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Buck In The Call Of The Wild

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In the beginning of chapter one Buck, from the Call of The Wild, is describe to have multiple appearance traits. One of which is that buck is a large dog and only weighs about one hundred and forty pounds. In addition, Buck is a Saint Bernard, which means that he probably has a large fur coat. Not only this but buck was described to be neither housedog nor kennel dog. Based on this description I have a few thoughts of how Buck will deal with the hardships of the Yukon Territory. Buck will most likely have no problems with the cold due to his fur coat. Although, he may struggle not being able to go where ever he wants to go. Therefore, if Buck wants to survive in the Yukon Territory he might have to get rid of some of his traits and some he
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Needless to say Buck learned the ways of the Northland very fast. Throughout the story Buck had multiple masters, so when he found John Thornton he was scared that the was going to be transient just like his other

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Buck had to get into a fight. He had to kill another dog; his world had become much harsher. Buck being pulled into the harsh world by being kidnapped and then having to fight in it shows how harsh his world has

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In the novel, Call of the Wild written by Jack London, the actions and personalities of Buck’s many owners are all very unique. Buck is a strong and courageous dog who over time become mature and independent through his experiences with all of his different owners. Buck has been through a long cycle of being bought and sold by different men. There have been many men Buck serves under, but there has been no one like John Thornton. John Thornton is Buck’s savior.

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In Call of The Wild, Buck, the main character, is forced to push through treacherous conditions and dangerous situations to achieve his goals, showing his undying perseverance. Buck is able to persevere through everything due to his extreme want to be great at everything he does, no matter the activity. He never gives up, even through tough circumstances, and this results in his pulling a ton with his own strength, and leading his team through the perilous slopes of the Yukon. “He was beaten (he knew that); but he was not broken,” (Chapter 1, Paragraph 40).

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In the beginning of The Call of the Wild, Buck is stolen from his home in California and sold to two men named Perrault and Francois. When on the team, they put him next to dogs that are old

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He is treated just like any other regular house dog would be treated, with affection and care. They loved him and he loved them back. Later on in the book was the second of Buck 's loving relationships, this relationship was one of his very last. It was with a man named John Thornton. Thornton had two other dogs that loved and took

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Buck being a quick learner helped him survive in the Yukon Territory. He

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Finally, Buck still shows his love for John Thornton. After answering the call to the wild, and joining a wolf pack Buck still goes to the valley

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During Call of the Wild, Buck, having used his perseverance to stay determined, saves John Thornton from getting hurt multiple times. First, Buck rescues Thornton from a raging river. Thornton had been flipped over into the river off of the boat, Buck, being the loyal dog he was, dived into the river after Thornton, only to be told to get out. After Thornton’s friends had tied Buck up in something so they could pull Buck

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The characters adapt to their surroundings in different ways. After the plane crash in Brian’s winter and after buck was solid in Call of the wild,they both had to adapt to the harsh whether conditions and find a way to stay alive long enough for things to get better for them. Its really hard to adapt in the cold if your not use to it. In these storys both character had to adapt to the cold, in Call of the wild Buck tried to eat the snow in Brian’s winter Brian stayed in a very small and wimpy tent with his head sticking out of it. This helps the reader understand that both story are related because they both have to go throw chalanges that would have killed them if they gave up for just one minuet.

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I believe that the change that required the most effort for Buck, in the Call of the Wild, was the transition between gaining and giving respect. In the Southland, when Buck lived at Judge Miller’s estate, he was royalty, so-to-speak. He did not give respect, so much as gain respect. He obeys his family, but that isn’t respect, that’s just obedience.

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Throughout his journey, Buck benefits greatly from his physical structure, genetic memory, and natural instincts. Natural selection played a big role in Buck’s fate. As demonstrated by the author, when describing Buck’s demeanor, “He alone endured and prospered, matching the husky in strength , savagery and cunning,” (28). The theory of natural selection says that all who are prosperous will thrive. Many generations have passed before him, so Buck inherits only the genes and traits beneficial to him.

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The Largest dog in the yukon, stood like a stone wall against the crisp, Canadian wind and all over the dense, north snow he left his mammoth sized paw prints followed by the tracks of his team mates and a sled. In the adventure novel, The Call Of The Wild by Jack London, Buck the largest dog in the yukon endures a variety of masters, sled dogs, and challenges. Buck went from the life of luxury in california, to toiling in the traces in the Yukon, during the 1897 gold rush. One of the bolder themes in The Call Of The Wild is survival of the fittest, This theme appears over and over in the novel. One example of survival of the fittest happens when buck and his team chased a rabbit for fun.

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Buck was not given an option, it was kill your food and survive, or be killed by an animal needing food. Buck chose to survive by hunting down his food, and killing whatever he needed to survive. Jack London clearly describes this theory, kill or be killed, in the pages of Buck hunting in the woods. "He could feel a new stir in the land. As the Moose were coming into the land, other kinds of life were coming in.

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