Aengus Character Analysis

Buck is sold and put on a sled team. He learns to dig a hole in the snow to stay warm. He has a fierce rivalry with the lead dog Spitz. Spitz then kills one of Buck’s best friends Curly by ripping Curly’s face up. Buck ends up having multiple fights with Spitz. One of which where Spitz takes Buck sleeping hole and tries to

The story takes place in the late 1800’s, during the gold rush. During this time one of the only methods of travel was by dog sled. So everyone was sending dogs to the Klondike to sell. Buck was one of many dogs stolen and shipped up to be sold. Many dogs didn’t make it but others did and they were ran to death.

Buck is a type of dog that doesn’t give give up, he was taken through some of the worst conditions and yet survived them. He was stolen, he was beaten, he was forced to run the entire distance of the Yukon mountain range. But yet he pushed through clung to life as if it was the only thing left that he had.

“ From far away drifted a faint, sharp yelp, followed by a chorus of a similar sharp yelps (London 105).” In the book, Call of the Wild by Jack London the main character Buck faces a retrogression. Buck goes from being king like to a wild rebellious dog. Buck goes through this change because men found gold. The men needed dogs like Buck. Buck was half saint Bernard and half scotch-shephard, so he was a gigantic dog and had a thick coat to survive in harsh weather like in the Klondike. So Buck is sold and beat he learns to obey the law of club and fang to be formed into a sled dog, but ends up forming a bond with a man his name was John Thornton . Thornton died and Buck answers the call and runs in the wild becoming alpha of the wolf pack. As Buck was

In the beginning of the book buck faces kill or be killed situations. First, Buck is trying to take Alpha Dog with spitz. For example, When Buck first goes to Alaska with Francois and encounters Dave and Spitz. Since, Buck fights Spitz to the death for alpha dog and wins that shows that Buck faces kill or be killed situations. Second, Buck has to learn how to pull a dog sled. For instance, When he gets to Alaska and see’s how good the dog sled team is and he’s going to have to step up his game to compete with the other dogs. Since, Buck has to stay on the same level as the other dogs or he’ll get kicked off the team and most likely get killed. Last, Buck Scenes have to change or he's going to get cut from the team. For example, when he first gets and see’s the team's skills and what they can do . Since, he see’s how good the team is and he knows he his whole outlook needs to change.(Conclusion)

Aengus found a magical girl in a stream. He caught a fish and it later turned into a girl whom he followed his whole life. Aengus risked something too though, and that was his time. He could have done so much with his life but instead he devoted it to find a girl. “Though I am old with wandering… I will find out where she has gone,” (Yeats 17 &19). This text shows that he is old and is still trying to find the girl. “And kiss her lips and take her hands… And walk among long dappled grass,” (Yeats 20 & 21). This show how desperate and dedicated Aengus was to find this girl.

Buck is the main character of this novel. The other animals in the novel are Buck, Curly, Spitz, Dave, Billee, Joe, Sol-leks, Dolly, Pike, Dub, Skeet, and Nig. Buck’s mother was a Scotch Sheppard, and his father was a huge Saint Bernard. Buck was a civilized dog, but answers the call of the wild and becomes one with the wild. Curly was Buck’s companion on the boat trip to the North. Curly is described in the novel as a “good-natured Newfoundland.” Curly does not survive long; however, Buck learns a gruesome lesson when he sees how easily Curly was murdered while trying to be friendly with Spitz. Spitz was the dog that assassinated Curly and becomes Buck’s most bitter enemy. He was terminated later in the novel by Buck in a dog brawl. Buck’s victory entitled him to take over the lead of the dogs that belonged to Spitz. The dog fight illustrated to me Buck’s ability to survive even among the most primitive elements. Dave, Billee, Joe, Sol-leks, Dolly, Pike, and Dub are the other dogs that serve on the dogsled team with Buck. Finally, Skeet and Nig were two of John Thornton’s dogs that he owned before he rescued and adopts

1. Buck - A half St. Bernard and half sheepdog that was kidnapped and sold as a sled dog.

Buck in the book “The Call of the Wild”, goes through many obstacles where he faced getting killed. He was just an ordinary house dog, but was kidnapped by his family’s gambling-addicted gardener. He later is beaten with a bat until he obeys and

In the beginning of the book Buck was thrown into a whole new environment. He was the newby who had plenty of new things to learn. As if it wasn't hard enough the dogs weren't the friendliest and tended to take what wasn't theirs. As soon as Buck began to adapt to his environment he began fighting back leading to him standing up for himself. He began to build strength through this transformation as a result making him much more powerful. This would become his first step toward leadership. The leader at this time was Splitz, who I think found Buck as a threat because he knew he had great potential of being a leader. Buck was the only on in the pack who matched Splitz in strength. Meaning splitz was just waiting for a fight to pick with Buck, a fight to the death. Buck wasn't scared, I know this because Buck was brave. Buck first showed his bravery against the man in the red sweater who beat Buck with a club and yet Buck never let that phase him. Very soon Buck would show this strength  and bravery. Slowly equality began to be shown to him and Splitz from the rest of the pack. At the same time the dogs didn't really fear splitz anymore either in fact they even began bullying him. The day came when a fight to the death would occur between Buck and the fierce

In The Call of The Wild, Buck is kidnapped and sold by a gambling obsessed man, and has to persevere as he's forced to be a sled dog. One of the examples of his perseverance is the beginning of his adventure. Buck is approached by the gardener Manuel, and as soon as Buck realizes he is up to no good he is kidnapped. He is then beaten by a club until he

First, he starts to form a rebellion against the alpha of the dog sled team. For example, Buck begins to sabotage the dogsled team’s unity by inciting them to disobey Spitz, slowing down the team’s progress. Since he forms a rebellion, he becomes more unlike himself and more uncivilized. Second, Buck begins to howl like he was a wild animal. For example, he begins to instinctively howl with the rest of the dogs on his team at 9 pm, midnight, and 3 am. Since he starts to howl he slowly becomes wild like wolves. Third, Buck joins a wolf pack, which he becomes the alpha of. For example, Buck is attacked by a wolf pack, he fends them off then is accepted into the pack which he eventually becomes the alpha of and leads as the legendary Ghost Dog. Since, he becomes the leader of a wolf pack he has to act uncivilized and wild to survive. In conclusion, Buck’s mental thinking changes for the

Aengus was finding his true love after he saw her disappear from him. In the SOng of Wandering Aengus it says,”Though I am old with wandering Through hollow lands and hilly lands, I will find out where she has gone, And kiss her lips and take her hand; And walk among long dapple grass. And pluck till time and times are gone”(Aengus,line 18-22). This means that he is very old and still looking for her till time ends. People who are finding someone they love or something they love they never give up trying. To conclude, true love is a desire and always need

In The Call of the Wild Buck overcomes many tough challenges that make him a better dog. When Buck got sold to the man in the red sweater he got beaten many times. Buck got beaten because he wasn’t obeying

* Buck –a proud and powerful dog, half St Bernard and half shepherd dog, who begins life on a comfortable Californian estate as a family pet, yet soon changes when he is stolen and sold to work as a sled dog in the frozen North.