From Doggish To Wolfish Nature:an Ecological Interpretation Of Jack London's The Call Of The Wild

The novel Call of the Wild made the American writer Jack London known all around the world.With ecological criticism as the background,One can see the ecological concept in this animal novel.Ecological criticism seeks to explore the relationship between man and nature,and criticizes the negative influence of man on nature.There are three main principles of ecological criticism: anti-anthropocentrism,deep ecology and ecological holism.London in this novel very clearly emphasizes the aversion to anthropocentrism,which leads to his ideological awareness of the human ecology.If people pay more attention to the balance of ecology,then people might have lived differently from the present.London still emphasizes this kind of harmonious relationship between man and nature,and actively advocates the advantages people enjoy in this relationship.This article starts from the introduction to London and his representative works,and then elaborates the related content of the ecological theory.Then the author discusses the doggish and wolfish of Buck from the perspective of ecological theory,and why Buck will change from doggish to wolfish.Through analysis,the author summarizes the ecological ideas contained in the novel and hopes that human beings can take up their ecological responsibility.This article is composed of three parts.The first part is a brief introduction to Jack London and his main works.The second part is mainly about the Buck's doggish nature.This article shows Buck's doggish nature from several perspectives.The third part is the analysis of Buck's wolfish nature.Finally,on the basis of the analysis of ecological criticism in The Call of the Wild,this article arouses the ecological consciousness of human beings and calls for human beings to take relevant measures to protect nature.