Unit4Wildlifeprotection【导读】《野性的呼唤》,又名《荒野的呼唤》(TheCalloftheWild),是美国著名作家杰克·伦敦创作的中篇小说
该作品以一只狗的经历表现文明世界的狗在主人的逼迫下回到野蛮,写的是狗,也反映人的世界
阅读下面的节选,仔细体会该小说的主题:生命总是在不断挣扎求存的过程中获得意义与力量
【节选】ThecallofthewildInfiveminutesBuckhadmadefourteenhundreddollarsforThorntonandhisfriends
Themoneymadeitpossibleforthemtotraveleast,wheretheywantedtolookforalostgoldmine
Mensaidthatthisminehadmoregoldthananyothermineinthenorth
Manyhadlookedforit,andsomehaddiedlookingforit
Theonlymenwhoknewwhereitwaswerenowdead
Thornton,PeteandHans,withBuckandsixotherdogs,startedofftotheeastinthespring
TheytravelleduptheStewartRiverandcrossedtheMackenzieMountains
Theydidnotmovequickly;theweatherwasgood,andthemenshotanimalsforfoodwhentheyneededit
Sometimestheytravelledforaweek,andsometimestheystoppedforaweekandsearchedforgoldintheground