Abstract:

This study, by analyzing the similarities between Buck and Jack London, aims to interpret the latter's views on life in The Call of the Wild. Buck and Jack London experience the analogical conditions and both struggle unremittingly against all kinds of adversity. Buck's life proves that the fittest survives, which is what Jack London wants to expound in the novel. Buck's returning to the wild implies that Jack London longs for the freedom and individuality. Loves between Buck and Thornton suggest that Jack London is eager for true love. What Buck experiences show that the reality is cruel—no pain, no gain. Jack London makes every effort to survive in this troubled world and looks for his own freedom and true love, which is the most important thing he cares about in his life. This paper concludes that Buck's struggle for survival and its persistence in the story is a reflection of Jack London's interpretation of life.

Key words: The Call of the Wild； struggle； the fittest survives； freedom； true love

摘要：

本文旨在通过分析巴克和杰克•伦敦之间的相同点，解读《野性的呼唤》中伦敦对人生的观点。巴克和杰克•伦敦经历相似，并都一直不间断地与所有逆境作斗争。巴克的生活暗喻适者生存，正是杰克•伦敦想在小说中解释的。巴克和桑顿之间的爱示意杰克•伦敦渴望真爱。巴克回归荒野，暗示杰克•伦敦对自由个性的渴望。现实是残酷的——没有付出，就没有收获。杰克•伦敦在乱世中求生存，追寻他一生中最渴望的自由和真爱。论文得出结论，故事中巴克为生存而坚持不懈的奋斗历程反映出杰克•伦敦对人生的解读。

关键词：野性的呼唤； 奋斗； 适者生存； 自由； 真爱

1. Introduction
1.1 Introduction to Jack London and The Call of the Wild
    Jack London, born in 1876 and died in 1916, was an illegitimate son of an astrologer who abandoned the mother and the little baby. His mother later married his stepfather John London. Coming from the underclass, Jack London experiences suffering during his whole life, which becomes source material of his works.
    Jack London, regarded as the father of the proletariat literature of America, is a famous naturalist and realistic writer all around the world. He starts his writing career when he was 24 years old and has written 49 volumes of fiction, plays and essays in 16 years.
    Susan Nurnberg speaks highly of Jack London and considers him as “the best-selling writer in American, his works have been translated into more than 80 foreign languages, not less than any other American or British novelists”.