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1、野性的呼唤英文阅读报告 AReporton《Thecallofthewild》 Introduction Atthebeginningofthiscentury,manynewwritersemergedwiththeintroductionofmanynewideas.JackLondonstoriessuccessfullyreflectthecontradictoryviewsofman’snatureanddestinyinandagainstthewild,andhis“fighttosurvive”notionh
2、asgainedhimandhisworkstimelesspopularity,particularly,theCalloftheWild Hismostfamousnovelisthecallofthewild.Althoughitisastoryaboutadog,Buck,itvividlydepictsthelifeintheprimitiveNorthwherepeoplerushedforgoldandfortune.Buck,usedtobelongtoajudge,waskidnappedandsoldtoNo
3、rth.Thenhebecameamemberofadog-teampullingasled(雪橇).Inthedaysofpullingasnow-sled,helearnedtoconformtothelawofnatureandobeythemaster.Finally,hefoundabasicinstincthiddeninsidehim,whichenabledhimselftosurvivethetoughenvironment.Thisisthecallofthewild. Briefintroduction
4、Abouttheauthor,JackLondon(Jan12,1876—Nov22,1916) JackLondon(1876-1916)isanAmericanworldwiderenownednovelist,journalistandsocialactivist.HisrepresentativeworksincludetheCalloftheWild,MartinEden,SonoftheWolf,WhiteFang,etc. Heissaidtobeanaturalchild.In1889,hebeganworki
5、ng12to18hoursforadayatHickmott’sCannery.In1894,hespent30daysforvagrancyintheErieCountyPenitentiaryatBuffalo.Aftermanyexperiencesasahoboandasailor,hereturnedtoOaklandandattendedOaklandHighSchool.Hecontributedanumberofarticlestothehighschool’smagazine.Hisfirstpublishedw
6、orkwasanaccountofhissailingexperiences. Hisnovelssuccessfullyreflectthecontradictoryviewsofman’snatureanddestinyinandagainstthewild. TheCalloftheWild(1903) TheCalloftheWildisLondon’smost-readbook,andgenerallyconsideredhisbest,themostmasterpieceofhisso-called“earlyp
7、eriod”.Thestorywassetin19th-centuryKlondikeGoldRush,inwhichsleddogswereboughtatgenerousprices. BuckwasadomesticdoginJudgeMiller’shomeandlivingacomfortablelifeuntilhewassoldsecretlybythepoorgardenerandbecameasleddog.BuckwasaBernarddogweighedonehundredandfortypounds,ta
8、ll,strong,andheavymuscled.Hecouldn’taccommodatetotheharshconditionatfirst.Andhewantedtofight,toescape,togobacktohiscozyhome,
