Anamorphism in The Call of the Wild Jack London’s, The Call of the Wild, embodies a textbook definition for the literary element, anamorphism. The development of Buck’s character through human attributes gives readers an impression that Buck is almost human, with real thoughts and feelings, not a Saint Bernard and Shepherd mixed dog. London uses this technique to tell Buck’s story.
Buck life is told to show how he find his way back to his wild roots through many trials and tribulations. Buck story starts at his home in California, where he lives an extremely comfortable life with his owner, Judge Miller. His fate changes when Buck puts his trust into the wrong hands. Judge Miller’s gardener kidnaps Buck while taking him for a walk and is sold to Gold rusher’s, who will use Buck as a sled dog, to settle the gardeners debt. Buck then passes through many different hands and each time learns a new skill that dates back to his primitive times and further called back to the wild.
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Being that the story is not told through Buck’s point of view it makes it easier to point out the impact of anamorphism on the novels overall significance. The theme is the evolutions of primitive instincts, how you may have them innately and how you come full circle to regain them. The third person omniscient narrator who tells only of Buck’s thoughts and feelings and only the actions of other characters gives a full view of the cycle. Being that Buck is a dog, readers do not perceive him having realistic thoughts or being able to communicate, which he never does speak but he does have real internal