野性的呼唤英文读后感

野性的呼唤英文读后感

“Whenthelongwinternightscomeonandthewolves

followtheirmeatintothelowervalleys,hemaybeen

runningattheheadofthebackthroughthepalemoonlightor

glimmeringborealis,leapinggiganticabovehisfollowers,

hisgreatthroatabellowashesingsasongoftheyounger

world,whichisthesongofthepack.”

Therewasascriptaboutthesavagelifeinthefrozen

eretheunexplorednorthareas

ofAmericaandthe19th-centuryKlondikeGoldRushwhich

draggedmenfromtheentireworldintothehardwildtolook

asaroadwhereagiganticdoglikehuman

asa

re

camethecallofthewild.

Thebackgroundandplot

Inthe19thcentury,itwassaidthatgoldhadbeenfound

intheKlondikeareainNorthernCaliforniaofvast

wilderness,sothousandsofpeoplerushedintothis

uncultivatedgroundtoekforgoldandfortune,which

neededalargequantityofdogstosupportforthe

ameupBuckstorywhichwecan’t

defineitasluckinessorunluckiness.

Buck,adogweighedonehundredandfortypounds,tall,

strong,andheavymuscled,livedacozyandcomfortablelife

inarichfamilyofaJudgenamedMiller,butwassoledby

evilgardenertotwodogdealersandwastooktoAlaskaasa

sleddog.

Ledbyhiscondmasters,twogovernmentalcouriers,he

studiedhowtopullasledandhowtoliveinthiscruel

worldwhereneededmorecunningbehaviorandlessfakemoral

mple,helearnedtosleepinthesnow

holetogetwarmnessfromtheclodnights,andhelearnedto

thiefbaconandfoodfromhismastersandneighboringcamps,

aswellasthat,helearnedhowtofighteffectivelyand

efficientlywithhisantagonistsandsurviveofthecombat

tiontotho,

healsowentthroughthehardshipsinthetoilontheice

layer,andhelearnedhowtoobtainthevictoryandstandon

thewildernesswhichwasbeneficialtohimlfwhocanonly

fittheenvironment,butcan’tdefytheharness.

Afterthearduoustraceandtrail,theyfinallyreached

thedestination,andthen,afterashortbreak,dogs

includingBuckledbyaScotchhalf-breedmansteppedagain

hardtrip

andamonotonouslifeoperatinglikemachinethatdogsmust

undertaketheheavepullingandpoorconditionwherethey

’partner,Davewhohad

somethingwronginsidesufferedmostofall,butprideashe

was,pullingthesledwashisholymissionaryjobwhichcan

r,

thetoughworkwasstillcontinuous.

Thirtydayspass,bywhichtimeBuckandhismates

foundhowreallytiredandweaktheyareuntiltheyarrived

reinawretchedstate,wornoutand

wornout,whichwasnotthetirednessthatcamefromabrief

andexcessiveeffortandcanberecoveredfromsomehours’

rest,butwasthedeadtirednessthatcamethroughtheslow

andprolongedstrengthdrainageofmonthsoftoilandhadto

heless,onlythree

daysaftertheywereboughtbyafamilyincludingafoolish

woman,acallowandignorantyoungster,andamiddleagedman

indofdog’sfrazzle,the

thirdmasterstriedtheirbesttolashoutatthemwithwhip,

butBuckwasnotunderverygoodcommandandnotproudand

heyreachedatthecampof

Thornton,withthenaturalinstinctandextremeweariness,

Bucktoleratedthewhipfromhissocalledmastersand

refudtogoaheadwhichwashisluckinesstomeethislast

master,Thornton.

Withoutdoubt,Thorntonwasagoodmaster,fullofwisdom,

intelligenceandlovewhocanmanageBuck’slifecomfortably

arefulattendanceformhisnewmaster,

withthe

loyinglovetowardhismaster,Buckcompaniedhim,savedhis

lifeforveraltimesandhelpedhimwinthegamblingparty.

Then,theyfacedintotheEastonanunknowntrailtoachieve

wheremenanddogsasgoodasthemlveshasfailed,asthe

callfromthewildbecamestrongerandstrongerwhich

knifethatcutouttheboundofBuckbetweenhismasterswas

themaster’sdeathswhichleftavoidinthedog’sheart

,acivilized

dog,finallywentbacktowolvesafterthousandsof

generationbysingingasongoftheyoungerworld,whichis

thesongofthepack.

Surviveofthefittest

TheCalloftheWildaboundedinDarwinismwhich

advocatedtheevolutionismandnaturallectiontheory.

Intheprocessofhavingtoleavethecomfortable

Miller’shouandadapttotheharshprimitivesnowfield,

Buckwentthroughthechangesfromthemildnesstowildness

wherehestudiedthelawofclubandfangandadmittedthe

ruleoffailurewithoutprogress.“Hehadlearnedwellthe

lawofclubandfang,andheneverforewentanadvantageor

drewbackfromafoehehadstartedonthewaytodeath.”

“Hemustmasterorbemastered,”“Killorbekilled,eat

orbeeaten,wasthelaw;andthismandate,downoutofthe

depthsoftime,heobeyed.”

Afteranalysis,wecanfindthatrelatedtotheDarwinism,

learningabilitywasanimportantfactorofthevictoryof

thdoglivingintherichfamilyand

innocentenvironment,BuckwasnotwaryofManuel’s

behavior,butsituationhaschangedentirelyafteraperiod

ofbarbariclife:heshowedhostilitytohisallpossible

asthat,

throwingawaythemoralstandardandfacingthedeathof

starvation,Buckhadanabilityofthief.“Thisfirsttheft

markedBuckasfittosurviveinthehostileNorthland

edhisadaptability,hiscapacityto

adjusthimlftochangingconditions,thelackofwhich

wouldhavemeatswiftandterribledeath.”Inadditionto

tho,hismusclesbecamehardasiron,andhegrewdumbto

allordinarypain,andhecansuccessfultakefulluofall

’sthe

progressionofBuckwhichcanequiphimwiththickhelmets

frombeinghurtdeeplyandmadehimbethefittest.

Notonlydidhelearntbyexperience,butinstinctslong

nowledgeacquiredbylearning

wasBuck’slefthand,digreet

uphisfirstnofatall,strongandmuscularpotential

king,whiletheinstincthelpedhimtolearnfastandsave

hislife.“Itwasnotaskforhimtolearntofightwithcut

andslashandthequickwolfsnap.”“Theycametohim

withouteffortordiscovery,asthoughtheyhadbeenhis

always.”

e

changeofenvironment,Buck,comparedtotheprevious

southernfamilydogthatwasmildandgentle,acquiredmany

dhisbesttolivebybecoming

cunning,cold-blood,andcruelwhichmakehimstepforwardon

eofthefittestwhichis

demonstratedbyadaptationtotheenvironmentandwielding

thelawtoprotecthimlfandattackonothersmadehim

roaredonthetopofthefoodchainandreturntowolves.

AllwhatBuckhasdonewasnotduetohisreasonand

thought,ittoeverything

surroundinghimsciouslyandputhimtothenewwayofliving

quickly.

“Thetheory,‘Survivalofthefittest’，isthelawof

biologicalevolutionwhichimpliesthatplantsoranimals

adapttotheenvironmenttosurviveortodie—itisthe

biologicalsurvivalruleofbrutalbiosphere.”Thatisto

say,thekeyofthislawisthatthowhocanfitthe

environmentcansurvive,onthecontrary,thofailedtofit

wouldbeobsoleteundertheruleofelimination.

PeepingatBuckandhisstruggle,wecanhaveavisionof

ushumanthatwasalsofightinginthebattlefieldwithour

withbustlingstuff,we

triedourbesttostandonthetopofrightandauthority

onlybecauthatpositionwouldgiveusmorematerialsand

sin

thegreenhoudidn’tknowaboutthehardshipofliving,so

theyshowedgoodwillandndaromatoothers;whilelifein

theicefieldwherewindwasblowinglikeknifeandthick

snowcanburypeopleonlyshowedawillofsurviveandcutup

theulessgoodnesstowearonthecoldness.

kofanimal

ndgenocidewouldhappen

onusifwewerenotwillingtofittheenvironment

ewiththeshackleofsurviveofthe

fittestwasthepolicyweshouldcarryoutforever,the

reasonwhyourhumanstoodonthetopofbiologicchain,and

theruleoflivingofeveryindividual.

Myopiniononvirtueandvice

Somepeoplehadsaidvirtuewasthebiggesttreasurethat

snodoubtthatkindness,loyalty,

honor,love,companionship,sympathy,mercy,andothervirtue

r,Iarguethatthereis

transformationbetweendifferentvirtueandeventhevirtue

andvice.

Showingthefeatureofthreeanimals:dog,wolfandhuman,

theproductionofhumancivilization,dogwavolvedfrom

wolfandtheywouldstillhowlonthewildernessifhuman

didn’traiandtrainthem.

Buckwasamirrorfromwhichwecaneourlves.

Throughthisdog,writertoldusthatonlyinaplacewhere

sundarteditsforthbeamsandeverythingwasinorderhuman

willwearthecoatofbasicgoodness,otherwi,kindness

cruelprocessofprimitivealationofcapitalism,mercyand

sympathywasnotneededforthoqualitycanleadtodeath

eriodofsurviveofthefittest,

lifewasnotconcernedwithcivilization,whilewilderness

wastherealmarrowoflifeandechoingforthewilderness

alizedthat“Mercydid

isunderstoodfor

fear,andsuchmisunderstandingmadefordeath.”This

ness

werecallingforhumanandeliminatingthekindnessin

human’sheartstealthily.

InATreatiofHumanNature,BritishphilosopherDavid

Humehassaidmoralcamefromhuman’motionandconscience

enceofmoralexistedinthe

perceptualknowledge,ore,

thereasonwhymoraldistinctionshadthedivisionofvirtue

andvicewasthatthejudgmentofmoralcamefromhuman’s

attitudetowardtheirinternalactionsandexternalobjects.

Thejudgmentofmoralcamefromourinterestappeal;thatis

tosay,thejudgmentofmoralcamefromwhatwasgoodtous,

butnotwhatisgood.

LetusthinkthequestionthatwhichdirectionofBuck’s

changetoabeastwas,progressionorretrogression?The

answerwasthatwecan’tanswerbecauhesurviveddueto

thathethrewawaythosocalledvirtueandcarryouttho

tBuckdidwasunderthepressure

ofliving,andherespondedtothecallofthewildonly

nthecomfortableand

civilizedJudge’shou,hewouldsticktothestandardof

moralandprotecttherespectofJudge’sridingwhipby

hiscoldfield,stickingto

lyinthiskindof

world,brutality,cold-bloodedness,cunningandsoonwasthe

moral.

Thedivisionofvirtueandvicewastherefectionofthe

wecan’tdefinewhatmoralwasandwhatvicewasnowinsome

scene,butwecantrytolastforenoughtimetoekforthe

answer.

Runafterthefreelife

Thecallfromthewildstoodforhuman’snaturetorun

afterasimple,independentandfreelife.

Buckwasboredofthecomplexlifewherehemustdeal

wantedtorun

andleapthroughtheforest,howledunderthegreymoonlight,

atewhathelikedandkilledwhathelikedwithoutmanyrules

esiredtoliveacomplicatedlifeforit’s

difficultandtiringtoreckonotherpeople,whilelifein

thewildernesswasjustthateatoreaten,killorkilledand

dsimplelifewastup

ontheuncivilizedworldwherecreaturesdidn’thavesomuch

ingindependent

fromallthatcanwefindwhatwewanted.

WhenunpracticedCharlesandhisrelativessunkinaice

hole,writersaidthat“Ayawningholewasallthatwasto

been.”Thatholewasacapitalisticvastmouththatcan

eatpeople,butwhichwouldberottenifweescapedfromit.

“Hereayellowstreamflowsfromrottedmoo—hidesacks

andsinksintotheground,withlonggrassgrowingthrough

itandvegetablemouldoverrunningitandhidingitsyellow

fromthesun.”ThegoldthatThorntongothasbecomea

yellowstreambecautheywereerodedbynaturalpowerand

einaworldwherewantirely

naturalanduncivilized,gold,akindofironandcurrency,

wantirelyfutile,isn’tit?

Beingfreeofhumanworldandevenfreeofmaterials,

Buckgotatotallynewlifewherehecanrunattheheadof

thepackthroughthepalemoonlighttoreleahisvitality

edmaterialsactually,

wegetfree?Toget

freeofourhearts.

Conclusion

TherearetwontencesI’,

humanbeings,,beasts,

tnessofthotwo

ntencesshouldbediscusd.

Human’sprogressionbeganinthepointwhenhumanbeings

evolvedfromwildernessperiodtocivilization,butthe

retrogressionalsobeganatthepointwhenpeoplesharedthe

hoarefarawayfromthe

wildernessandraidandtrainedbycivilization,thisbook

givesusanewvision.

Sometimesapicturefloatinginmymind:intheicy

forest,asilhouetteofBuckasawolfcanedhisnecktohowl

towardthepalemoonlighttoechothehowlingofpack.

That’sthesongofanimal,andthechantofhuman,andthe

snarloflife.