高三英语二轮复习英文名著阅读欣赏Thecallofthewild教学课件

1、The Call of the Wild - Jack London fight to surviveOutline Introduction to Jack London Background knowledge Main plots Characters analysis Theme Writing skills In1876, born Be deserted by his father In1890, dropped out school At the age of 17, ventured to sea In 1897, searched for gold In 1900, publ

2、ished his first collection of short stories In 1902, went to England At the age of 40, diedIntroduction to Jack London(1876-1916)Introduction to Jack London (1876-1916) A prolific writer A committed socialist A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction One of the first Amer

3、icans to make a lucrative career exclusively from writing The most successful writer in America in the early 20th CenturyIntroduction to Jack London(1876-1916)novelsThe Call of the Wild(1903) The Sea-Wolf(1904) White Fang(1906)The Iron Heel (1908) Martin Eden (1909) Short story collectionsThe Son of

4、 the Wolf (1900) South Sea Tales (1911) Nonfiction and essaysThe People of the Abyss (1903) Revolution, and other Essays (1910) Short storiesThe White Silence(1899)To Build a Fire (1908)Introduction to Jack London(1876-1916)Introduction to Jack London (1876-1916)Writing style: Naturalistic (生死攸关的环境)

5、 Exciting, often violent and brutal Friedrich Nietzsche Transcendentalism Darwins theory of evolution Background knowledgeA gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold. In the 19th century, in Australia, Brazil, Canada

6、, South Africa, and the United States A free for all in income mobility Immigrant cluture and problemsKlondike Gold Rush: One of the last great gold rushes in Canadas Yukon Territory (1898) Helped open up the relatively new US possession of Alaska to exploration and settlementBackground knowledge Bu

7、ck Curly/ Billie/ Nig/ Skeet Dave/ Sol-lecks Pike/ Dub / Joe Spitz Manuel Red sweater Perrault/ Francois Hal/ Charles/ Mercedes John Thornton YeehatsThe Characters listMain plot: Into the primitiveA comfortable life be kidnapped a rough journey be beaten by the man in a red sweater be bought by Perr

8、ault and FrancoisLesson:He stood no chance against a man with a club. Main plot: The law of club and fangCurly dies learns to be a sled dog(sleep, eat) be attacked by a pack of Huskies hurts badly Dolly goes madLesson:1) You cant go down in a fight.2) No fair play. Once down, that was the end of you

9、. Main plot: LeadershipUndermines Spitzs leadership fights against Spitz takes Spitzs position forces Perrault to admitThe Bitter hatred between them: Stealed Bucks food Curly died （幸灾乐祸） Occupied Bucks nest Be attacked by a pack of Huskies, Spitz sneaked up on BuckMain plot: The toil of trace and t

10、rail A record run,Skaguay be sold to a Scotch a heavy load Dave is badly ill but refuses to relax, and dies back to Skaguay exhaustedBe sold to Hal, Charles,Mercedesbe lack of food members die refuses to move falls through the iceMain plot: The love of a man and the sounding of the call Be nursed be

11、 loved and loves rescues Thorton searches for a legendary gold mine feels wild urges corners a moose kills a group of Yeehat Indiansbecomes the fabled Ghost Dog Attacks a man Saves Thortons life Wins the betInvincible rebellious 坚韧不拔，富有抗争精神 Reacting to the kidnap Competing with the Red Sweater Takin

12、g a fight for leadership with Spitz Making disagreement with Hal Main characters analysis - Buck As though from a great distance, he was aware that he was being beaten. The last sensations of pain left him. He no longer felt anything, though very faintly he could hear the impact of the club upon his

13、 body. But it was no longer his body, it seemed so far awayMain characters analysis - Buck To know precisely whom or what to love or hate; loyal 爱憎分明，忠诚爱主Main characters analysis - Buck Even in the night, in his dreams, he was haunted by this fear. At such times he would shake off sleep and creep th

14、rough the chill to the flap of the tent, where he would stand and listen to the sound of his masters breathing.Main characters analysis - HalAmbitious, but incompetent and lazy, cruel They told us up above that the bottom was dropping out of the trail and that the best thing for us to do was to lay

15、overHe exchanged the whip for the customary club. Buck refused to move under the rain of heavier blows which now fell upon him. the most admirable, kind but full of uncompromising strength, the ideal master, dog-like natureMain characters analysis -John ThorntonJohn Thornton stood over Buck, struggl

16、ing to control himself, too convulsed with rage to speak.If you strike that dog again, Ill kill you, he at last managed to say in a choking voiceThemeNaturalism(物竞天择，适者生存)缺少这种适应性将意昧着快速和可怕的死亡。这也进一步表明了：它那生来就有的、自然的、本质上的道义，那种徒有虚名但却妨碍事情的东西，在残酷的生存斗争中正一点一点地消失。这东西在南方，在爱和友谊的法律下，要赢得别人的好感和尊敬是足够了。但是在这里，在北方，在大棒和

17、狗牙的法律下，不管是谁，要是把这些东西也当回事，那它就是个傻瓜。就它目前所观察到的，再那样去做，它就不能生存，更谈不上成功。Heredity and Environment Theme LoveBucks love to John Thornton is deep and crazy. He was willing to do everything for his master, even killed people. Though his master had dead, he still came back to the place where John Thornton was kill

18、ed, to mourn for him every summer.Theme The appreciation of hard workThough pulling the sledge is a hard task, Dave and Sol-lecks like the job and even be proud of it. Even when Dave was badly ill, he preferes to continue to work rather than be replaced by other dogs.Theme The interest to adventure The Membership