbekilled.Actually,theprimarythemeofthestoryisofsurvivalandareturntoprimitivism.ButwecangraspmoreinBuck’sworld.Personalspeaking,basedonBuck’stoughlifeinthenature,itiseasytoassociatewithmyfuturelifeinsociety.Allkindo