Character Of Buck

It can be argued that along with cats, dogs were one of the first animals to become domesticated. For approximately 10,000 years humans and dogs have more than co-existed, they have developed a special bond unlike any other animal has developed with us. Today hundreds, if not thousands of breeds of dog exist. Although this fact remains true, all dogs belong to the Canis Familiaris family within the animal kingdom. Despite any tamed, domesticated, or docile tendencies, all breeds of dogs have traits that are derived from their wild ancestors and to this day many of those traits still exist and in fact, are quite important to the dog’s survival and mating techniques. Some of the more prominent survival tactics include digging, burying, being

The Call of the Wild, on the surface, is a story about Buck, a four- year old dog that is part Shepherd and part St. Bernard. More importantly, it is a naturalistic tale about the survival of the fittest in nature. Throughout the novel, Buck proves that he is fit and can endure the law of the club, the law of the fang, and the laws of nature.

way of thinking and eased him of the worries that he had been struggling with for so

Buck was treated with no respect and was abused by the man in the red sweater . In chapter 1 it states ‘’deliberately dealt him a frightful blow.’’ This shows the

the most important literary elements in the story. He takes a young black boy and puts

Buck knows that Manuel doesn’t care that Buck is King, and the people he is sold to don’t care either. Second, buck realizes that he is no longer “superior”. For instance, when the man in the Red sweater beats him repeatedly, showing him “The Law of Club”. At first buck keeps going at the man while he keeps on beating him but then he adapts and realizes he is no match for the man and stops fighting the Saloon Keeper.

Throughout Chapter 2, Buck both develops and retrogresses. As he becomes more experienced and wise, he starts to retrogress back into his ancestors ways of life. He also starts developing into a primitive beast and less of a pampered, civilized dog. He retrogresses back and instinctively howls at the moon. This action wasn’t taught to him, it was what he had always known, deep down inside. He also knew to jump out of his sleeping hole in the morning. If Buck forgot how to do this, he would of suffocated and died, right there and then. He abandoned his old way of life and traded it in for a new, adventurous

In The Call of the Wild there are many conflicts throughout this book. In this book there were different kinds of conflicts. When Buck first got captured and he was basically at a “survival of the fittest” stage, and during that stage the conflict was man vs. man.

God yet that star was nowhere to be found. He noticed that when his uncle had been cursed by

The narrator describes the dog as “a big native husky, the proper wolf-dog, gray-coated and without any visible or temperamental difference from his brother, the wild wolf” (Baym, 1814). From that description alone, we can safely assume that the dog “retains its primitive instincts virtually intact” (Peterson, 17). The dog and its instinctual responses to the freezing cold conditions offer the reader a stark contrast to the human man’s casual ones. Indeed, “its instinct told it a truer tale than was told to the man by the man’s judgment” (Baym, 1814).

He remembered all the stories that his uncle had narrated to him, which always had a meaning and made him the man he was in his future

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

Lately, Marley showed unexpected guarding characteristics when John rushed to help some girl who was stabbed near his house. Somehow the dog itself understood the danger of the situation and transformed into a “completely different dog”. Because of crimes around the neighborhood, John worried for the safety of his growing son Patrick and his pregnant wife. They started to appreciate the big dog being in the house. Even though Marley was harmless, his presence made them feel secure.

For the yukon or the wild. In  the adventure story The call of the wild by jack london he first part of the story buck was with the mayor. Then the landscaper took Buck and sold him to the man in the red sweater. Next he was sold to the yukon and have to be very strong. n the Call of the Wild  Buck  Struggle for mastery. Another reason for the struggle for mastery was the fight between spitz and buck to see which one was strong to be the leader.  Buck had to prove that he was fit to win over the leader of the group so he had to do what was right to become the beast and not care if he has enemy.“Buck strove to sink his teeth in the neck of the big white dog wherever his fangs struck for the softer flesh.Buck

He gradually changes from being a pet lover who also adores his wife to a person who tortures regularly his animals and wife (Habich, 1). It’s pretty hard for the reads to adjust with his psychological changes and effects. the main character is shown as a very gentle and loving person who is fond of animals. If the story is not read analytically, the reader can say that his