-Analysis of Wolf Totem

Research objectives

By reading the novel Wolf Totem, we should understand the strengths and weaknesses of wolf nature, as well as the weaknesses and strengths of human nature, and try our best to correct them.

research method

Through this academic year's study, with the help of relevant books and materials in the library, with the help of network materials, combined with my own research experience, I completed the report, gained some understanding and formed my own opinions.

Research process

Read the full text of Wolf Totem intensively and determine the research topic. Write an opening report, search information on the Internet and write a detailed paper.

Finally, the conclusion report is used to summarize and discuss the success and shortcomings of this study and the gains this study has brought us.

abstract of a thesis

According to the typical characteristics of some wolves in this paper (good and bad), the true character of wolves is restored and compared with the situation of human beings in society. After that, the similarities and differences between human nature and wolf nature are compared and analyzed with six basic human nature, and the shortcomings of human nature are excavated and illustrated with examples, thus enriching and enhancing human nature.

main body

From small to large, wolves are synonymous with cruelty and greed in our hearts. In the language we use, there are also derogatory idioms such as "cruel", "wolf ambition" and "collusion between officials and businessmen". However, Wolf Totem changed our original attitude towards wolves from another angle. It expounds the life, spirit and character of wolves. This paper describes the wolf totem in the eyes of grassland herders and its great influence on China and even the world. Perhaps partly because of wolves, our Chinese nation did not die after thousands of years like the other three ancient civilizations. From ancient Huns to modern times. We humans, especially Mongolian prairie people, have also learned a lot from wolves. We believe that in this paper, the description of wolf nature is very unique, and there are many places worthy of our human learning and deep thinking. For example: unity and cooperation, hard work and so on.

There are no wolves in the world of wolves.

Wolves have strict discipline.

When wolves hunt antelopes, "as long as a few rams in the flock look up, the wolves will lie motionless in the grass, and even the white breath they exhale is extremely soft." "But the wolves rushed up quietly, without a scream or howl." For a group of wolves with dozens of wolves, this shows the strict discipline and superhuman patience of the wolves. Here, we are deeply moved by the spirit of the wolf. Recall that in human society, there are many people who don't obey discipline. Take the simplest crossing the road as an example. How many people can hold their heads high and say I didn't run a red light? ! Although wolves don't have to cross the road, their discipline is something we should study hard.

Unity and cooperation of wolves

When herders put sheep in a stone fence to prevent them from being attacked by wolves, wolves can "use their own bodies as springboard" and let other wolves "fly" in to eat sheep. When other wolves are full, they will take the springboard to send them in for a full meal. Doesn't this mean that wolves have the spirit of unity and cooperation? They should not only unite, but also unite. If they can't figure out a way to get into the sheepfold, even if they are United, there is no way. On the other hand, if they don't unite, even if they figure out a way, who will be the victim, how can we guarantee that they can eat the sheep?

The survival nature of wolves

And this paragraph describes that "cubs are born one month later than puppies." Cubs are smaller and shorter than puppies. " However, the strength of the wolf pup is much greater than that of the dog pup, and the skill and ability of grabbing milk are also more ruthless than that of the dog pup. The bitch Iler has two rows of nipples in her abdomen. There are big and small breasts, and there is more or less milk. To Stark Chan's and Yang Ke's surprise, the cubs are not in a hurry to eat milk, but they taste it all the way along the nipples like crazy, squeezing the suckling cubs one by one. For a time, the kennel, which has always been calm, was like a mob robber breaking in and beating the kennel at sixes and sevens. The pups are wild and fierce, with arches and roofs. They turn over one puppy after another, and then taste two rows of nipples from top to bottom. It tastes one and spits one; Taste one, spit one, and finally, in the middle of Ile's abdomen, pick a nipple with the biggest drum and the largest milk output, hold it, don't spill your mouth, and drink it fiercely. I saw it holding a nipple, and holding another big nipple with its claws, eating in a bowl and dominating the pot. The three docile fat puppies were all washed to both sides by wolves in a short time. "This directly reflects the greedy nature of wolves, and indirectly reflects the efforts made by wolves to survive in the harsh natural environment. Even the little wolf is no exception. He would rather make his stomach as thin as a piece of paper than try to eat it again. Because "in the wolf's den, all seven cubs are small robbers, and they may starve to death if they can't get milk." "

This example is also a newborn wolf cub. When he was caught, "four legs hung down obediently, without any desperate resistance." Not like a wolf cub at all, but like a dead cat cub. " When they were first put on the ground, they "suddenly came to talk and climbed desperately to places where there were few people and dogs, as fast as clockwork toy cars." Now Little Wolf has lived in Stark Chan's home for a period of time. "It has been decided that this is not his real home", but he "ate and slept enough, and then waited for an opportunity to escape in order to strive for a new life and freedom". Only when it touches the ground can it "immediately escape to a place where there are no people and dogs" at the fastest speed. This shows that Xiao Lang has an innate nature-observing words and emotions. He can cleverly protect himself from his own disadvantages and let others relax their vigilance against him. Once it's good for you, you will react immediately and wait for an opportunity to escape. He will not remain a hero in a dangerous situation, he should be flexible and aggressive.

Wolf's anger and revenge

But when people beat wolves and tried to kill all coyotes, wolves were angered and they retaliated against people. But they dare not directly retaliate against people because wolves are afraid of people after all. They are aiming at military horses, and their actions are full of revenge, especially those female wolves who have lost their children. They "all live by hatred, die by death, treat each other with sincerity, and blend in blood and milk." They would rather die with the horse at the risk of being torn apart by horseshoes. "Their suicide behavior has achieved results." Wolves only eat the heart and fat of horses, and the whole body of horses has become the object of whipping by wolves. "It makes me wonder if all those ancient tortures were learned from wolves. We don't know this.

The world of wolves and wolves.

The "evil" side of wolves in human eyes

Of course, the wolf's nature also has its shortcomings. For example, "the wolves didn't even look at a few fallen antelopes that ran into their bellies, and they didn't bite themselves, so they rushed directly at the antelope." This shows that the wolf is still very greedy and ferocious, which is in line with the idiom "Wolf's ambition". Another example is "Little Wolf's pupil is quite small, like the tiny nozzle of the black needle blowpipe in sherlock holmes's novel, which is dark and poisonous. Stark Chan never dared to look at the wolf when he was angry, for fear that two poisonous needles would fly out of the wolf's eyes. "This shows the ferocious side of wolves, but their behavior is only the most basic survival needs. If not, they would have been eliminated by nature in the law of the jungle. It is precisely because wolves are powerful in harsh environments that they are ferocious in our eyes. Even Stark Chan, who "can put his finger in the wolf's mouth", "must not touch" when the wolf is eating. The wolf seems to be an ungrateful image. In fact, this is just because it "doesn't think that this pot of food was given to it by others, but won it by itself." "In fact, there is nothing wrong with our original impression, but we only see the" evil "side of wolves, but we don't see their" evil "reasons or their" good "side.

Are there wolves in people's world?

In the world of wolves, there is an animal side, because wolves are wolves after all, not people, but in the world of people, is there such animality? When some of us slaughter our own kind, are they as ferocious as wolves? When some of us are indifferent to each other for profit, is there a wolf-like greed in their bodies? ......

There are wolves in people's world.

The answer is yes, because we have six basic human natures, which exist in everyone like a hexahedron widely existing in nature. As long as it is a person, there is. Among the six human natures, diet (food) represents material life, love (color) is the connection between life and continuity, self-esteem (weight) is the importance of life itself, freedom (freedom) is the movement of life, curiosity (strangeness) is the exploration of nature by life, and greed (greed) is the imprint of material scarcity, insecurity and difficulty in survival on genetic material. In wolves, we see four kinds: diet, self-esteem, freedom and greed. Although man and wolf are two completely different animals, there are similarities between wolf nature and human nature, which shows that man also has wolf nature. For example, the greed of wolves can be seen everywhere in human society. Small greed and small cheap, big corruption into the classroom. If no one in human society is greedy, what does the Anti-Corruption Bureau do?

There are wolves in people's world, but what we want is a wolf with strict discipline, unity and cooperation, not a greedy and cruel wolf.

We study wolf nature, not to accept it completely, but to take its essence and discard its dross. We should learn from their spirit of unity and cooperation, hard work and not making unnecessary sacrifices. Instead of learning from their vicious and greedy characters. Human nature should be a combination of wolves and sheep, not just wolves or sheep. As long as we grasp this degree, we are a capitalized person. Only people with abundant capital can stand among the nations of the world.

reference data

Jiang Rong. Wolf Totem. Wuhan: Changjiang Literature and Art Publishing House, April 2004.