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Brief Summary Of Mark Twain's Into The Wild

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“Buck lived at a big house in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley” (Pg.3 ) Buck lives a very pampered life with Judge Miller, his wife, and two sons. One night Manuel, one of the gardener’s helpers who loved to play the Chinese lottery, dognapped Buck, for what he thought was a stroll, to the train station. Where Manuel tied a rope around Buck’s neck and told the man he was talking to , “Twist it, an’ you’ll choke m’ plentee.” (Pg.6) Buck was not fed or given anything to drink for two nights and two days. During that time Buck had gone from being put on a train, fairey, and then another train to Seattle.

After the train ride, Buck was taken to the man in the red sweater. Once Buck was let out of the kennel, he ran and started trying …show more content…

“One day was very like the others. At a certain time each morning the cooks turned fires, fires were built, and breakfast was eaten. Then,while some broke camp,others harnessed the dogs…” (Pg.48-49) Sometimes when Buck laid by the fire, Buck would see a man from the stone age. Sometimes Buck would see himself with the man. Thirty days after they left dawson they arrived at Skagway. Three days passed when two men bought them. Their names were Charles and Hal. Charles also had a wife whose name was Mercedes, who was also Hal’s sister. Charles and Hal were very incompetent. They had to get rid of most of their supplies on the sled. Charles and Hal then went out to buy six more dogs to make the sled team become made of a dozen dogs. Because of how many dogs there were the food portions had to get smaller. Dub was the first to go, then Billee, then Koona, and more. With all the dogs dropping like flies, they went to John Thornton. Thornton warned them about the thin, rotting ice ahead, but Charles wasn't having it. when it was time to leave, Buck wouldn't get up, so Hal repeatedly beat Buck. John thornton shoved Hal saying “If you strike that dog again, I'll kill you,” (Pg.71) After that Thornton tok Buck, and everyone else left to later fall in the thin ice Thornton warned them …show more content…

Buck made a great leader, he disciplined when needed but not too harshly, and he kept everyone in their place. With buck being leader the sled team achieved an average of 40 miles for 14 days. The team arrived at Skagway,where “Francois called buck over to him, threw his arms around him, wept over him. And that was the last of Francois and Perrault.” (Pg.48) After that a Scotch half-breed took charge of them.

Only after a few days of rest the dogs, the Scotch half-breed, his companions, and about a dozen other sled dogs were back on the trail to Dawson. “One day was very like the others. At a certain time each morning the cooks turned fires, fires were built, and breakfast was eaten. Then,while some broke camp,others harnessed the dogs…” (Pg.48-49) Sometimes when Buck laid by the fire, Buck would see a man from the stone age. Sometimes Buck would see himself with the man. Thirty days after they left dawson they arrived at Skagway. Three days passed when two men bought them. Their names were Charles and Hal. Charles also had a wife whose name was Mercedes, who was also Hal’s sister. Charles and Hal were very incompetent. They had to get rid of most of their supplies on the sled. Charles and Hal then went out to buy six more dogs to make the sled team become made of a dozen dogs. Because of how many dogs there were the food portions had to get smaller. Dub was the first to go, then Billee, then Koona, and more. With all the dogs dropping like flies, they

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