The Call of the Wild

Author: Jack London (USA) / Qu Fangli Annotation
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Jack London was born in San Francisco in 1876. He was one of the highest-earning writers of his time. He was the tenth child in his family and grew up in poverty. He had to work hard outside to earn a meager salary to support his family. In his childhood, Jack London was kidnapped by thieves and villains and forced to do bad things for them, which left an indelible shadow in his heart. In the following years, Jack London was often in a melancholic mood and drank to drown his sorrows. Fortunately, just as he was about to become an alcoholic, he went to sea on a seal-hunting ship. When he returned to San Francisco again, most of his old friends had already passed away. After working for a period of time in the railway department, driven by his own interests and desires, he traveled to various places. He stayed in the Klondike region of Alaska for a long time, which later became the setting for the book "The Call of the Wild." The main character in the book, Buck, was shaped by a wolf dog he encountered there. The background of "White Fang" is the frozen wilderness of the far northwestern frontier of Canada. In "White Fang," Jack London reversed the story of "The Call of the Wild" and narrated how a young wolf enters human civilization from the wilderness. It is interesting and noteworthy that the animal heroes Jack London created are often more noble and worthy of respect than the people they encounter. Jack London passed away in 1916, having written a total of fifty books during his lifetime. This book, published in 1903, received an extraordinary response from readers and became a bestseller. The novel is set in the undeveloped snowy wilderness of northern America, using a concise narrative to describe the peculiar experiences of a dog named Buck during the gold rush in Alaska. After enduring the harsh tests of natural forces and survival competition, Buck eventually reverts to his wild nature, transforming from a tamed pet dog into a wolf.