红河学院学报 Jouna l ofH onghe University
Vo.l 4 No 6 . Dec 2006 .
The D esire for H um an ity in The Ca ll of the Wild
LIU F u- qin
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( Fore ign Language D epart en,t H onghe university M engzi 661100, China) m ,
Abstr ac t The Ca ll of theW ild is one of the masterpieces of Jack London. The hero Buck is a dog This artic le a i s at an ex2 : , , . m p lorattion of the desire for hum an ity in the novel through Buck. s return ing to the w ild It analyzes the wr iting background Buck. s a ttitude . , and behavior towards its m asters and the way the m asters treat Buck It points out that the bad natural environment is like the Cap ita list . Soc iety and these m aste rs are like the cap ita list It is ind icated that Buck. s return ing to the w ild is caused by the greed and indifference . of the m asters if theywere k ind to Buck, Buck wou ld have stayed with people Buck. …show more content…
. By th e t i e he was n in e he had to get up at th ree a m to m . work a newspaper route be fore schoo.l By the ti e he m was eighteen he had worked in a cannery and as an oys2 ter p irate seaman ju te- m ill worker and coa l shove2 , , ler In 1894 he was jailed for thirty days for vagrancy . , . A t th is poin t he deter in ed to i prove h is o cond ition m m wn and that of others H e can. t rea lize his drea in the re2 . m al society by hi se l, but he can do that in his nove.l In m f The Ca ll o th e Wild, Buck. s experience is si ilar to f m th at of Jack London Buck is endo . wed w ith the feature of human beings Buck is the substitute of Jack London . . H e is c lever and brave loya l to his m asters H e works , . hard m eanwhile he has the rebelling sp iri, but a ll of , , t th ose features don. t prevent h i fro return ing to the m m w ild Buck. s return ing to the w ild reveals what the au2 . thor yearns for H e wants to arouse peop le . s love for the . others th rough Buck. s returning to the w ild