.Brian’s winter by: Gary Paulsen and call of the wild by: Jack London. There are three traits that both Brian and buck have here they are. First of all, both excerpts have evidence of both characters being brave. In brains winter, Brian wake up and sees a bear and kicks it in the rear, then Brian yells at the bear and tells it to leave and it only makes the bear mad. Know, Buck shows is bravery here is how. Second of all, Buck feels sad and embarrassed so he goes out into the cold alone. Those are the explanations of both characters being brave. Next, another trait is that Brian and Buck are independent. First, Brian found a way to get rid of the bears he tried but he thought it would work but it didn’t. Buck