美國(guó)文學(xué)論文thecallofthewild(參考版)
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【正文】 it’s also humans that cheat and betray each other rather than keeping loyal. Can individuals behaving so barbarously be called “humans”? Dogs and humans appear to have switched places. Without these good characters, human beings, not being the fittest to survive, will one day be at stake of being eliminated through the natural selection .This is perhaps what London tries to warn humans of through The Call of the Wild . Reference 杰克 倫敦 The Call of The Wild 北京：中國(guó)書籍出版社 . 杰克 倫敦《野性的呼喚》樓文宗譯 .北京：華藝出版社 。 but other dogs, who don’t possess such instincts, perish together. He obeys his instincts, returning to the forest to join the pack of wolves, where he can live here after the life that he desired all along, and the life that is the fittest for him. In fact, the instincts of his more wild ancestors are always just under the surface, waiting for an opportunity to resurface. Therefore, this is probably the best result for Buck, to live a life that truly belongs to him. Besides, Buck’s virtues, such as loyalty, tolerance and persistence play an indispensable role in his fitness in the wilderness as well. First, he is loyal. Heavy as the work is, he stays faithful to his masters. He is intelligent enough to know clearly that if he disobeys them, he will suffer from punishment. Also, Buck is fiercely loyal to his team’s goal and to helping others in that it’s the only way to work and survive. In such circumstances, one member’s disloyalty could lead to the destruction of the whole team. “Under Buck’s effective leadership, the loyalty of the group is tested again and again, and each time it proves to be true.” Moreover, Buck is fairly tolerant and persistent. Though tortured by clubs and whips again and again, he bears, without any plaints. “Buck was beaten, but he was not broken.” The journey is long and tough, but Buck sticks to the end as others die or drop out. According to the novel, the wild is no longer a symbol of law of jungle but a headspring where streams out , besides loyalty tolerance and persistence, love, respect, friendship, bravery, diligence, and cooperation… All the virtues fit for survival. Conclusion Although buck is just a dog, but it’s arduous survival road reflect the essence of individual struggle in the age that the writer lived. may be that is what he want to tell the readers. And also though the parison between the dogs and the human we can get the idea that in human society, which is generally considered higher than wilderness, those good characters are disappearing. It’s humans that kidnap, beat, and even kill dogs。 and in all his life he never fot it. Later, seeing the other dogs bullied by the lead dog Spitz, Buck begins to realize that “a fair play does not exist and this is no place for mercy”, and in the kill o
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