Primitive Instinct In Jack London's 'Call Of The Wild'

In Call of the Wild by Jack London, London suggests that if someone is throw a soft civilized creature into the wild and he survives, he, like Buck, will come to depend on the same instincts that guided the life of his primitive ancestors. Buck is a spoiled dog that came from a mansion. He was randomly thrown into the wild, and had to adapt to a new way of life and learn of to survive on his own. Buck shows primitive instincts including, kill vs. kill, starvation, and how to survive on his own. Dogs have many primitive instincts, including kill vs. kill. For example, Buck defeated Spitz, so he could be the leader of the pack. To get that position and be in charge he had to decide if he was going to let Spitz have his spot, or if he wanted

They are born with the talent and do not have to inhabit the instinct. Another primitive instinct is, Flight. For example, when Dolly got rabies. He knew he should run and not stay there. His mind was telling him that he would be better of to just run away. When Buck came across Spitz he did not run. It was the dog's decision on what to do. A quote in the book is, “Dolly had gone suddenly mad…. He knew that here was horror, and fled from it in panic” (53). This quote shows that Dolly was not taught we to run, but he knew that he would be better off if he just ran away, so he

The men come and fight off the dogs with clubs and an ax. Only two minutes have passed, but Curly is lying dead and bloody on the ground. Buck realizes that to survive in this world, he will have to make sure that he never goes down in a fight. In chapter 2 buck realizes he won't get everything handed to him and that he has to fight for it. Jack London wrote, “He was a killer, a thing that preyed, living on the things that lived, unaided, alone, by virtue of its own strength and prowess, surviving triumphantly, in a hostile environment where only the strong survive. This quote explains that living in the wild is not easy and that you are on your own with no help and that only the strongest will