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Call Of The Wild Compare And Contrast Essay

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There are 2 versions of the story “The Call of The Wild”. There is a book version and a movie version. Both are very different than one another. But they are also very similar. Here are a few ways they are alike and different. The movie and the book version of “Call of the Wild” are different. In the movie it starts out with people talking. In the book it explains where Buck lived before he was taken from his home in the beginning. Also in the movie it has John Thornton in the beginning. But the book version has him only toward the middle and end. The movie has John Thornton try to bid Buck off at the auction, but someone took him. The book does not even mention him. One more very important difference is when Buck is getting beat …show more content…

Buck senses John in the snow while pulling a sled on a hill, in the movie. In the book, Buck does not even know John exists until he saves him from getting beat to death. When John goes to see Asa Goslin, Asa says a guy killed his father for gold, in the movie. In the book, they say nothing about someone killing their family. The movie version shows a guy taking Buck from John, and John knows nothing about it. In the book Buck does not get kidnapped from John. Buck bites a man in the throat because he is picking a fight with John, in the book. But in the movie, Buck does jump at the man and bite his leg, but does not bite his neck. When Buck returns from being kidnapped, in the movie, he tries to bite John. In the book, he is always nice to John. Those are a few more differences. There are a few similarities. Here are a few. In both Buck is the protagonist. Also in both Spitz is the antagonist. They both have it where Buck has had many owners. Another thing is that John Thornton saves Buck. Those are a few similarities in the two. In conclusion both versions are alike and different. I have only listed a few things that are alike. Also I have only listed a few things that are unique between the 2. There are still many things I have not listed here. So as you can see they are alike in some ways and different in some

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