美国文学Jack London.pptVIP

Life Works Theme Writing style The Law of Life Works Of which ,the 150 short stories cut a new epoch for American short story .They can be roughly divided into “North story ”,“Pacific short story ”and“ Social problem novel” Works Three Periods Before 1900 ：To the Man on Trail 《为赶路的人干杯》 The Odyssey of the North 《北方的奥德赛》1899 1900—1910 ：“ North Story” The Son of the Wolf 《狼之子》1900 etc. The Iron Heel《铁蹄》1908 The Sea-wolf《海狼》1904 Marti Eden《马丁 .伊登》1909 Burning Daylight 《天大亮》1910(turning point) After 1910 : “Pacific short story ” The House of Mapuhi 《 马普希的房子》1911 “ Social problem novel”The Mexican《墨西哥人》1913 Other Major Novels The Call of the Wild《野性的呼唤》1903 The People of the Abyss《深渊中的人们》1903 White Fang《白牙》1906 Love of Life《热爱生命》1906 How I become a Socialist《我怎样成为社会党人》 The War of the Classes《阶级之间的战争》 What Life Means to Me《生命对我意味着什么》 Revolution 《革命》 Under the Deck Awnings《在甲板的天蓬下》 White Wolf 《白狼》 The Call of the Wild theme Jack London was one of the most articulate and militant spokesmen of the working class at the turn of the century. Influenced by Marxism and Darwinism, and also by Nietzsche（尼采）s view of superman, London believed both in the success of the working class and in the survival of the strongest. Theme of Jack London’s Works primitive violence, Anglo-Saxon supremacy, biological evolution, class warfare, and mechanistic determinism. strong and weak individuals in the context of irresistible natural forces such as the sea or the desert); violence Writing Style Forceful and colorful Subjectivity and enthusiasm Naturalism mingled with Romanticism Limitations: formless, clumsy yet vigorous style; stiff and stereotyped characters and dialogues Jack London is considered as “Father of American Proletarian Literature”. His Composition Character His vigorous stories of men and animals against the environment, and survi