After reading The Call of the Wild

Chapter 1: Thoughts after reading The Call of the Wild

Rather than saying that this book is about dogs, it is better to say that it is about yearning for freedom, just like what is written on the cover of the book : "All lives should move freely under the blue sky. In a public life, seek freedom and make yourself happy!" Welcome to the Study Abroad website. The following is the information I have carefully provided for you, please refer to it! If you like it, please continue to follow us.

Recently I read a book called "The Call of the Wild" by the famous American writer Jack London.

The book "Call of the Wild" tells the story of a long-haired dog named Buck, who was abducted from the warm and civilized south to the icy and snowy Arctic wilderness. From a pampered, narcissistic, and arrogant aristocratic dog, To a sled dog that was tortured and had to adapt to the environment and change its lifestyle, it finally became the leader of the wolf pack, called the devil by the Ihat people. In the process of its transformation, the wild nature in Buck was gradually awakened. Although it is bound by human civilization and moral norms, and enjoys the happiness and suffering that humans think of under human sticks and whips, Buck knows that the person with the special stick is the master, and it cannot resist, only obey. If it cannot adapt to the environment, it will die quickly. At this time, it suppresses the desire for freedom and wildness in the deepest part of its soul.

Just like what is written in the book: "The primitive wildness awakened in Buck was active and boiling, fluctuating in his heart as powerfully as the tides and seasons." "The wildness kept calling him like a ghost. , tempting him to smell the smell of the wind and listen to the sounds of the forest together, control his emotions, guide his actions, and let him transcend himself. This call makes his heart connect with human beings and human beings. Power is getting farther and farther away." Buck finally left the human world and returned to the wilderness after his favorite master, Thornton, was killed. Because Buck's concern was over, "Humanity and the power possessed by humans could no longer restrain him. He ran side by side with his wild brothers and howled..." Buck became the leader of the wolf pack after his wild nature returned.

This book is not so much a story about dogs as it is a story about yearning for freedom, as the cover of the book says: "All lives should move freely under the blue sky. , in the public life, seek freedom and make yourself happy! ”

I really like the book “The Call of the Wild” because this book is Mr. Jack London’s understanding of freedom and instinct! The heartfelt call is respect and praise for primitive life!

Chapter 2: After Reading The Call of the Wild

The story is about a large dog named Buck who is a mix of Saint Bernard and Shepherd. He is wild and agile. This is a very wolfish dog that works hard when pulling a sled and is resourceful and brave when fighting. He lived a prosperous life in the home of a chancellor, walking with the children, playing in the water, and sitting by his master's fire in the winter to keep warm. But in 1897, gold was discovered in the Yukon River, quickly setting off a gold rush in the United States. Many young Americans come to the ice and snow world of Alaska, hoping to find their own gold. So dogs became indispensable partners and tools on the gold mining journey, and they needed dogs like Buck. The strong Buck was stolen by the judge's gardener, sold to the post office, and then sent to the cold regions of Alaska to pull a sled carrying mail.

Don’t fight and become a leader during the journey. There is no mercy or mercy in its world. It believes in a very simple principle: kill or be killed; eat or be eaten. Hunting and killing are for sustenance and self-defense. They are as necessary and natural as breathing. There is absolutely no right or wrong consideration.

It also changed several owners, and was finally taken in by John Thornton. Buck was very loyal to Thornton. He saved Thornton's life twice regardless of the danger of his own life. Unfortunately, Thornton was killed by Indians during the gold mining process. In a rage, Buck killed several Indians and avenged his master. By this time the benefactor was dead, and he felt that he had no nostalgia for this human society. In the end, he responded to his own nature and entered the forest. From then on, he lived with the wolves and lived a life of primitive animals. However, he did not forget his old friendship and still visited his master's burial place regularly to pay his respects.

The main body of the story is probably like this. Judging from the content of the story, this is a story that uses objects to metaphor people. The dog in the article expresses the author’s view of the world, such as;

Here In a cold and ruthless world, giving friendship is equivalent to giving life. If you want to survive, you can only move forward, forward and forward again, and there is no possibility of retreat. All cruelty awakens its ancient wildness, and all facts tell it that there are only conquerors and conquered in this society. The unyielding fighting spirit from the depths of nature is awakened, because it knows that everything reflects the value of life. "

" Dev was so weak that he went up and down several times along the way. The driver stopped the sled and pulled it out of the queue. Pride should belong to it. So, even though he was nearly dying of illness, he couldn't stand another dog doing his job. Dave fought hard and jumped in his place. The half-blooded dog driver tried to drive Dave away with a whip, but he ignored the pain of the whip, and the dog driver couldn't bear to whip hard. Refusing to run calmly behind the sled, Dave staggered to his place in the sled and stood next to Sollex. The husband's eyes were full of defense and pleading. A good dog would rather you kill it and rip out its heart than stop working. They recalled many cases of dogs that were too old to pull sleds, or were injured and died because they were cut off from the journey. How sad the musher is at such instances. Today, Dave is going to die, and he should die on the road. Only in this way can Dave's heart be satisfied. So it was put on the leash again, and it was very proud that such an old dog was still on the leash. More than once it cried out in pain from its wounded body, and several times it fell down and was dragged away by other dogs. Finally one time it fell down and never got up again, and the sled passed over it. Later, one of its legs was broken.

The author’s outlook on life and worldview is due to his poor background. After graduating from elementary school, he worked as a newspaper boy and a cannery worker. He honed his skills in street fights and became a gangster. Soon he got acquainted with oyster thieves, and started a free business. He gathered a group of companions and sailed a boat to steal oysters from San Francisco Bay farmers, and even burned other people's boats. He fought, drank, laughed and caroused, and wandered freely along hundreds of miles of sea routes. Not long after, he got acquainted with the Bay Patrol, and in turn became a patrol officer, chasing thieves who stole livestock products. Later, he went to apply for a job at the power plant of the Auckland Tramway Company. The manager asked him to work thirteen hours a day, without Sundays. Tired him to death.

The author’s childhood experience also indirectly illustrates the cruelty of reality. So I hope I can become a cruel wolf. survive in such an environment.

Chapter 3: Thoughts after reading The Call of the Wild

After reading the book "The Call of the Wild", I deeply realized how brave and powerful the sled hounds are. Especially Buck in the story. The author of this novel is Jack, an outstanding American writer with national characteristics. London, he wrote very prolific novels. Jack London was born in San Francisco on January 12, 1876. He died of a sudden heart attack on November 22, 1916. He spent his childhood in hardships. He worked as a newsboy, a sailor, and went to jail while wandering. Later, he went to Alaska to pan for gold.

When Jack London discovered that Americans at that time (late 19th century to early 20th century) liked to go to the northern polar regions to search for gold mines, which required a large number of strong dogs to pull sleds, then the novel appeared The image of Buck, Buck was originally one of Judge Miller's pet dogs. He had been living in the warm valleys of California in southern United States. Unexpectedly, he was sold to Alaska in the United States (which is also the location of the author's gold mining), which is a remote and cold place. Because there is a large amount of gold, treasure hunting enthusiasts from all over the world will gather here, and this requires a large number of sled dogs. Buck was sold here for this reason.

After entering the north, he realized how harsh the environment was and how difficult the life was. There were no laws like those in the south, only the laws of the stick and the sharp teeth. There are no fair rules of the game there either.

You must persevere at all times and never give up or fall. If you fall, you are a weak person, and if you follow the laws of the south, you are also a weak person. In this harsh environment, Buck's wild nature is slowly awakened, first of all by irritating the leading dog. He was a little more tolerant in his approach, and then continued to refer to the leading dog Spitz to cause trouble. Finally, he provoked a fierce fight with Spitz, defeated him and killed him. Taking Spitz's original position, Buck was also very smart. How to pull the sled well and how to beat the cold were actually simple for him.

He met five masters in the polar regions, and the last one was named John. Thornton's man, he rescued Buck and cared about Buck very much. There was no need to travel long distances with Thornton, let alone pulling a sled. This seemed to Buck a real happiness. However, unfortunately Thornton was involved in a gold dig. When he was killed by the Indians, Buck's last bond with people was interrupted. From then on, Buck lost trust in people. He decided to join the wolf pack and return to nature...

The image of Buck early in the novel is a symbol of strength. He sees the world of dogs through the world of humans. Writing about dogs in the novel is about writing about people, giving the dog a human personality and psychological activities, so the dog is called "he". Not "it".

I see many excellent qualities in Buck, but how can we accept the ancient song he sang after he finally walked into the wolf pack and returned to nature? That's just the writer's meaning and a way of expression in literature.

Chapter 4: After reading "The Call of the Wild"

The first time I opened Jack? When I read London's masterpiece "The Call of the Wild", that desolate and extremely philosophical poem deeply shocked me: "The chain of customs cannot lock the ancient desire of the nomadic tribe to jump; the cold winter is depressed, and it falls into a deep sleep, Wildness will awaken poignant lines of poetry."

The protagonist of the novel is a dog named Buck. The entire story is set against the backdrop of the Alaska Gold Rush, and tells the story of how Buck, in order to survive in the harsh northern environment, developed from a domesticated southern dog to a savage state that looked more like a dog than a dog, and like a wolf but not a wolf. Buck is a huge crossbreed dog. He was stolen from his master's house in the south and sold. After many twists and turns, he embarked on the road of gold mining and became a hardworking dog pulling sleds. In the process of cruel taming, it realized the laws of justice and nature; the harsh living environment made it understand cunning and deceit, and later it developed its cunning and deceit to a level that is beyond the reach of others. After a brutal, life-and-death struggle, it finally established its position as the leading dog. During the arduous sledding journey, the owners changed several times, and Buck formed an inseparable and deep friendship with the last owner, Thornton. This master had rescued him from extremely strenuous labor, and he had rescued his master many times. Finally, after the misfortune of his beloved master, he walked into the wilderness, answered the call of the wild that he had heard many times along the way and longed for, and became the leader of the pack.

It is worth mentioning that the author did not describe how thrilling and bizarre his encounter was, but only placed him in a diverse dog group, in which he tasted the true taste of dogs. Life, and the author timely inserted Buck's inner wild call and gradual recovery into it, which became clearer until it broke out. When it was first abducted, it was always eager to return to its original home, but whenever it saw the hotel owner who bought it, "every cry from its throat turned into a wild roar," and this It was just the first and small display of the wildness rooted in its heart. Its first doctrine taught it how to obey with a stick. Buck chose to admit defeat but not collapse. This was just the survival of the fittest that his nature told him. ; Following its second owner, it came to the north. It worked hard to learn many ways of survival, and began to degenerate, possessing the most primitive dog characteristics. "The natural nature that had been latent in him for a long time revived." The ancestors put " The ancient life was in his body." The old habits came back to him, so "he raised his head and howled like a wolf at the starlight..." At this time, its nature and wildness had basically returned. Then, Buck’s desire for dominance rose, and his cunning and cunning made him the leader of the dog team, thereby satisfying his primitive desires. In his memory, “It is clearer that because Inherited memory”… primitive nature that has degenerated.

Although Buck is just a dog, his arduous path of survival reflects the true meaning of personal struggle in the era in which the writer lived. This was also a reflection of the naturalistic trend of thought prevalent in American society during the period of intrigues and capitalist development. It reflects Darwin's idea of ??natural selection of "survival of the fittest" in the natural environment and Spencer's view of social selection in his theory of social evolution. The author reveals to us that on the road to survival, in the dangerous natural and social environment, only elites and supermen have the possibility of survival.

In "The Call of the Wild", we find that the changes in the relationship between dogs and humans occur throughout the story as people's attitudes towards dogs change. But looking at Buck's life, he has never received equal respect and love from human beings from beginning to end. The writer reflects human life and behavior through dogs, and reveals the beauty and ugliness of human nature through the good and evil of people towards dogs. On the surface, the work is the cry of animals, but in essence it is the cry of human nature, containing the deep affection between humans and animals.

The recovery of nature, the gradual and natural coordination in the author's writing, makes the whole story come together in one go, making people want to stop. It is this slow and orderly process that makes this call powerful and far-reaching, making people unable to stop. Without any association, I want to explore my own nature and face it.

Life is contradictory and the world is complex. It has treachery and loyalty; it has civilization and barbarism. However, this is real life, and life is colorful, splendid, and endless because of this...

Chapter 5: After-reading thoughts on The Call of the Wild

During the summer vacation, I have read many books, and the one that impressed me the most was "The Call of the Wild," which taught me that in order to survive, we must fight.

The protagonist of this book is a dog named Buck. The entire story is set against the backdrop of the Alaska gold rush, and tells the story of how Buck, a domesticated southern dog, degenerated into a savage state that resembled a dog but not a dog, and resembled a wolf but not a wolf in order to survive in the harsh environment of the north. Buck is an extremely large and cross-bred dog. He was stolen from his master's house in the south and sold by a greedy servant. After many twists and turns, he embarked on the road of gold mining and became a hardworking dog pulling sleds. In the process of cruel taming, it realized the justice and natural legal system. The harsh living environment made it learn to survive by any means, and thus learned cunning and deception. Later, it developed its survival wisdom to the point where it can be used freely. After cruelty, , a life-and-death struggle, Buck finally established his position as the leading dog. During the arduous journey of sledding, the dogs faced a lot of pain: beatings. starving. Even died, but Buck adapted to the environment surprisingly quickly, surpassing every dog. Their owners were changed several times. Finally, Buck met an owner named John. Thornton formed a deep and inseparable friendship. This owner once rescued it from extremely heavy labor, and Buck rescued its owner many times and helped him repay his debts. Finally, after its beloved owner and other companions were shot and killed by the Indians, , it walked towards the wilderness, responding to the call of the wild that it heard many times along the way and longed for.

Buck is our role model. Why does this originally tamed southern dog survive in the dangerous environment of the north? This is because it is extremely adaptable. If we don't have this ability, life will be very difficult. What will happen to you when you live in a different environment? Sickness, even death. But if we can be as adaptable as Buck, we can survive easily no matter what environment we are in. Hunger and thirst are nothing to worry about. For example, if an earthquake hits and there is no food, can you bear to starve? If you were pressed under a stone slab for dozens of hours, unable to breathe, could you bear the pain and persevere? If you can, it means you are very adaptable. But I believe that many people can't do it because our usual living environment is too good, so we simply can't bear the changes in life. We usually need to exercise more, hone ourselves more, and test ourselves. Just like when I went to Singapore this time, my ears were stuffy and painful. The tour guide said it might be due to acclimatization. The root cause was actually my poor adaptability. So I am here to remind everyone once again: our ability to adapt must be strong and we must persevere no matter what difficult circumstances we face.

Although Buck is a dog, his arduous experience, his wisdom and bravery all make me admire and move me, which also makes me understand: in the dangerous nature and environment, only the elite can survive. Only with Superman and a spirit like Buck in the novel can he survive. In fact, fighting for survival is a kind of effort, and it is also a kind of persistence. I must learn from Buck. If I set a goal, I must complete it and never back down.