杰克 伦敦 PPT.pptx

Jack London(1876-1916) Biography Literary career Major works Writing style stiff and stereotyped characters and dialogues Theme of Jack Londons Works Influenced by Marxism and Darwinism, and also by Nietzsches(尼采) view of superman, London believed both in the success of the working class and in the triumph of the strongest individuals. Primitive violence, Anglo-Saxon supremacy, biological evolution, class warfare, and mechanistic determinism. Strong and weak individuals in the context of irresistible natural forces such as the sea or the desert Significance Breaking through some forbidden area in literature (violence, death, sex etc.) Greatly influencing the 20th century writers such as Hemingway and Faulkner Hope for human civilization Father of American proletariat(工人阶级) literature Realist, spokesman of socialism Great thinker The Sea Wolf Wolf Larsen: the captain of ship Ghost. Humphrey van Weyden: a survivor from a storm and then became the mate of Ghost. Maud Brewster: a lady who Wolf Larsen and Weyden loved. General Plots Weyden met a huge storm and all people on the ship were disappeared, but he was saved by the cook of Ghost. He became a cabin boy. He helped the cook wash dishes and cut potatoes. In the meanwhile ,he found Wolf Larsen s cruelty and selfishness, but he also realized the difference between the captain and the other people on the ship. He and the captain discussed about philosophy, literature, astronomy ,etc. Many sailors wanted to kill captain, so at last, Weyden became the most reliable person to captain and he was appointed as the mate to help the captain. General Plots After a storm, Maud was saved by them, and the captain fell in love with her, but she was always afraid of him. Weyden loved her ,too. Finally, Humphrey and she decided to escape from the “hell”. Weyden and Maud landed on an island. They learnt to build houses by sealskin. Life was happy though hard before the “Ghost“ came . Wolf had no ability to kill Weyden for bad headache. Weyden and Maud tried to rebulid the ship. But Wolf destroyed their work. Wolf was blind at last, and his illness made him very weakly. As a result, his right ear couldnt hear, even could not move his right arm or leg. But Maud and Weyden still took care of him. Day by day, Wolf became weaker and weaker, finally, he killed himself. The Summary This book not only describes the fight between human beings and nature, but also the fight between man and man. Wolf Larsen believed that the big creatures eat the little ones, and he never respected others lives at all. By those characters, we can see the confliction of civilization and uncivilization, the struggle of humanity and inhumanity. It shows the authors views and values of life, and it also praised human beings noble spirits. Jacks notable sayings Youth is always young and elderly will only grow old 青年总是年青，只有老年才会变老 The only way to get smart is to buy with the youth 得到智慧的唯一办法，就是用青春去买 I would rather be ashes than dust! 我宁愿化作灰烬，也