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Buck's Symbolism In The Call Of The Wild

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The hairy man serves as an image of the human race before civilization. This symbolizes the ‘call of the wild’ for Buck, which focuses upon the idea of survival and utilizing one’s environment as a resource. Whereas, the hairy man is seen by Buck to highlight how Buck is getting closer to his state of ‘wildness’ as a descendant of canines. The idea of fighting to become alpha was never in Buck’s previous thoughts and life, thus serving as a distinguishable moment for Buck. He takes his life into his own hands and no longer relies upon order to be established by his master. Buck takes initiative to establish his dynamic within the group as all packs do, and alphas do not sit back without a fight to establish the true alpha. Altogether the
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