美国作家Jack London.pptVIP

?(1876-1916)? ?a?worldwide?renowned?novelist. outline 1. Person Life 2. Background to his writing 3. His main works 4. Understanding to his masterpiece Personal Life Born January 12, 1876, at the age of 29, he was already internationally famous for Call of the Wild (1903), The Sea Wolf (1904), and other accomplishments. His dream was to build a ship and go sailing around the world - exploring, writing, adventuring - enjoying the big moments of living ,which would offer him still more material to write about. On November 22, 1916, Jack London died. He was only 40 years old and had been suffering from a variety of pains, But, right up to the last day of his life he was full of risky plans and boundless enthusiasm for the future. Background to his writing 1.After the civil war, American capitalism developed very fast. And the internal contradiction of the soiety became more and more obvious. In such a background, American Realism developed to a new step; as it expressed its ideas by criticizing the disadvantage of capitalism, by revealing the distress of the people, and by pursuing the spirit of freedom and equality. Background to his writing 2. Realists revealed various kinds of contradiction of capitalism, expressed their disappointed and distressed moods from different angles. They cared about the future and the destiny of common people, and criticized the darkness of the society. In a word, the power of American Realism was huge and it made a great contribution to the development of American literature Background to his writing 3. J ack London described the common people spirit of braveness, costiveness anddetermination to reveal the darkness of the society. ??His?stories?successfully?reflect?contradictory? views?of?man’s?nature?and?destiny?in?and?against?the?wild,?and?his?fight?to?survive?notion?has?gained?him?great?popularity,?particularly,?“the?Call?of?the?Wild”. “Adversity can make a person very great, but it also can make a pers