杰克伦敦_热爱生命_论文.doc

Inspiration and Realistic Meaning of Love of Life 【Abstract】: Jack London is the U.S novelist and short story writer of critical realism .He has left abundant masterpieces．Love of life is the most famous short story of the “Northern tales” series. The paper generally analyzes the story ; Compare Love of Life with The Old Man and the Sea and Robinson Crusoe in order to dig out the theme on a broader stage. Finally, it deepens the version into the real life, talking about its realistic meaning. 【摘要】：杰克伦敦是美国最富有批判精神的现实主义作家，他的一生著述颇丰。《热爱生命》是他的“北方故事”中最著名的一篇。本论文在简要介绍小说的基础上将该文与《老人与海》、《鲁宾孙漂流记》比较，以在更加广阔的平台上挖掘文章的主题。最后文章从纵向入手，将视角延伸至现实生活，深度剖析小说的现实意义，使读者从中受益。 【Key words】: love of life; fighting, comparison; realistic meaning 【关键字】: 《热爱生命》；斗争；比较；现实意义 Jack London (1876~1916), whose life symbolized the power of will, was the most successful writer in America in the early 20th Century. His vigorous stories of men and animals against the environment, and survival against hardships inspired so many readers .Love of life, written by the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th ,was his best short story and was highly appreciated by Lenin, Vladimir . This paper focus on analyzing the theme ,inspiration and realistic meaning. 1.General analysis of the story People who have read the novel all knows that though the plot is simple, it is rather exciting: the story of a man in the wilderness with hunger, wild animals and despair, totally a fighting against death . At the beginning of the novel, because of a sprained foot of the hero, he was abandoned by his companions. Therefore he became lost and lived outdoors . There he could only survive by chewing a white marshes or the rush root in order to maintain the day to day journey of suffering. Afterward, there appeared a sick wolf, and therefore staged a even more breathtaking tragedy . A patient crawling, a sick wolf limping, two creatures dragging their dying in the wilderness , hunting each other at the risk of each others