The Call of the Wild思维导图

The novel tells the story of Buck was originally a dog of Judge Miller's family, after civilization, has been living in a warm valley in southern California. Then he was sold to Alaska, a cold, remote, gold-rich state in the north of the United States, and became a sled dog. The story of a dog shows that the dog in the civilized world is forced by its owner to return to the barbarism. It is written about dogs, but also reflects the world of people.

Growing up in a greenhouse, Buck was trafficked into the wilderness to be a sled dog.

The cruel reality touched Barker's instinct and consciousness to return to nature as a result of the long-term influence of human civilization.

The harsh living environment trained Buck, and he grew through the experience. Finally, he won the top spot in the sled dog pack by defeating the dog king Spitz.

When the cruel Hal beat Buck black and blue and dying, John Thornton's rescue made Buck feel warm and decided to die for his patron

However, the murder of his benefactor completely broke Buck's attachment to the human society, which prompted Buck to make up his mind to walk into the wilderness and return to nature.

The Call of the Wild was inspired by a trip Jack London took to Dawson

The dog as the protagonist of the novel, to some extent, is a challenge to the idea that "man is the spirit of all things". The author is critical of human centrism

Jack London is the most translated American writer in all of Europe, including the former Soviet Union, according to a study published by UNESCO.

"The Call of the Wild" has been translated into more than 80 different languages, and there have been more than 30 translations in China. "The Call of the Wild" was included in the university's bibliography of required liberal arts reading.

That a writer with no formal education has won this honor is a sign of the weight of "The Call of the Wild."

Jack London (1876-1916)