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野性的呼唤英文读后感
野性的呼唤英文读后感
“Whenthelongwinternightscomeonandthewolvesfollowtheirmeatintothelowervalleys,hemaybeseenrunningattheheadofthebackthroughthepalemoonlightorglimmeringborealis,leapinggiganticabovehisfollowers,hisgreatthroatabellowashesingsasongoftheyoungerworld,whichisthesongofthepack.”
Therewasascriptaboutthesavagelifeinthefrozennorthoficeandsnow.ThereweretheunexplorednorthareasofAmericaandthe19th-centuryKlondikeGoldRushwhichdraggedmenfromtheentireworldintothehardwildtolookforgold.Therewasaroadwhereagiganticdoglikehumanfoughthiswaytostruggleinthewasteland.Therewasacivilizedbeastgrewfrommildnesstowildness.Andtherecamethecallofthewild.
Thebackgroundandplot
Inthe19thcentury,itwassaidthatgoldhadbeenfoundintheKlondikeareainNorthernCaliforniaofvastwilderness,sothousandsofpeoplerushedintothisuncultivatedgroundtoseekforgoldandfortune,whichneededalargequantityofdogstosupportforthetransportation.TherecameupBuckstorywhichwecan’tdefineitasluckinessorunluckiness.
Buck,adogweighedonehundredandfortypounds,tall,strong,andheavymuscled,livedacozyandcomfortablelifeinarichfamilyofaJudgenamedMiller,butwassoledbyevilgardenertotwodogdealersandwastooktoAlaskaasasleddog.
Ledbyhissecondmasters,twogovernmentalcouriers,hestudiedhowtopullasledandhowtoliveinthiscruelworldwhereneededmorecunningbehaviorandlessfakemoralandcourtesy.Forexample,helearnedtosleepinthesnowholetogetwarmnessfromtheclodnights,andhelearnedtothiefbaconandfoodfromhismastersandneighboringcamps,aswellasthat,helearnedhowtofighteffectivelyandefficientlywithhisantagonistsandsurviveofthecombataboutthedominantleaderwithSpitz.Inadditiontothose,healsowentthroughthehardshipsinthetoilontheicelayer,andhelearnedhowtoobtainthevictoryandstandonthewildernesswhichwasbeneficialtohimselfwhocanonlyfittheenvironment,butcan’tdefytheharness.
Afterthearduoustraceandtrail,theyfinallyreachedthedestination,andthen,afterashortbreak,dogsincludingBuckledbyaScotchhalf-breedmansteppedagainontheicelandwiththeSaltWaterMail.Itwasahardtripandamonotonouslifeoperatinglikemachinethatdogsmustundertaketheheavepullingandpoorconditionwheretheyweretiredandshortofweight.Buck’partner,Davewhohadsomethingwronginsidesufferedmostofall,butprideashewas,pullingthesledwashisholymissionaryjobwhichcanfulfillhislifeandmustbedoneuntilhisdeath.However,thetoughworkwasstillcontinuous.
Thirtydayspasses,bywhichtimeBuckandhismatesfoundhowreallytiredandweaktheyareuntiltheyarrivedatthelasttown.Theywereinawretchedstate,wornoutandwornout,whichwasnotthetirednessthatcamefromabriefandexcessiveeffortandcanberecoveredfromsomehours’rest,butwasthedeadtirednessthatcamethroughtheslowandprolongedstrengthdrainageofmonthsoftoilandhadtoneedalongvocationtoevacuate.Nevertheless,onlythreedaysaftertheywereboughtbyafamilyincludingafoolishwoman,acallowandignorantyoungster,andamiddleagedmanwithweakandwateryeyes.Nevermindofdog’sfrazzle,thethirdmasterstriedtheirbesttolashoutatthemwithwhip,butBuckwasnotunderverygoodcommandandnotproudandinterestedofthiscareer.UntiltheyreachedatthecampofThornton,withthenaturalinstinctandextremeweariness,Bucktoleratedthewhipfromhissocalledmastersandrefusedtogoaheadwhichwashisluckinesstomeethislastmaster,Thornton.
Withoutdoubt,Thorntonwasagoodmaster,fullofwisdom,intelligenceandlovewhocanmanageBuck’slifecomfortablyandinorder.Bythecarefulattendanceformhisnewmaster,Buckwasonhisfeetquicklyandsolidly.Filledwiththeloyinglovetowardhismaster,Buckcompaniedhim,savedhislifeforseveraltimesandhelpedhimwinthegamblingparty.Then,theyfacedintotheEastonanunknowntrailtoachievewheremenanddogsasgoodasthemselveshasfailed,asthecallfromthewildbecamestrongerandstrongerwhichattractedBucktoleavethecivilizationtolookfor.TheknifethatcutouttheboundofBuckbetweenhismasterswasthemaster’sdeathswhichleftavoidinthedog’sheartandastrengthenedcallingfromthewild.Buck,acivilizeddog,finallywentbacktowolvesafterthousandsofgenerationbysingingasongoftheyoungerworld,whichisthesongofthepack.
Surviveofthefittest
TheCalloftheWildaboundedinDarwinismwhichadvocatedtheevolutionismandnaturalselectiontheory.
IntheprocessofhavingtoleavethecomfortableMiller’shouseandadapttotheharshprimitives