At the beginning of Buck’s journey he is cared for and well nurtured. At the start, Buck gets kidnapped, and he is set in a completely new environment. This new world has wild dogs, mean people, and minimal room for mistakes. Buck is forced to make a conversion otherwise he’ll die. “All the stirring of old instincts which at stated periods drives men out from the sounding cities to forest to plain to kill things.” Buck awakens his instincts to survive in this unforgiving place, he kills to survive, to have fun, and to feel free.
“Buck” was written by author M.K. Asante, “Buck” is about a kid named Malo who grew up dealing with the wrong type of crowd. Malo made a lot of messed up decisions getting into a lot of trouble with cops, drugs, and etc. Even though Malo was a bad kid, Malo ended up turning his life around for the better getting an education.
Life involves many hardships that may seem impossible to overcome, but with the right amount of strength, one can move beyond the wall of struggle, pain, hate, depression, and any set back. Many can relate to the events in this book because it was written by a normal person, living a normal life, who faced many problems just like any human being, yet, these struggles relate just as much to various theories. Some experiences in Buck come from the negative representation of woman, oppression of Malo, Amina, and Uzi, and Afrocentricity of Chaka. By observing this, M.K. Asante’s book, Buck, can be viewed through a Feminism, Marxism, and New Historicism theoretical lens.
Chapter 14 starts off with Wade going to meet Nolan Sorrento, the leader of IOI or the "Sixers", for an interview. After a quick tour, Mr. Sorrento makes a huge mistake. He shows Wade how he is able to cheat his way to win the contest. He uses rigs to make multiple Sixers guards in order to make searches much shorter and since they are in Columbus, Ohio, the headquarters of GGS, they were able to get the fastest connection possible. After the interview, he attempts to convince Wade 5 million dollars in exchange for the way to the First Gate.
As Buck rushed into the clearing, he saw the Yeehat Indians dancing around the chief who was about to kill John and his friends. Buck jumped on the chief and ripped open his throat. As the rest of the Indians scattered into the forest, Buck ran to John Thornton and licks his face. John is more than happy to see him and cries happy tears while hugging and petting Buck. “You are such a good dog. You saved my life! ” After that, they go back to the camp and stay there for a few days. On the fifth day of being at the camp, while john is sleeping, Buck goes off into the woods. He starts running and sees the wolf he was walking with once. They run together for a while, and while they' re running, Buck feels the call of the wild stronger than ever.
“Billie is first enter the bus. Walt returns from the stream to find her sitting on the mattress where Chris died, taking in the vehicle’s shabby interior.” page 202
Because buck encounter changes. He goes from civilization, to a life that is much more ancient
The Call of The Wild If you hang with the chickens, you’ll cluck and if you hang with the eagles, you’ll fly. - Dr. Steve Maraboli. A major theme in Jack London’s classic The Call Of The Wild is that life is a quest one’s true identity which Buck must undertake and achieve throughout the course of the book.
In the novel Call of the Wild, Buck is a domesticated dog at Judge Miller's house in Santa Clara Valley, California. Buck lived in a large spacious grounds filled with orchards and gardens. Buck was Judges Miller's companion, he took his daughters on walks and hunts with his son’s, he considered himself to be superior than the other dogs living at the house. He was a large built dog, a mix of St. Bernard and Scotch Shepherd, and weighs 140 pounds. During this time period, gold has been discovered in the Yukon and Alaska, there has been big demands for strong built dogs to pull sleds up to the arctic. Manuel, a gardener at Judge Miller's estate has gambling issues and is in need for money, and with the demand for sled dogs for the arctic, he manages to kidnap Buck and sell him to a saloon-keeper and is transported to the north on train. What Buck does not know is what lies ahead of him in this journey, it's the beginning of Buck's survival.
While reading The Call of the Wild, I noticed that Buck’s experience with all of his handlers and caregivers impacted him by being kind to others. Buck was willing and open to being kind and helping humans as well as dogs. Buck was able to help by either showing emotions or just by helping them in a physical way.
A major theme in the call of “The Call of the Wild” is that life for buck is a quest to find one's true identity or destiny which is what buck does throughout the entire story. At the beginning of jack London’s “The Call of the Wild”, buck has to try and survive the wild and also has to try to stay safe. First, Buck has to learn the law of the club to stay alive. Buck has to go two days and nights without eating or drinking while being transported north, foreshadowing his toughness.
In Chp. 7, Buck learns to trust humans. Through bonding with his caretaker, John Thornton, Buck finds his ties to civilization even stronger than before. That all changes when John is killed by the savage Indian tribe, the Yeehats. Buck, distraught in his loss, massacres all of the Yeehats. Buck’s last link
In The Call of the Wild by Jack London, the main character, Buck, is a very protective and malleable dog. As soon as the changes in his life began, he knew that he was on his own and he has to protect himself. As he begins adjusting to the new lifestyle, he develops a certain bond with his dog-mates and owners. The different relationships allowed Buck to develop many characteristics toward each of his mates and his owners. There is one owner that Buck had a certain bond and characteristic towards.
Buck had to make a change of lifestyle or adapt to his new environment to survive. Buck threw out his morals for a kill or be killed mindset which unconstrained his potential. John Thornton appears to be an exclusion of this however, he represents loyalty and not morals. John Thornton did not change Buck back : "They did not see the terrible transformation which took place as soon as he was within the forest" (72). Once Buck is alone he goes back to his survival instincts.
In The Call of the Wild, one theme could be that only the strongest survive, Buck goes through significant changes in his life and has to learn very quickly how to adapt in order to survive. The connection between this theme and natural selection is that if you are not able to adapt or suited for a certain task, you will fail. If Buck had not adapted and learned how to a sled dog, he would have most likely of died. When it says "only the strongest survive" it means that if you are not prepared or are weak, you will die first. In natural selection, when disasters happen or things in the world change, only the strongest, smartest, and quickest to adapt will survive. Bucks life changed very rapidly, but he was able to adapt very quickly to his
At the end of the book, Buck fulfills his quest by becoming wild. First, Buck hunts wild animals. For example, Buck kills deer, wolverines, and a moose. Since Buck kills wild game, he learned how to provide for himself. Second, Buck kills yeehat Indians for instance rips throats out, chases them down. Since Buck kills humans, last Buck joins a wild wolf pack to be free and a leader. For example he fights his way into a pack, becomes leader. Since Buck has become the ghost dog. In conclusion Buck fulfills his quest by becoming a wild animal that kills for its meat and protection in a