Examples Of Spitz In The Call Of The Wild

In the beginning of the book buck faces kill or be killed situations. First, Buck is trying to take Alpha Dog with spitz. For example, When Buck first goes to Alaska with Francois and encounters Dave and Spitz. Since, Buck fights Spitz to the death for alpha dog and wins that shows that Buck faces kill or be killed situations. Second, Buck has to learn how to pull a dog sled. For instance, When he gets to Alaska and see’s how good the dog sled team is and he’s going to have to step up his game to compete with the other dogs. Since, Buck has to stay on the same level as the other dogs or he’ll get kicked off the team and most likely get killed. Last, Buck Scenes have to change or he's going to get cut from the team. For example, when he first gets and see’s the team's skills and what they can do . Since, he see’s how good the team is and he knows he his whole outlook needs to change.(Conclusion)

Buck was determined to kill Spitz. While pursuing that mission, though, he not only risked his life, but the teamwork of the other dogs. “It was to the death,” (London 31). This text shows how Buck risked his life because the fight between him and Spitz was “to the death”. “With the covert mutiny of Buck, a general insubordination sprang up and increased,” (London 28). This text shows how Buck risked his teamwork with the other dogs because Spitz and him were always fighting.

Buck is the main character of this novel. The other animals in the novel are Buck, Curly, Spitz, Dave, Billee, Joe, Sol-leks, Dolly, Pike, Dub, Skeet, and Nig. Buck’s mother was a Scotch Sheppard, and his father was a huge Saint Bernard. Buck was a civilized dog, but answers the call of the wild and becomes one with the wild. Curly was Buck’s companion on the boat trip to the North. Curly is described in the novel as a “good-natured Newfoundland.” Curly does not survive long; however, Buck learns a gruesome lesson when he sees how easily Curly was murdered while trying to be friendly with Spitz. Spitz was the dog that assassinated Curly and becomes Buck’s most bitter enemy. He was terminated later in the novel by Buck in a dog brawl. Buck’s victory entitled him to take over the lead of the dogs that belonged to Spitz. The dog fight illustrated to me Buck’s ability to survive even among the most primitive elements. Dave, Billee, Joe, Sol-leks, Dolly, Pike, and Dub are the other dogs that serve on the dogsled team with Buck. Finally, Skeet and Nig were two of John Thornton’s dogs that he owned before he rescued and adopts

One example which supports the thesis was when he stole food from the other dogs. In the story the owners did not give enough food to the dogs “He didn’t rob openly, but stole secretly and cunningly, out of respect for club and fang.”(23). The quote states Buck was learning to steal, in his happy days he just had to beg for food but now Buck was becoming more wild. This was the first time he was going to his predatory instincts of the ancient wolf and he was adapting to the problems he faces.

In the beginning of the book Buck was thrown into a whole new environment. He was the newby who had plenty of new things to learn. As if it wasn't hard enough the dogs weren't the friendliest and tended to take what wasn't theirs. As soon as Buck began to adapt to his environment he began fighting back leading to him standing up for himself. He began to build strength through this transformation as a result making him much more powerful. This would become his first step toward leadership. The leader at this time was Splitz, who I think found Buck as a threat because he knew he had great potential of being a leader. Buck was the only on in the pack who matched Splitz in strength. Meaning splitz was just waiting for a fight to pick with Buck, a fight to the death. Buck wasn't scared, I know this because Buck was brave. Buck first showed his bravery against the man in the red sweater who beat Buck with a club and yet Buck never let that phase him. Very soon Buck would show this strength  and bravery. Slowly equality began to be shown to him and Splitz from the rest of the pack. At the same time the dogs didn't really fear splitz anymore either in fact they even began bullying him. The day came when a fight to the death would occur between Buck and the fierce

For example, the camp is attacked by a pack of starving huskies and the dogs start to defend the camp, but they keep losing. Another example is when Buck and his team realizes if they stay and fight they will all die, and decide to run away from the fight. One last example of this is when Buck fights Spitz to become the leader of the group and ends up knocking him on the ground and lets the rest of the dogs eat him. Since this occurs, Buck now has accepted the laws of the wild and knows the world is kill or be killed, and Buck chose to kill for

I picked this quote from chapter 6 and it explains the tension building up inside of Buck during his time with John Thornton, who is the ideal master, and his relationship with Buck represents a perfect friendship between a dog and their owner. The author tells us that this is the first time that Buck has loved a human. Yet it is clear that Buck is supposed to free in the wild, so Buck doesn’t know whether to stay with his owner or go free into the wild. But after Thornton is killed and he avenges his death he has no more reasons to not go into the wild where he truly belongs.

More characters of this story would be Spitz, the dog-sled leader that didn’t like Buck and had been killed by buck after trying to kill him. Another character would be Curly, a dog who took a liking to Buck ,but in the end died to some mysterious odds. Some themes associated with the story are Primitivity, Knowledge and Wisdom, Suffering, and Perseverance. (Shmoop Editorial Team)

Buck’s society has lots of brutality, due to the animal cruelty and life as a sled dog. “In quick rage he sprang at the man, who met him halfway,grappled him close by the throat, and with deft twist threw him over on his back. Then tightened mercilessly while Buck struggled fury, his tongue lolling out of his mouth and his great chest panting futilely. Never in all his life had he been so violently treated”(London.10).

In the novel The Call of the Wild, one of the main characters named Buck gets stolen by a gardener and sold to dog traders, who teach Buck to obey by beating him with a club and become a sled dog. Buck goes goes through many lessons to learn how to adapt to his new life out in the wild. Buck learns three big lessons. He learns his first lesson when he is beaten, learns his second when Curly dies, and realizes that he has to kill Spitz in order to survive. Buck is constantly learning lessons about how to survive in his new life.

For instance, Buck protects other dogs to disobey Spitz, inciting a revolt. Since, Buck commands other dogs to disobey Spitz, that’s how he gains status. Last, Buck finds love with John Thornton. For example, Buck’s unconditional love toward John Thornton, not only because he saved his life but because he’s a “natural” man. Since, Buck and Thornton are inseparable.

In his explicit novel Call of the Wild, Jack London explains with great detail how the theme of the book rotates about violence in the lush valley of The Yukon in order to survive the harsh climate due to the many predators and struggle for leadership. Violence is introduced to Buck since the beginning when he is stolen from his owner and sold to the man in the red sweater, who tries to break him by using his club.Though he didn’t succeed, he managed to beat Buck into submission. From there he is taken to the Yukon and gets trained to be a sled dog, where he eventually meets Spitz, who he instantly marks a foe. As their enmity gets worse and worse, their camp is attacked by wild huskies. Instead of defending their camp, Spitz “...treacherously

The most important event in Buck’s transformation from the Santa Clara domestication to the vicious primordial beast is the experience of killing Spitz. Well before Buck slaughters Spitz, “[...] not only did he not pick fights, but he avoided them whenever possible” (London 43). Buck was not prone to fighting and nowhere near killing. As Buck and Spitz's relationship became worse and worse, Buck’s perception of fighting begins to change, and he is more willing to involve himself in a brawl. He and Spitz eventually fall into many squabbles. The last one they partake in ends in the death of Spitz. Once Spitz was lifeless, “Buck stood and looked on, the successful champion, the […] beast who had made his kill and found it good.”(London

In the novel The Call of the Wild the theme struggle for mastery is shown throughout the book many times.The theme struggle for mastery was shown in the book when Buck fights Spitz. Buck was leader where he was from and that's they way he was used to living. “ His teeth closed on Spitz's left fore leg. There was a crunch of breaking bone, and the white dog faced him on three legs. Thrice he tried to knock him over, then repeated the trick and broke the right fore leg. Despite the pain and helplessness, Spitz struggled madly to keep up. He saw the silent circle, with gleaming eyes,

* Spitz- Buck’s archrival and original leader of Francois’ dog team. A fierce, treacherous, husky, Spitz is used to fighting with other dogs and winning.