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Call Of The Wild Summary

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This is the scene when Buck was sold as a sled dog by the gardner named Manuel. Manuel sold Buck arbitrarily without permission of his owner. This occurrance is very important, because this is where the story all started and made Buck to go through atavism.
"And with a exception of a solitary man, no ,one saw them arrive at the little flag station known as Collage Park. This man talked wiyh Manuel, and money chinked between them." Chapter 1: p.11-12

Buck was beaten with the club by the man in a red sweater in this shot. This event took place when Buck got out of the crate after painful days of no water and food. This happening progress the story because it tought Buck the hostile reality that awaits him later. It was his first impact on his life and a lesson of loyalty towards human. …show more content…

This was the first time for him to actually kill a life and it marked the dramatical turning point for Buck's awakening of the wild nature.
" Buck stood and looked on, the successful champion, the dominant primordial beast who had made his kill and found it good." Chapter 3: p.76

This picture depicts the scene when Buck was once again sold to the party of 3 people; Mercedes, Hal, and Charles. This incident was significant because it was the beginning of the distress days for Buck caused by stupidity and ignorance of human. It also greatly affects Buck's life afterwards by being a peg to meet John Thorton.
" Dog and man watched it crawling along over the ice.... They saw Charles turn and make one step to run back, and then a whole section of ice give way and dogs and human disappear." Chapter 5: p.

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