Analysis On Martin Eden by Jack London

ISSN 1009- -5039htp://www.overeaen.comOverseas Engish 海不莫誦Tel:+86 -5I- -5690811 5690812Analysis On Martin Eden by Jack LondonSUN Li-juan(Yangzhou Poly-technique Institute, Yanghou 225127. China)Abstract: Everyone will meet with dificulties all through his life. But he should have full confidence in himself if he wants to make 2 suc-ces. There is a typical figure in Jack London's novel. This paper mainly focuses on analyzing the character and encourages people to re-member if we are diligent and don't give up whenever we come to anything dificul, we are sure to conquer and overcome every difcul-ty we meet with. Let's keep it in mind such kind of saying that where there isa will there is a way.中圈分類(lèi)號:106文獻標識碼:A文章編號:1009 -5039(2011)06 -0254 021 "I can't do this." is Often the Problem We Meetanything. In the midst of the great and lonely sea he gained per~With in Our Lifespective. There was much that was dim in that world, but he sawit as a whole and not in details, and he saw, also, the way toVery often we see some among u8 who are ready to give upmaster it. And then, in splendor and glory, came the great idea.when they come to a hard example in their studies, and say, "IHe could write. He was sure that he could become a writer. Andcan't do this." They never will if they feel so. As an Englishhe fnally became a writer.teacher, when my students meet with dificulties in leaming Eng-lish, I ofen telll them"l11 try" to accomplish wonders. And also 13 Analysis on the Most Important Account of Mar.introduce them some stories that impress me a lot and encouragetin Eden's Successme all through my life The novel MARTIN EDEN is one ofOne should have full confidence in himself if he wants tothem, which was written by Jack London, "the father of Americanmake a success in his cause. Marin Eden was such a man.proletarian literature".3.1 Setting to work immediately2 Brief Introduction about the Novel MARTIN E-Martin Eden set to work immediately because of the violentDENimpulse of creative power that bumed in him. Desperately heThe book, Martin Eden, is about a rough sailor fll, aferwrote till midnight. There was too much he wanted to study. Hemany years of hard work, he appeared in the literary world in thecut his sleep down to five hours and even went to bed with atwinkling of an eye like the comet, and at last brought about anspur in order to get himself awake. There was too much to do. Heuproar.grudged every moment of life. "I have frgotten what it is to fallWhen Martin Eden first went to Ruth's house, the pretty in-peacefully asleep," once he said proudly to Ruth," What Iveterior registering and the oil painting worried him much. He wasleamed in a day was more than the average schoolboy in a year' .manifestly out of place in the spacious hall in which he found3.2 Looking forward to the future with full confidencehimself. When the university student Ruth ratling on art and lit-It is noticeable that the persistent and dauntless qualities lieerature, he found himself overwhelmed with consciousnese of thein Martin Eden's firm and indomitable spirit. No matter what set-awkward figure. He imagined himself wholly to be stupid clod inbacks he suffered, he still looked forward to the future with fullthe face of Ruth. But Martin Eden has no infeiority. He foughtconfidence. He struggled in the dark, without advice, without en-with amazing will against the ignorance in him. Standing beforecouragement, and in the teeth of discouragement. But he didntthe high, bulging shelves of heavy tomes, he felt a wistfulnesskeep his end up in the face of difculties when his works wereand a yeamning leaped into his eyes as promptly as the yeamingrefused by a number of magazines. He bravely kept writing in hisleaps into the eyes of a starving man at the sight of food. Theown way, facing the disadvantage and difculty, on the rough andbooks seemed to press upon him and crush him from every side.bumpy road, advancing forwards the summit of SUCCe88.He had never dreamed that the fund of human knowledge bulked3.3 Trying to keep doing something in your own way8o big. He breathed a great oath, passionately, under his breath,swearing that his brain could do what others had done. He scaledReally, self-confidence, asiduous study, no fear of reversethe heights of knowledge step by step and drew beneft from itare the very important account of Martin Eden's succes, also,after several months of efrt. In addition to what he had leamedthe quality of every promising youth who's made great achieve-how to speak correcly and think highly, he had learned much ofments in his own undertakings. However, these are not enough.himself. He said," Along with my humbleness, because I knew soWe can see from the way Martin Eden had taken that his chang-litle, there arose a conviction of power." He felt that he could doing fn中國煤化工and an artist is delerYHCNMHG收稿日期:2011-02-10修回日 期:2011-03-15作者簡(jiǎn)介:孫麗娟(1962-),女,浙江衢州人,副教授,學(xué)士學(xué)位。主要研究方向為英語(yǔ)教育教學(xué)。54 中外文學(xué)文化研究觀(guān)公本欄目責任編輯:備摹葬萬(wàn)萬(wàn)數據2011年6月Overseas English 海外英語(yǔ)mined by his formulating a special study method according to hisability that hold our way. On the other hand, it is environmentown condition and characteristics. Ruth who graduated from uni-and communication with other people that make us fail. So if weversity hoped that Marin Eden should kee to conventional waysalways maintain a positive optimistic heart in dealing with prob-of leaming in grammar school, high school and university. Yet helems, we would have more than the average person 20% chancedidn't do as she said, he broke a special way in his own needs.to get satisfactory results. French writer Victor Hugo once said: "When Ruth said that he needed the siled teachers, the special-Thought can make heaven into hell, and also it can make hellists in the art of imparting knowledge, and advised him to masterinto heaven."trigonometry, algebra, physics and other branches of knowledge,Martin Eden said, " I must pursue general knowledge. When ITry to remember that we shall be nothing unless we dependneed the work of specialists, I shall refer to their books." His wayon our own honest and earnest eforts. "Depend on yourself" isof studying is to desperately suck in abundant knowledge fromwhat nature says to every man. Perhaps parents can help youvarious kinds of books to make himself suddenly see the light.Teachers can help you. Others can help you. But all these onlyIn this way Martin Eden ascended from pitch to pitch of in-help you to help yourself. There have been many great men intllectual living and here he was at a high pitch than ever. Thhistory who were very poor in their childhood. They couldn't de-pressure bearing on his mind, even the suffering on his body be-pend themselves for an education, but they set to work with allcome the excitant of his making progress. All the hidden thingstheir efrts to know something. Even if they found a teacher towere laid bare. He was drunken with comprehension but still nothelp them, the teacher used to tell them, " I cannot make worthysated. He promised, " I have come far, I know that, and I havemen of you, but I can help you make men of yourself." So de-fartogo,andIwillcoveritifIhavetogoonmyhandsandpending on our own eforts is what we should always remember inknees." At last he climbed into the literary world.our hear.Paying attention to the social signifcance of the novel4) Keeping in mind itelligence is more important than tal-4 Lessons That We Should Draw after Reading theenWe cannot rely on our own talent, we should keeping inBookmind itelligence is more important than talent. If we have a very4.1 Social signifcance of the novelhigh talent, hard work will make it bloom infinitely glory. If wewe should pay attention to that Martin Eden is witten byare mediocre, itelligence, abilities, hard work can make up forJack London in his artistical ripe time and has a very vivid plot.all deficiencies. If the target is clear, hard work will make youIt is sure that the novel sharply exposes the features of the capi-fruitful. Without hard work, we will own nothing. Besides thetalist society especially the bourgeisie. Judging from the storyabove one, there is another vivid story that clearly ilustrates thisplot, the novel has drawn its material from the early experiencepoint. Our young mathematician Chen Jingrun, in order to resolveof the author. As to the ideological content, it intensely displays athe "Goldbach conjecture" , got up at 3 am every day learming amerciless criticism and castigation to the capitalist society andforeign language, went to the library every day, inmersed in aferrets out the rotennes and hollowness of the bourgeois way ofsea of mathematical symbols. It is the hard work that makes himlife. Besides, the social significance of the novel is limited and itwin the "crown jewel", a famous mathematician.is harmful to disseminate the individual ielogy-- the end of theSimilar story can provide a basis for saying that inelligenceauthor proved a lot. Consequently, we should take a serious criti-can build great men, and also create the best of themselves. Ifcal atitude toward the book, thus we could draw a lesson frompeople want to aim at climbing the peak of science, they shouldbe itelligent all their life.them.4.2 fftctive ways to our sucess5 Conclusion1) Stting the main objectives in lifeAfter reading the book, we know that if we would ever ac-The most important thing in life is to have a great aim,complish anything in life, let's not forget that we must persevere.which simply means: what kind of person we are going to be,If we would learn or do something ，we must be diligent and notwhat goals in life we are ready to achieve. Through talent andgive up whenever we come to anything difcult. We shall findperseverance ,we can achieve it. Because of the aim,life would bemuch of our work very hard, but let us consider that the harderso sweet; because of the aim, life has become so valuable. Maybethey are the more good they will do us if we will persevere andthese seemingly unrelated things will have great efct on us, Ileam them thoroughly. Let us remember that we shall meet withstrongly believe that if we can set a personal standard , we aredificulies all through our life. If we will only try and keep try-sure to eliminate most of the dificulties that stand in our way.ing, we shall be sure to conquer and overcome every difculty we2) Embracing a positive and optimistic atitudemeet with, Remember that where there is a will there is a way.On the way to succesB, we will encounter dificultiese, result-References:ing in pressure. On the one hand, it is owing to our insuficient[1] Jack London.Martin Eden[M].Modem Library,2002.中國煤化工MHCNMHG本欄目責任編輯:備菲募. '. 不中外文學(xué)文化研究255