杰克·伦敦的半自传体小说《马丁·伊登》,是关于一个年轻作家的奋斗历程。这本小说被很多评论家认为是杰克.伦敦最成熟的作品。小说中,马丁·伊登受到爱的鼓舞,决心成为一名作家可以与露丝门当户对。在超强毅力的支撑下,马丁.伊登虽然生活在困苦中,但他利用每时每刻拼命地写作、学习。然而,在其成名之后,马丁.伊登对资产阶级的虚伪生活感到极度的厌恶,对他自己的生活也感到绝望。最后,因无法再忍受毫无意义的生活的煎熬,马丁·伊登自杀了。马丁·伊登的死亡原因也就成为众多学者考究的对象,在此,通过分析杰克.伦敦本人对马丁.伊登的影响以及通过马斯洛的需求层次理论来探寻马丁·伊登自杀的根源。 Jack London’s semi-autobiographical novel “Martin Eden” is about the struggle of a young writer. The novel is considered by many critics as Jack London’s most mature work. In the novel, Martin Eden is inspired by love and determined to become a writer who can be right with Ruth. Under the support of super perseverance, Martin Eden, though living in hardship, uses his desperate efforts to write and study all the time. However, after its fame, Martin Eden was extremely disgusted with the hypocrisy of the bourgeoisie and desperate for his own life. Finally, Martin Eden committed suicide because he could no longer endure the senseless life. The cause of death of Martin Eden has also become the subject of many scholars, here, through the analysis of Jack London’s own impact on Martin Eden and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to explore the root causes of Martin Eden’s suicide .