第 4卷 第 6期 2006年 12月 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 * ( 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
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commonly associated with religion than hope is. I then looked up hope as a keyword and over two-hundred results popped up; there were mostly fiction books for children grades three to six. One book that I clicked on is called Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild; it’s "a diary account of fourteen-year-old Susanna Fairchild’s life in 1849." Her mother has just
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The book “To Build a Fire” by Jack London is a short story that embodies the idea of naturalism. Naturalism utilizes the environment to show how apathetic this world can be.In the book it reveals that if you are not careful when you are making your decisions you will die and in addition to that London wrote it to also demonstrate on how humans can sometimes depend on nothing but themselves to survive. This short story took place in the Arctic. In the book‚ the newcomer decided to
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There is no incongruity in the idea that in the very earliest period of man’s habitation of this world he developed a friend and companion of some sort of aboriginal representative of our modern dog‚ and that in return for its help in protecting him from wilder animals‚ and in guarding his sheep and goats‚ he gave it a share of his food‚ a corner in his dwelling‚ and grew to trust it and care for it. Believably the animal was originally little else than an unusually gentle jackal‚ or an ailing
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Oprah Winfrey‚ the richest woman in the world‚ stated‚ “Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself.” In The Call Of The Wild‚ Buck‚ a fierce dog comes face to face with another dog‚ Spitz‚ in a fight for leadership among their pack. Buck uses his ferocious instincts to defeat Spitz revealing that power is earned‚ not given. Buck works hard to get bigger‚ faster‚ and stronger. As he progresses more people start to realize him‚ and admire him. After Buck defeats Spitz‚ he trots
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Nature is indifferent to humans‚ nobody is important to the universe‚ and everybody is subject to fate -- all ideas that are strongly supported by naturalists. Naturalists have a very realistic and grim view of life: Naturalists believe that all humans are unimportant because there is no god. “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane and “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ both short stories written by naturalist authors‚ share a common theme: nature is completely indifferent to the suffering of humans. “The
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Buck Buck is a not so large dog‚ with strong muscles and long hair. He lives in a town called Santa Clara Valley‚ the year is 1897. In that town‚ he stays in a place called Judge Miller’s place. The house he lives in is hidden among trees‚ back from the road. The house’s driveway is gravel. And here‚ is where Buck was born‚ and had been living for four years of his life. But Buck isn’t a house‚ or kennel-dog‚ the whole realm was his. Buck plunged into the swimming take‚ went hunting with the
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During the early twentieth century‚ there was a popular naturalist movement that portrayed the conflict between man versus nature. Jack London’s thrilling short story “To Build a Fire” demonstrates this conflict with the story of a lone traveler as he makes his way up the Yukon in despicable conditions. His journey through the winter tundra is treacherous and life-threatening‚ but despite the danger he boldly continues his journey until he physically cannot move. London’s masterpiece is an excellent
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“…seeks to reconnect a work with the time period in which it was produced and identify it with the culture and political movements of the time.” (Purdue OWL) As a little boy‚ William spent most days hunting‚ fishing‚ listen to old men tell war stories‚ perusing the ideas of what I man should do or to how a man should become. Yet on the other hand‚ William was very efficient in school. He was a head of the students within his age group‚ however; the further he past his own‚ he became a quitter child
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Ice collects. Death is near. In the story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ the man in the story is in quite a predicament. He is freezing to death travelling along the Yukon while trying to get to the boys at the camp. While he tries his best to make it to camp‚ the cold gets the best of him‚ and he dies from the cold. Since he does not survive the trip‚ a question arises. What led him to that fate? There are several mistakes that led to his demise. The three worst mistakes that led to the man’s
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