MyCalloftheWild——EnlightenmentofTheCalloftheWild"Hesingsasongoftheyoungerworld,whichisthesongofthepack."（ChapterVIITheSoundingoftheWild）Whenthelastsentencevanishedfrommyeyes,Icanstillperceiveanechoofasong-awildsong,whichknocksupmydizzymindthatalwayscheerfullysinkintotheso-calledcivilizedworldwithoutquestioning.Wild,isnolongerasymbolofthelawofjunglebutaheadspringwherestreamsoutlove,passion,bra一very,loyalty,friendship,venture,competitionandtoleranceallthesevirtuescaneasilybefoundintheCalloftheWild.JackLondon（1876-1916）isaworldwiderenownednovelist.Hisstoriessuccessfullyreflectthecontradictoryviewsofman’snatureanddestinyinandagainstthewild,andhis"fighttosurvive"notionhasgainedhimandhisworkstimelesspopularity,particularly,theCalloftheWildIttellsastoryofagiganticdog,namedBuck,whoisstolenfromarichandcomfortablehomeandforcedtolearntosurviveasanAlaskansleddog.Buck,atfirst,istoosa一vageforthecompanyofmanuntilhecoincidentlyencountershisbelovedmaster-kindheartedJohnThornton.Finally,John’sincidentaldeathbreaksBuck’slasttietothemananddriveshimintohislong-desiredwildwithhispack.Inthestory,BuckandJohnsimplyadoptthemselvestoanswerthecallofthewild.
WhenitcomestoBuck’smindthatonedayhewilleventuallylea一veJohn-hismaster,allhewantstodoisjusttohelphimfinishthegold-rush-trip.He"fromthenon,nightandday,neverputahalt,indesperation,heburstintolongstretchofflight,didnottostayhim（John）"（ChapterVIITheSoundingofTheWild）BuckwishedtorememberJohn’simageforever,he"fortwodaysandnightsneverleftcamp,neverletThorntonoutofhissight.Hefollowedhimaboutathiswork,watchedhimwhilesawhimintoblanketsatnightandoutoftheminthemorning…"（ChapterVII）WhenIreadthesewordsIjustcouldnotholdmytearsbursting.Canarealmandevotehimselftoloyaltyandfriendshipinsuchaway?Ontheotherhand,JohnThorntonisnotonlyadog-loverbutalsoabra一veandventurousman.Heissostraightforwardandsimplethatmakeshimanaccommodatingman.Oncehefirmlyrootsagoalintohisheart,itseemsthatnothingcouldpreventhimfromaccomplishingitexceptdeath.
Idonotknowwhetherthepersistenceisthemostvitalelementtomakeamansuccessful,butwhatIknowisthatyouarenotfarawayfromsuccessonceyouoccupyit.ItisJackLondonwhoplungesmeintotheanimatedwildfromthehustle-and-bustleandfromdesperatecity.There,ImerelycannotdenytheattractionofBuck’sbark,whichenlightensmetopursueanotherlosthalfofthenatureinmankind,andtodigoutatruemeaningoflife.DareweimaginethatLondonintentionallyemploysBucktosetusamodelwithperfectcharacters（countbarbarityout）？Theanswerisaffirmed.We,asanimals,arefromthewildbutsheddingoffmoreandmorewildsigns,whichdemonstrateusasthe"uncivilized".However,whocanfullyguaranteethatweha一venotoverlookedsomeessentialwild-endowedvirtues?
Especially,nowadays,itseemsmorecrucialforustostoplookingatthepost-industrializedworldandtoponderforawhile.Whencheats,betrayals,lies,lustsandcrimesstuffamaterializedsociety,whetherLondonusesthisnoveltohelphimselfescapetherealityorwarntheearthypeople,tous,modernman,isallthesame.Itappearshorriblethatinmodernsocietymanypeopleareenthusiasticallytalkingabouthowtobuildup"specialrelations"totheauthority,deceivingandlyingtoeachother.Tothemlifeisamask-wearingprocessratherthanahardwork.Everytime,youbrowseWebPages,scandalsinpolitics,business,theentertainmentcircleandevenoncampuscrowdintoyoureyes.Oh,whatistheessenceofhumanbeings?Whatisthecivilizationtous?Doweneedtolookbackatwherewecamefrom?Isitgoodorbadforustospeakoutwhatwethinkandtodowhattheconsciencesdemandusto?Arewewastingtalentsgivenbythemightynature?Beanhonest,straightforward,warmhearted,emotionalandresponsiblemanorbeashrewd,coldheartedandastutehypocrite?
Whileembracingthe"civilized"rubbish,wearelosingthosegoodvirtues,whicharethecallsofthewild.Oncewelosethem,wearetoloseourselves,andwewillgetnowhere.Iwishthisdreadfulthoughtistotallyafallacy,but,now,itischillingmehard.OnedaywhenIhappentostandonthetopofagrandmountaintoobserveaboundlessprairieenvelopedbythesapphirefirmamentandcombedbygustsoftherhythmicalwestwind,amorningsunsprinklesmeherwarmthandbrillianceinagracefulway,however,atthatmoment,IamafraidthatIcannotappreciatethesebeauties,Iamalost"civilizedman"then.Please,pleasedonotletcometruewhilewearestillabletoanswerthecallofthewild.
"Hesingsasongoftheyoungerworld,whichisthesongofthepack."（ChapterVIITheSoundingoftheWild）Whenthelastsentencevanishedfrommyeyes,Icanstillperceiveanechoofasong-awildsong,whichknocksupmydizzymindthatalwayscheerfullysinkintotheso-calledcivilizedworldwithoutquestioning.Wild,isnolongerasymbolofthelawofjunglebutaheadspringwherestreamsoutlove,passion,bravery,loyalty,friendship,venture,competitionandtoleranceallthesevirtuescaneasilybefoundintheCalloftheWild.
JackLondon（1876-1916）isaworldwiderenownednovelist.Hisstoriessuccessfullyreflectthecontradictoryviewsofman’snatureanddestinyinandagainstthewild,andhis"fighttosurvive"notionhasgainedhimandhisworkstimelesspopularity,particularly,theCalloftheWild.
Ittellsastoryofagiganticdog,namedBuck,whoisstolenfromarichandcomfortablehomeandforcedtolearntosurviveasanAlaskansleddog.Buck,atfirst,istoosavageforthecompanyofmanuntilhecoincidentlyencountershisbelovedmaster-kindheartedJohnThornton.Finally,John’sincidentaldeathbreaksBuck’slasttietothemananddriveshimintohislong-desiredwildwithhispack.Inthestory,BuckandJohnsimplyadoptthemselvestoanswerthecallofthewild.WhenitcomestoBuck’smindthatonedayhewilleventuallyleaveJohn-hismaster,allhewantstodoisjusttohelphimfinishthegold-rush-trip.He"fromthenon,nightandday,neverputahalt,indesperation,heburstintolongstretchofflight,didnottostayhim（John）…"（ChapterVIITheSoundingofTheWild）BuckwishedtorememberJohn’simageforever,he"fortwodaysandnightsneverleftcamp,neverletThorntonoutofhissight.Hefollowedhimaboutathiswork,watchedhimwhilesawhimintoblanketsatnightandoutoftheminthemorning…"（ChapterVII）WhenIreadthesewordsIjustcouldnotholdmytearsbursting.Canarealmandevotehimselftoloyaltyandfriendshipinsuchaway?Ontheotherhand,JohnThorntonisnotonlyadog-loverbutalsoabraveandventurousman.Heissostraightforwardandsimplethatmakeshimanaccommodatingman.Oncehefirmlyrootsagoalintohisheart,itseemsthatnothingcouldpreventhimfromaccomplishingitexceptdeath.Idonotknowwhetherthepersistenceisthemostvitalelementtomakeamansuccessful,butwhatIknowisthatyouarenotfarawayfromsuccessonceyouoccupyit.
ItisJackLondonwhoplungesmeintotheanimatedwildfromthehustle-and-bustleandfromdesperatecity.There,ImerelycannotdenytheattractionofBuck’sbark,whichenlightensmetopursueanotherlosthalfofthenatureinmankind,andtodigoutatruemeaningoflife.DareweimaginethatLondonintentionallyemploysBucktosetusamodelwithperfectcharacters（countbarbarityout）？Theanswerisaffirmed.We,asanimals,arefromthewildbutsheddingoffmoreandmorewildsigns,whichdemonstrateusasthe"uncivilized".However,whocanfullyguaranteethatwehavenotoverlookedsomeessentialwild-endowedvirtues?Especially,nowadays,itseemsmorecrucialforustostoplookingatthepost-industrializedworldandtoponderforawhile.Whencheats,betrayals,lies,lustsandcrimesstuffamaterializedsociety,whetherLondonusesthisnoveltohelphimselfescapetherealityorwarntheearthypeople,tous,modernman,isallthesame.()Itappearshorriblethatinmodernsocietymanypeopleareenthusiasticallytalkingabouthowtobuildup"specialrelations"totheauthority,deceivingandlyingtoeachother.
Tothemlifeisamask-wearingprocessratherthanahardwork.Everytime,youbrowseWebPages,scandalsinpolitics,business,theentertainmentcircleandevenoncampuscrowdintoyoureyes.Oh,whatistheessenceofhumanbeings?Whatisthecivilizationtous?Doweneedtolookbackatwherewecamefrom?Isitgoodorbadforustospeakoutwhatwethinkandtodowhattheconsciencesdemandusto?Arewewastingtalentsgivenbythemightynature?Beanhonest,straightforward,warmhearted,emotionalandresponsiblemanorbeashrewd,coldheartedandastutehypocrite?Whileembracingthe"civilized"rubbish,wearelosingthosegoodvirtues,whicharethecallsofthewild.Oncewelosethem,wearetoloseourselves,andwewillgetnowhere.Iwishthisdreadfulthoughtistotallyafallacy,but,now,itischillingmehard.
OnedaywhenIhappentostandonthetopofagrandmountaintoobserveaboundlessprairieenvelopedbythesapphirefirmamentandcombedbygustsoftherhythmicalwestwind,amorningsunsprinklesmeherwarmthandbrillianceinagracefulway,however,atthatmoment,IamafraidthatIcannotappreciatethesebeauties,Iamalost"civilizedman"then.
Asatypeofnovelette,IwasntusedtothiscosIvejustfinishedHarryPottersoinoccasionsnovelettewroteverybriefly.Thebackgroundoftheauthorwasverypoor,andpreciselythetimetoseekgold.Partofthenovelmeanstoexposethehardnessofdogsatthattime.Menwerecrazyaboutgold,themaincharacter,Buck,wasstolenbyaGardenerofalawyerwhoownsBuck.
Themanwiththeredsweatertaughthimthelawofclubs,thiswasagoodbeginning.Thetradingroadledhimatlasttotwocouriers,whoknewhowtotreatdogs.Thenthedogteamwastradedtoathree-peoplefamilywhowereseekinggoodinAlaska.Buttheydidntknowhowtotreatdogsandatlastdogsandmenweredrownedinthewater,exceptBuck.Hewaspickedupbyaman.AndeventuallyBuckwasbacktothewild—wherehisancestorshadbeen.
Inmyopinionagoodnovelcouldmakereaderscry,yell,etc.IclenchedmyfistwhentheFamilytreatedthedogteambadly,andhadawonderfulfeelingwhenthemanpickedupBuckandtreatedhimlikehisownson.Ithadfeeling,thisnovel…