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The First Chapter Of John Steinbeck's The Call Of The Wild

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The Call of the Wild is an amazing book about a half St. Bernard, half Scotch shepherd dog named Buck. It is full of action and adventure and would be perfect for people searching for those types of books. The Call of the Wild has many different problems within it and will bring about you feelings like no other. It is a sad, funny, heartwarming, dangerous, and action packed. It is more than just a book about a dog; it is a book that is fun to read. The first chapter of The Call of the Wild was wonderful. Judge Miller’s Place was described excellently. Many adjectives were used to perfectly paint the picture of what it should look like. But what wasn’t wonderful was the man in the red sweater who beats the dogs and breaks their spirit so they …show more content…

There was less detail and because of that, was kind of hard to understand. Something else that made the chapter not very good was pretty much all it consisted of was violence and hatred. An example would be when Curly approached the husky. The husky knocked Curly down and then she was practically eaten alive. It was either fight and kill or be killed. Chapter 3 was probably the best chapter so far. I especially enjoyed the part where Buck killed Spitz. It showed that Buck could adapt to the harsh ways of this foreign land to him. Even though Buck was just thrown into this world without any warning, he could change his ways to match the environment. Another thing I liked about chapter 3 would be how Buck held himself to his word. Back in the second chapter, right after Curly was killed; Buck thought to himself that he would see to it that he would never go down; meaning lose a fight, and that is what he …show more content…

If Buck had been taken to a different setting, such as the desert, he would've had to make different adaptations. Instead of adapting to cold, he would've had to adapt to extreme heat. There are many different conflicts in this book, but I think the major conflict would be that Buck has to adapt to the harsh climate, or die! If Buck’s digestion system didn't adapt to where he could eat almost anything, he would have probably starved. If he didn't learn the law of club and fang, he probably would've died fighting. Foreshadowing was important because it allowed you to guess what was gonna happen next. Out of all three of these, I think that setting would be the most important. It played the biggest role in the

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I loved perault put curly down because she was hardly half dead and he knew that she would probably die anyway. I hated how spitz was like laughing at curly for being nice and then getting killed. what i really did not like was how spitz kept getting in the way of buck. but i loved buck for killing spitz. the conflict in this chapter was that the dogs were playing to kill.

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The Authors show the aggressive instincts of both characters. In the passage of Call of the Wild London portrays Bucks aggressive instincts by writing , “Here and there savage dogs rushed upon him, but he bristled his neck-hair and snarled (for he was learning fast), and they let him go his way unmolested.” (London Page 1) This helps the reader understand that Buck was not going to let other dogs pick on him and that he was learning to stand up for himself. At this moment in the passage Buck made himself not look like a wimp and that he wasn’t scared to fight back.

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In the movie, Buck doesn’t kill anybody. He actually doesn’t even kill a bunny rabbit they were going to use for food. As a result, the movie only conveys that Buck switches to becoming a wolf out of the loss of John Thorton. The scene in the movie, while very sad, shows that Buck has no ruthlessness or sense of bloodlust like a wolf would have.

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Adding onto what was previously stated about Buck becoming a good hunter, the text states, “He was a killer, a thing that preyed, living on the things that live, unaided, alone, his own strength and prowess, surviving triumphantly in a hostile environment, where only the strongest things survive” (London 56). Buck was now a killer, but that was the law of the wild, and he needed to be strong. To survive and thrive in the wild, Buck had to be a hunter and a

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Through the book Buck shows the theme power of primitive instincts. In the story, the main character Buck was becoming more wild. He was being called by the wild and he wanted to answer it but he stayed because of his love for Thornton

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Buck is the protagonist in the book, Call of the Wild. In the beggining of the book, the very beginning, he was a proud dog who believed all humans are good, but that does not last long after some encounters with bad ones. He is quick to adapt to new circumstances, and learns very quickly. His father was a huge St. Bernard named Elmo, and his mother was a Scotch shepherd dog, and because of this, Buck weighed 140 pounds instead of something larger. He is said to be four years old the day he is kidnapped He is a survivor who will do what he must to live at his best.

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Buck is too wild because Buck already brawled and killed a lot of animals. “Like a flash Buck struck, breaking the neck.” p. 101. Buck never resists killing innocent animals; therefore, Buck is too wild for the book to change.

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Buck 's intelligence and strength helped him survive, but the determination and will to live is what really got Buck through his hardships. A major theme in The Call of the Wild is "Determination can get you through anything," a statement Buck proves multiple times. Buck was a strong-willed dog that faced many challenges, from being kidnapped, sold to Alaskan gold miners, becoming a sled-dog and conflict with other dogs. While Buck 's wits, strength, and most likely some luck assisted him in his journey, Buck stayed determined throughout and it got him to where he wanted to be.  In the beginning, Buck was a pampered dog, he lived in a nice house with a family that loved and cared for him.

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“[H]urling himself upon them in a frenzy to destroy. He sprang at the foremost man (it was the chief of the Yeehats), ripping the throat wide open till the rent jugular spouted a fountain of blood. He did not pause to worry the victim, but ripped in passing, with the next bound tearing wide the throat of a second man.” Buck's anger and blood thirst for revenge connects to John Wick. John Wick was an assassin that found the love of his life, so in order to retire, his boss told him he had to complete an impossible mission.

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Dog traders teach Buck to obey by beating him with a club but Francis and Perrault were nice to him when he was a sled dog for them. Buck learns how to be a leader, he learns how to be a sled dog, he learns how to love and care for people, he learns how to become part of a pack, and most importantly, he learns the call of the wild. The main message behind the story is freedom has its ups and downs and that you can’t reach perfection.

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Buck also teaches the readers about survival, stenght and natural instincs. Buck had to be determined in order to survive. “He would see to it he never went down”. Buck learns his first lesson in survival when he is bitten for the first time by another dog. “ he had enough, and suffered from perpetual hunger pains……..

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When Buck acts weak, it makes the antagonists feel like they can hurt and beat him. If the characters act different than they did, the story would have played out differently. The characters change throughout the story by making different choices. In the beginning of the story, Buck is happy living with Judge Miller, until he was stolen and forced to be a sled

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Buck is being called into the wild. His life events changed who he was and sent him free in spirit and body. Once Thornton was kill Buck was able to be free and just be a wild dog with the others (napierkowski). In my opinion, this book shouldn’t have been in the category of banned and challenged books.

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