《野性的呼唤》对人类中心主义的批判_英语论文

The Criticism of Anthropocentrism in The Call of the Wild

摘要

杰克·伦敦是一位多产的美国现代主义作家。他在美国文学史乃至世界文学史上都有着巨大的影响。在他众多作品中，《野性的呼唤》得到世界上广泛的赞誉与荣耀。这部小说讲述了一只名为巴克的狗的故事以及他与不同人之间的关系。本文主要从反人类中心主义视角对该小说进行分析：包括巴克生活环境的变化，不同主人对待它的不同方式以及巴克在生存过程中自身思想的变化。在回顾人类中心主义思想形成的基础上，本文重点分析该小说所展现出来的对人类中心主义的批判。最后，本文就如何重建人和动物的关系进行了思考。

关键词：巴克；人类中心主义；人类

Abstract

Jack London, a prolific great American realist novelist, who has a great influence in the literature history in America and even in the world. Among his abundant works, The Call of the Wild receives comprehensive praise and honor. This novel tells a story of a dog named Buck and his relationship with different people. This thesis analyzes the novel from the perspective of anti-anthropocentrism, which involves Buck’s changeable living environment, the different treatments of different owners and the changes of Buck’s own thought during the process of his existence. Based on recalling the formation of anthropocentrism, this thesis focuses on the criticism of anthropocentrism. In the end, this thesis makes a study of how to reconstruct the relationship between human and animals.

Keywords: Buck; Anthropocentrism; Human

Contents

1. Introduction 1

1.1 The introduction of the author and the novel 1

1.2 The purpose and significance of this thesis 2

2. Literature Review 2

3. The Call of the Wild Unfolding from the Perspective of Anti-anthropocentrism 4

3.1 The changes in living environment 4

3.2 The different treatments from different owners 5

3.3 The change of Bark’s thoughts 6

4. Criticism on Anthropocentrism 7

4.1 The general introduction of anthropocentrism 7

4.2 Criticism on anthropocentrism in the novel 8

4.3 Reconstruction of the relation between human and animals 9

5. Conclusion 10

Works Cited 12