The_call_of_the_wild_PPT 野性的呼唤源自内心

1、The call of the wildThe Call Of The WildMain contentsJack London杰克杰克.伦敦伦敦 A famous American writer Born on January 12, 1876 in California.His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make money. He worked hard in many different jobs. Later, Jack returned to school. But didnt stay long.

2、In the year 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold. Instead of getting much gold, he found ideas for his books and stories. He went back home and began to write. His writing were warmly welcomed and he became rich and famous when he was under thirty . But Jack London was not a happy man. In poor healt

3、h. He took his own life in 1916. He was then only forty years old. About JackJack believed in self-struggle, and strove very hard to be the strong of life, because he learnt the law of the nature ,the strong conquered the weak. He also held very active and enthusiastic attitude toward life. The foll

4、owing quotation may fully illustrate what he was . JackI would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than that it should be stifled by dry-rot . I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow , than a sleepy and permanen

5、t planet . The proper function of man is to LIVE. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them . I shall use my time . 死后，我宁愿是一堆骨灰而不是化为尘土。我宁愿是一颗闪亮的火星投入熊熊燃烧的火焰，而不愿在死灰中窒息。我宁愿是华美的流星，让每一颗粒子都绽放光芒，而不是做沉沉闷闷的，不停绕行的行星。生活应是人的本分。我不会为延长生命而活着，我 为生活而活。Translation 热爱生命热爱生命Although it is a short story about a d

6、og, Buck, it vividly depicts the life in the primitive North where people rushed for gold and fortune. Buck, used to belong to a judge, was kidnapped and sold to North. Then he became a member of a dog-team pulling a sled (雪橇雪橇). In the days of pulling a snow-sled, he learned to conform to the law o

7、f nature and obey the master. Finally, he found a basic instinct hidden inside him, which enabled himself to survive the tough environment. This is the call of the wild. The Call of the WildPlot Summary故事故事 发展发展 在一个法官的家里过着养尊处优的生活在一个法官的家里过着养尊处优的生活 被法官那贪婪的助手给拐卖到一个训练狗拉雪橇被法官那贪婪的助手给拐卖到一个训练狗拉雪橇的人手里的人手里 到严

8、寒的阿拉斯加岛上拉雪橇到严寒的阿拉斯加岛上拉雪橇 受尽了皮肉和精神的双重折磨受尽了皮肉和精神的双重折磨 渐渐适应了没有人性的生活渐渐适应了没有人性的生活 打败了他的对手，当上了领头军打败了他的对手，当上了领头军 换了主人，受尽鞭打。仁慈的桑顿带着他离开了换了主人，受尽鞭打。仁慈的桑顿带着他离开了 桑顿被土著居民打死，暴怒的巴克为了给主人报桑顿被土著居民打死，暴怒的巴克为了给主人报仇咬死了许多人仇咬死了许多人 野性在向他呼唤，他加入了狼群，走向了那本属野性在向他呼唤，他加入了狼群，走向了那本属于他的于他的野性野性Buck, the main character, is a Saint Berna

9、rd and Scotch Shepherd cross, which gives him the appearance of an exceptionally large dog that looks similar to a wolf. Buck leads a comfortable life as the pet of Judge Miller in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley of Northern California. Judge Millers gardeners assistant, Manuel, along with a frien

10、d, abducts the dog and sells him to a trainer of sled dogs, which were in great demand due to the discovery of “a yellow metal” in the frozen lands of the Yukon, Alaska. Slowly introduced to the brutality of his new life, Buck is forced to survive and adapt to conditions in Alaska and the Yukon. He

11、works pulling sleds with other dogs, learns to steal food, and engages in power struggle with other dogs for the lead position in the sled team. He becomes the leader of the sled team after defeating his enemy Spitz in a battle. More DetailsHe then is exchanged to a mail carrier. He changes hands to

12、 a trio of （三人组成的）（三人组成的）incompetent (不称职的不称职的)owners, and is nearly starved and beaten to death. Eventually acquired by a kind and loving owner, John Thornton. When Thornton is killed by “Yeehat” native Americans, Buck goes into a beastly（很，极）（很，极） rage and kills several members of the native tribe

13、. Buck returns to the wild and becomes the alpha male of a wolf pack he met a few days before the death of Thornton. Of the world Buck enters, Jack writes the salient thing of this other world seemed fearful. It is a world of dream that Buck enters, when he becomes something of a legend, The Ghost D

14、og. u Though short, it is really a thrilling story. What you never forget is the tough life in the nature, the brave and crafty dog. Maybe the wild is calling you to go ahead. u When you read the story, you will feel that Buck is a man instead of a dog, struggling with his fortune and conforming to

15、the law of nature. Some Vivid Sentences Thus, as token of what a puppet thing life is, the ancient song surged through him and he came into his own again. 于是，生命是个任人摆布的傀儡，于是，生命是个任人摆布的傀儡，古老的歌曲在他心中回荡，他重新找回古老的歌曲在他心中回荡，他重新找回了自我了自我。He was preeminently cunning, and could bide his time with a patience that

16、nothing less than primitive.他是头等的狡猾，并且能够用他天他是头等的狡猾，并且能够用他天生就有的的那种忍耐等待时机。生就有的的那种忍耐等待时机。 野野 性性WILDTough Life He sings a song of the younger world, which is the song of the pack. (Chapter VII The Sounding of the Wild) When the last sentence vanished from my eyes, I can still perceive an echo of a song - a wild song, which knocks up my dizzy mind that always cheerfully sink into the so-called civilized world without questioning. Wild, is no longer a symbol of the law of jungle but a headspring where streams