野性的呼唤英文阅读报告AReporton《Thecallofthewild》IntroductionAtthebeginningofthiscentury,manynewwritersemergedwiththeintroductionofmanynewideas.JackLondonstoriessuccessfullyreflectthecontradictoryviewsofman’snatureanddestinyinandagainstthewild,andhis"fighttosurvive"notionhasgainedhimandhisworkstimelesspopularity,particularly,theCalloftheWildHismostfamousnovelisthecallofthewild.Althoughitisastoryaboutadog,Buck,itvividlydepictsthelifeintheprimitiveNorthwherepeoplerushedforgoldandfortune.Buck,usedtobelongtoajudge,waskidnappedandsoldtoNorth.Thenhebecameamemberofadog-teampullingasled(雪橇).Inthedaysofpullingasnow-sled,helearnedtoconformtothelawofnatureandobeythemaster.Finally,hefoundabasicinstincthiddeninsidehim,whichenabledhimselftosurvivethetoughenvironment.Thisisthecallofthewild.---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---BriefintroductionAbouttheauthor,JackLondon(Jan12,1876—Nov22,1916)JackLondon(1876-1916)isanAmericanworldwiderenownednovelist,journalistandsocialactivist.HisrepresentativeworksincludetheCalloftheWild,MartinEden,SonoftheWolf,WhiteFang,etc.Heissaidtobeanaturalchild.In1889,hebeganworking12to18hoursforadayatHickmott’sCannery.In1894,hespent30daysforvagrancyintheErieCountyPenitentiaryatBuffalo.Aftermanyexperiencesasahoboandasailor,hereturnedtoOaklandandattendedOaklandHighSchool.Hecontributedanumberofarticlestothehighschool'smagazine.Hisfirstpublishedworkwasanaccountofhissailingexperiences.Hisnovelssuccessfullyreflectthecontradictoryviewsofman’snatureanddestinyinandagainstthewild.TheCalloftheWild(1903)TheCalloftheWildisLondon’smost-read---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---book,andgenerallyconsideredhisbest,themostmasterpieceofhisso-called“earlyperiod”.Thestorywassetin19th-centuryKlondikeGoldRush,inwhichsleddogswereboughtatgenerousprices.BuckwasadomesticdoginJudgeMiller’shomeandlivingaxxfortablelifeuntilhewassoldsecretlybythepoorgardenerandbecameasleddog.BuckwasaBernarddogweighedonehundredandfortypounds,tall,strong,andheavymuscled.Hecouldn’tacxxmodatetotheharshconditionatfirst.Andhewantedtofight,toescape,togobacktohiscozyhome,butinvain.Themaninredtaughthimthelawofstickandclub—onemustfirstadjusthimselftohissurroundingsandlearntherules,andonlyafterthathecandowhathewantstodo.TheclubofthemaninredcalledbackBuck’snatureasadog.WhenhefirstlyservedforFran?oisandPerrault,twocouriers,heshowedhissuperiorabilitytoadapttotheenvironmentandhissmartnesstolearneverythinghewantedtolearn.Curly’sdeathastonishedhimandtaughthimtobe---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---cautious.AndbeforehehadrecoveredfromtheshockcausedbythetragicpassingofCurly,hewasharnessedasasleddogandstepbystepwantedtobetheleader.Buttheleadingdog,Spitz,wasalreadyanexcellentone,whoalsoconsideredBuckasenemyandpotentialxxpetitor.Atlast,whenSpitzoncepunishedhim,hurlingbackwardBuck,heknewthetimehadxxe.HekilledSpitzandtookhisplace.WhentheypulledintoDawson,Buckwassoldasuselessthingtothreegolddiggers,whoweren’tveteraninsleddingandevendidn’tknowhowtogettotheirdestination.Foodwaseatenuphalfway.SoCharles,oneofthethree,decidedtokillBuckwhenhecouldn’tgetup.However,whenheaimedatBuck,JohnThorntonspranguponhim,knockedhimdownandtoldhimthatifCharlesstrokeBuck,Thorntonwouldkillhim.Thus,ThorntontookBuckaway.Hewastheonly...