THE CALL OF THE WILD读后感.doc

Wolfish Howl and Half-Sobs Chant ——the call of the wild Finishing a novel in two days was a fresh experience to me.I was deeply fascinated by Buck’s return to nature.It is a journey to rediscover the insidious instinct, suffering and learning.Many characters,dogs and men,played important roles on his way back to the forest. The first one must be Spitz. Firstly,Spitz,as laed-dog and acknowledged master of the team,had capability and proficience.He was an apt teacher,never allowing buck to linger long in error,and enforcing his teaching with his sharp teeth. If spitz hadn’t instructed him,buck would not have mastered his work in such a short period. Secondly, his cruelty also left me a strong impression.After he ripped friendly curly’s face without any warning and finally led to curly’s death,he ran out his tongue and laughed.He even bore malice to that innocent dog curly in their first and last encounter. Thirdly,he was cold and calculating even in his supreme moods.He snatched at every chance to nip his potential contender, buck, in the bud. Spitz symbolized the cruel but competent commander in reality. Spitz acted as a spur to push buck forward. The second one is John Thornton.The show of John Thornton marked the final struggle between humanity and the wild spirit. Firstly,he gave buck selfless love that buck never had before. With the Judges son, hunting and tramping, it had been a working partnership; with the Judgess grandsons, a sort of pompous guardianship; and with the Judge himself, a stately and dignified friendship. But love that was feverish and burning, that was adoration, that was madness, it had taken John Thornton to arouse. John Thornton had saved buck’s life, which was something; but, further, he was the ideal master. Other men saw to the welfare of their dogs from a sense of duty and business expediency; he saw to the welfare of his as if they were his own children, because he could not help it