Jack London——英文介绍.ppt

Considered by many to be America’s finest author, Jack London, whose name at birth was John Griffith Chaney, was born “south of the slot” on Market Street in San Francisco, California, on January 12, 1876. Jack had little formal schooling. Initially, he attended school only through the 8th grade, although he was an avid reader, educating himself at public libraries, especially the Oakland Public Library under the tutelage of Ina Coolbrith, who later became the first poet laureate of California. In later years (mid-1890s), Jack returned to high school in Oakland and graduated. He eventually gained admittance to U.C. Berkeley, but stayed only for six months, finding it to be “not alive enough” and a “passionless pursuit of passionless intelligence”. His jobs Jack London . . . The Writer His works Buck, used to belong to a judge, was kidnapped and sold to North. Then he became a member of a dog-team pulling a sled .In the days of pulling a snow-sled, he learned to conform to the law of nature and obey the master. Finally, he found a basic instinct hidden inside him, which enabled himself to survive the tough environment. This is the call of the wild. Thank you ! * * Jack London . . . The Sailor Jack London . . . The Gold Prospector Jack London . . . the Rancher I wondered what this man could have got from such a work. Spencer I remembered enough to know that altruism was imperative to his ideal ofhighest conduct. Wolf Larsen, evidently, had sifted the great philosophersteachings, rejecting and selecting according to his needs and desires.What else did you run across？ I asked.…… When you read the story, you will feel that Buck is a man instead of a dog, struggling with his fortune and conforming to the law of nature.