Perseverance And Determination In Mark Twain's The Call Of The Wild

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People have to persevere through many events in their lives. In The Call of The Wild Buck had determination to persevere through his life. In contrast my Father had determination to finish what he started and he had to persevere through it. While Buck was running in the trenches with bad feet, my Father was running barefoot in mud and rocks, both with determination. However in these are alike and different in their own ways they both persevere. In Call of the Wild Buck has determination to get to through his tough life and has to persevere. When Buck was first running in the trenches his feet weren't used to all the running but he pushed on. While Buck was whining, he still ran even with his rough feet. Buck didn’t go on without his little shoes his that his owner has made, but with them he never whined or stopped. Then when he didn’t have the shoes when he …show more content…

My Father injured his foot while running and Buck injured himself while fighting Spitz and from the ground(aka bucks feet weren't tough enough). My Dad injured his foot while running in the race, but he never stopped. Buck Injured himself while fighting Spitz, but he never stopped after the fight and never stopped during it. Although, they had different actions they both had determination to end what the started, or die trying in Buck’s case. My Father and Buck used their heads to finish things that were hard. My Father took of his shoes and socks and ran bare foot. Buck figured out how to steal food and blame it on another dog and he figured out if he didn’t get what he want the owners wouldn’t do anything until Buck got what he wanted. My Father and Buck both learned things in their travels even if they weren't long they lead to my next thing. My Father learned to problem solve and he uses that attribute to this day. Buck learned The Rule of the club and the Rule of the fang. But the one thing they both learned is to never give