《野性呼唤》中对忠诚呼唤.docVIP

《野性呼唤》中对忠诚呼唤 　　摘要：《野性的呼唤》是杰克.伦敦的代表作之一，小说的主人公巴克（Buck）是一条狗。本文分析了小说中巴克与主人的关系，以唤醒人们忠诚的人性。 　　关键词：《野性的呼唤》；巴克；约翰.桑顿; 忠诚 　　 　　Ⅰ. Introduction 　　 　　“?The Call of the Wild? was the greatest dog-story ever written and was at the same time a study of one of the most curious and profound motives that played hide-and-seek in the human soul.” ［1］（254）The dog is not only an animal but has features of human beings. By comparing Buck’s attitudes and behavior to its masters with the way the masters treat Buck, and analyzing Buck’s response to John Thornton’s death, we can see that the author expresses the desire for faith in this novel. 　　 　　Ⅱ. Buck and its masters 　　 　　Before the domestic dog eventually turns into the leader of the wolves in the wilderness of the Klondike, Buck has served five sets of masters in all―Judge Miller and his families, Perrault and Francois, a Scotch half-breed, three chekakos―a term referring to those people who are inexperienced in the Northland―Charles, Mercedes and Hal, and John Thornton. They in turn own Buck. However, as Jack London puts it at the beginning of Chapter Six―“For the Love of a Man”, only John Thornton is considered to be “the ideal master.” ［2］（54） Why? 　　It is partly because he is Buck’s savior first and foremost. Just at the crucial moment when Buck is nearly beaten to death, it is John Thornton who saves Buck’s life from the deadly blows administered by Hal. Then, Thornton devotes considerable time and patience as he nurses Buck back to health. For another reason, in contrast to Buck’s relationship with other masters, the one between Buck and Thornton is on London’s idea of what cordial and solid relationship should ideally be. 　　First of all, in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley, Buck “was born, and here he had lived the four years of his life”, and “he was king―king over all creeping, crawling, flying things of Judge Miller’s place, humans included.” ［2］（17） 　　Buck proves to be the Judge’s inseparable companion, yet t