The Sounding of the Call - The Call of the Wild - Subject American Novels Professor Kim Yeon Man Presenter Seo Weol Bok Han Yu Ri Kim Su Jeong Kim Su A Date 2010. 10. 12. Hello

Useful Materials For Reading CONTENTS Synopsis of the Story Analysis Major Theme Words & Expressions Into the Novel Maps & Places Useful Materials For Reading Character Quiz REVIEW

SYNOPSIS After winning the bet, John Thornton find a fabled gold mine and settle down to mine it. While John collects gold, Buck hears the call of the wild. He followed a wild wolf one night. A B In grief, he mourn his dead master, However, he realize the last tie with civilization is broken. At that time he encounters his wild wolf brother, the timber wolf, and join the pack and settles in the wild. C ∙ He begins to let his wilderness emerge, tracking and killing a large moose. When Buck remember John and returned to the camp, John’s team are killed by YeeHats. ∙ In revenge, Buck also attack the tribe and kill many of them.

Survival through Adaption MAJOR THEME Loyal and loving friend A fast learner Naturalism Darwin’s evolutionary theory Atavism The Survival of the Fittest Survival through Adaption Love and Friendship ㆍHearing and Responding to the call. ㆍ Transformation ㆍ Reversion to the behavior of his ancester. *Man’s character Social environment heredity Scientific Observation

ANALYSIS Naturalism “From far away drifted a faint, sharp yelp, followed by a chorus of similar sharp yelps. As the memonts passed the yelps grew closer and louder . . . It was the call, the many-noted call, sounding more luringly and compellingly than ever before. And as never before, he was ready to obey. John Thornton was dead. The last tie was broken. Man and the claims of the man no longer bound him.” Buck heard and answered the call of the wild transformed a beast The blood-longing became stronger than ever before. - emphasize on the kill – or – be – killed nature of life in the world

ANALYSIS Jack London’s Intention ? “And closely akin to the visions of the hairy man was the call still sounding in the depths of the forest. It filled him with a great unrest and strange desires. It caused him to feel a vague, sweet gladness, and he was aware of wild yearnings and stirrings for he knew not what. Sometimes he pursued the call into the forest, looking for it as though it were a tangible thing, barking softly or defiantly, as the mood might dictate.” - 141p Jack London’s Intention ? Emphasize the primitive nature of the man – dog relationship and strength of the bond that ties Buck and John Thornton. - Instinct of the wild awakened in Buck he settles is the wild at last.

WORDS & EXPRESSIONS Ramshackle ADJ. - in deplorable condition Brood - A ramshackle building is badly made or in bad condition, and looks as if likely to fall down. (= ruinous, rundown, tumbledown) → They entered the shop, which was a curious ramshackle building. Brood Verb. - think moodily or anxiously about something. Noun. - a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother → You’re not still brooding over what he said, are you ? Cunning Adj. - clever and skilful - - Able to get what you want in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating sb. → It was cunning of them to do that.

WORDS & EXPRESSIONS Time – graven Riotous ADJ. - Changed or created by the effects of time, eroded. →This ancient landscape is crossed by a time-graven canyon. Riotous ADJ. – Noisy, and exciting and enjoyable in an uncontrolled way. (=wild) → He gets riotous under the influence of liquor. Pertinacity Adj. - Persistence, refusal to give up - → They fought with more pertinacity than bulldogs

MAPS & PLACES Dawson Mayo start Streamlet MacQuestion Stewart River

MAPS & PLACES Stewart River Dawson City . ..

CHARACTERS Buck : ㆍ(Protagonist) of the story ㆍPart St.Bernard part Scotch shepherd ㆍa domesticated and typical dog → Sled dog → return to the ways of his ancesters Spitz : ㆍthe original lead dog of Buck’s dogsled team ㆍa Husky, equal to the size of a full-grown wolf John thornton : ㆍ the man who rescues from Hal’s cruely. ㆍthe most admirable human character. ㆍkind ㆍfull of the uncompromising trength ㆍthe ideal master Perrault : a french-canadian with swarthy looks. Francois’s superior and an agent of the canadian government Francois : ㆍknowledgeable and understanding of his dogs, but very strict. ㆍa french canadian half-breed.

QUIZ What does Buck find when he returns from hunting? The camp has burned (B) John Thornton has abandoned him and returned to Dawson (C) The camp has been attacked by Yeehat Indians (D) Nothing is amiss 2. What does Buck do at the end of the novel? He drowns (B) He goes mad and is killed by John Thornton (C) He is killed by wolves (D) He joins a wolf pack and becomes a legendary figure in the wild

REFERENCE Web Resources http://www.spartnotes.com/ http://google.com/ http://udleditions.cast.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/ http://london.sonoma.edu/ http://onelook.com/ References Naturalism Presented in The Call of the Wild, Xiaofen Zhang Best Dog Story Ever Written: The Call of the Wild, Kingman, Russ. A Pictorial Life of jack London. (Crown 1979) (by permission)

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