1、Jack London Jack London(18761916),formerly known as John Griffith London.His work is not only widespread in the United States,and welcomed by the peoples of the world.His work enjoys high status in world literature.Jack London,began writing 24 years old,died at the age of 40 years.Jack Londons creat
2、ive,bold pen force,the language simple,dramatic plot.He often described by people placed in extremely harsh,life and death circumstances,as showing off the most profound(深刻深刻的的)of human nature,the most authentic(真实的真实的)character.He gave his life to create a volume of about 50 works,most famous for C
3、all of the Wild,Sea Wolf and White Teeth,Martin Eden and a series of excellent short story Love of Life,“Old Man Alliance,Northern The Odyssey,Ma Puxi the house,Silence of the snow,and so on.Jack London at an early age when the child,adrift(漂泊)at sea,trekking in the snow,and then eventually made gre
4、at achievements through work-study writer.His legendary life,a rich experience of life in the world,is rare among writers.His work more realistic style and format of the subject matter,and strongly suggests that out of the writers uniquepersonality,for many years been attracted to a different era,di
5、fferent experiences of readers.The Death of Jack LondonThe death of Jack London is still a mystery.November 21,1916,Jack London planed to buy some good bull in Chicago on his way to New York,but that night he took an overdose of morphine(吗吗啡啡)and died.He had a book on the table,writing some numbers.
6、At that time he suffered from the uraemia(尿毒症尿毒症),but the doctors thought the cause of his death as uraemia was not convincing.Then only two explanations:suicide,or calculation errors.Arrangements during the day from his point of view,not a suicide;but it is difficult for people to accept the very i
7、mportant medication calculation errors1.Youth is always young and elderly will only grow old.青年总是年青的,只有老年才会变老。2.The only way to get smart is to buy with the youth.得到智慧的惟一办法,就是用青春去买。3.If you do not own human nature retreat,we can not go against nature encouraged.人如果没有本性自身的退却,就不可能违背本性的鼓励。4.Life is not
8、 caught good cards to settle the matter,and sometimes bad luck,we should play well.生活并非抓到好牌就了事,而有时手气差,就要打得好。5.You can not wait for inspiration,get with sticks chase.你不能光等着灵感,得拿着棍棒去追。When White Fang was published in 1906,Jack London was the most widely read writer in the United States and was also po
9、pular in Europe,thanks to his second novel,The Call of the Wild(1903).(London had become,as well,the first millionaire American author.)The two novels are related in that while The Call of the Wild tells the story of a dog who becomes wild and leads a wolf pack,White Fang is the life story of a wolf
10、 who comes,after many hardships dealt him by both man and nature,to live a dogs life with a loving master.Both novels,along with scores of Londons short stories,are set in the land the author called simply“The North”the Yukon Territory to which he once traveled as a gold prospector.gold prospector 淘
11、金者淘金者 prospector勘探者勘探者Though not considered the literary equal of The Call of the Wild,White Fang was an immediate commercial success and continues to be popular a century after its initial publication.In its unblinking portrayals of natures unforgiving harshness,of humankinds capacity for both shoc
12、king brutality and unconditional love,and of the struggle for survival that is common to all life,White Fang is classic London.虽然没有被认为与虽然没有被认为与野性的呼唤野性的呼唤具有平等的文学地位具有平等的文学地位,但,但白牙白牙无疑是一个巨大的商业成功,并且在最初无疑是一个巨大的商业成功,并且在最初出版后一个世纪仍持续畅销。这部作品描写了生命中常出版后一个世纪仍持续畅销。这部作品描写了生命中常见的现象:自然的冷酷无情,人类令人震惊的残忍与无见的现象:自然的冷酷无情,
13、人类令人震惊的残忍与无条件的爱,以及生命的挣扎。条件的爱,以及生命的挣扎。白牙白牙是典型的伦敦作是典型的伦敦作品。品。The story begins with two prospectors,Bill and Henry traveling across Alaska with a team of sled dogs.The men are low on food,provisions and ammunition.They are being stalked by a vicious and hungry pack of Arctic wolves.One by one,the wolve
14、s kill and eat the sled dogs.Even Bill is killed by the wolves and Henry finds himself alone.Eventually,after a grueling struggle with the pack,Henry is rescued by a group of prospectors.provision供应 ammunition弹药,军火 stalk潜步跟踪 grueling 紧张的,激烈的The story then follows the wolves.The leader of the pack fa
15、thers a litter of cubs,only one of which survives.The surviving cub,named White Fang eventually finds himself in the care of a tribe of Alaskan Indians.White Fang is not accepted by the tribes resident dogs and is treated harshly by them.This harsh treatment forces White Fang to grow into a rugged,s
16、trong and clever animal.After the dog is fully grown,the Indians trade White Fang to an unscrupulous man named Beauty Smith.Smith purchased White Fang in order to gamble on him as a fighting dog.cub 幼兽幼兽 unscrupulous肆无忌惮的肆无忌惮的,不择手段的不择手段的,无道德原则的无道德原则的gamble 打赌,赌博打赌,赌博White Fangs toughness and strengt
17、h make him almost unbeatable and he defeats every challenger.One day,for the first time,White Fang faces a stronger dog that nearly kills him.Fortunately,White Fang is saved from the fight by Weeden Scott.Scott adopts White Fang and spends a great deal of time trying to domesticate him.Eventually Wh
18、ite Fang yields to Scotts attempts and the two become friends.Scott takes White Fang home to California with him,where the wild animal slowly adjusts to the peaceful and easy life of a domestic dog.toughness强硬强硬,强健强健 domesticate驯化驯化 domestic国内的;家国内的;家(庭庭)的,家用的;驯养的的,家用的;驯养的 Altercation争吵,争论争吵,争论Some
19、pictures:covers of this bookWhite Fang is in many ways,the opposite of The Call of the Wild.The first story depicts the transformation of a domestic dog into the leader of a pack of wild wolves.The second depicts the transformation of a wild animal into a peaceful domestic dog.White Fang has been ad
20、apted into no less than 15 TV shows and movies.The exciting adventure story is still widely read and enjoyed today.It is a popular story among young readers and it has certainly passed the test of time.The Call of the Wild and White Fang should be read in succession and both stories are highly recom
21、mended to fans of classic literature.Part 1The Wild.1:The Trail of Meat2:The She-Wolf3:The Hunger CryPart 2Born of the Wild.1:The Battle of the Fangs2:The Lair3:The Gray Cub4:The Wall of the World5:The Law of MeatPart3 The Gods of the Wild1:The Makers of Fire2:The Bondage3:The Outcast4:The Trail of
22、The Gods5:The FaminePart 4 1:The Enemy of His Kind2:The Mad God3:The Reign of Hate4:The Clinging Death5:The Indomitable6:The LovePart5 1:The Long Trail2:The South Land3:The Gods Domain4:The Call of Kind5:The Sleeping Wolf第一卷第一卷 01食物的踪迹食物的踪迹 02母狼母狼 03饥饿的嗥叫声饥饿的嗥叫声 第二卷第二卷 01牙齿的搏斗牙齿的搏斗 02狼窝狼窝 03灰狼崽灰狼崽 04世界的墙壁世界的墙壁 05肉食的法则肉食的法则 第三卷第三卷 01造火者造火者 02被奴役被奴役 03流浪者流浪者 04神圣们的行踪神圣们的行踪 05契约契约 06饥荒饥荒 第四卷第四卷 01它是同类的仇敌它是同类的仇敌 02疯狂的神疯狂的神 03可恨的统治可恨的统治 04濒临死亡濒临死亡 05不屈服不屈服 06仁慈的主人仁慈的主人 第五卷第五卷 01漫漫长路漫漫长路 02南国南国 03神的领地神的领地 04同类的呼同类的呼唤唤 05睡梦中的睡梦中的狼狼The film欣赏电影欣赏电影Thank You