The Call Of The Wild Character Analysis

Many people undertake missions, but why? Most are looking for what they most desire, to prove themselves, to achieve their long lasting dreams and goals, and changing their lives from the difficult to the simple. For example, Farah Ahmedi, went through all of these challenges to reach freedom, Aengus went searching for true love, and Rikki- TIkki Tavi wanted to prove himself and protect his “family”.These characters had different for doing what they did. Ahmedi was determined to survive any circumstances, while Aengus wanted to find the girl to have true love, and Rikki-Tikki wanted to be a true mongoose, killing and eating snakes. However all three were able to go through these obstacles and reach their goals.

Buck is a type of dog that doesn’t give give up, he was taken through some of the worst conditions and yet survived them. He was stolen, he was beaten, he was forced to run the entire distance of the Yukon mountain range. But yet he pushed through clung to life as if it was the only thing left that he had.

“ From far away drifted a faint, sharp yelp, followed by a chorus of a similar sharp yelps (London 105).” In the book, Call of the Wild by Jack London the main character Buck faces a retrogression. Buck goes from being king like to a wild rebellious dog. Buck goes through this change because men found gold. The men needed dogs like Buck. Buck was half saint Bernard and half scotch-shephard, so he was a gigantic dog and had a thick coat to survive in harsh weather like in the Klondike. So Buck is sold and beat he learns to obey the law of club and fang to be formed into a sled dog, but ends up forming a bond with a man his name was John Thornton . Thornton died and Buck answers the call and runs in the wild becoming alpha of the wolf pack. As Buck was

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)

Why do people undertake missions? Farah Ahmedi and Annie Johnson had to undertake a mission to survive and Ernesto Galarza had to learn a new language and a new culture. Although they don’t have the same mission they have the same purpose to complete their mission. Lets get into this great heroes completing their mission with no mistakes.

We are all born into this world, never knowing what life has in store for us. It’s a journey that we are all not accustomed to, some of us grasp onto life and use its full potential, as others take the high road and use life as a chance of self exploration. The novel, Into the Wild, portrays a college graduate and successful homebody, Jonathan McCandless, taking a life’s journey that not even his parents expected. This character analysis will showcase how even in life, when one was given everything, we all have a choice to make our own path in life. The character analysis will also shine light on McCandless psyche, home life and the psychological theory to the why, behind his self exploration.

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

Before entering the wild, Buck lived a comfortable life as a domestic family dog. He ruled over his land and carried a great amount of pride. It

In the biography Into the Wild written by Jon Krakauer, Chris McCandless makes the decision to try and live in the wilderness. With little food, no communication with the outside world, and dangers around every corner McCandless decides to try and survive. Possible character traits that McCandless had that caused him to make this decision are: thrill-seeker, overconfident, or he was just inspired and wanted to live poor instead of wealthy.

When reading a novel, there are going to be characters that are either static or dynamic. Static characters stay the same throughout the entire book like brustle sprouts stay on a plate in a room full of children. Dynamic characters are the exact opposite; they are always changing in unique ways that are sometimes better or at other times worse than earlier in the story. In The Call of the Wild, by Jack London, the main character - Buck - is without a doubt, a dynamic character. As the story progresses, he is constantly evolving into a “new” dog.

There are two chapters that show his development the most. The first is chapter 3 titled “ The Dominant Primordial Beast”, in which Buck see’s that he is incredibly weak compared to the other dogs in particular Spitz, the lead dog, throughout the chapter he becomes stronger, more cunning, and vicious to survive in the harsh wilderness and the cruelty of the other dogs which he then overcomes in only pages, this could also be seen as an issue how he evolves so quickly and could be considered bad pacing but fits the character of Buck since he is supposed to adapt quite fast because of his will to live, Buck then at every chance attacks Spitz to gain the upper edge on him and to weaken Spitz. Buck and Spitz the decide on this grudge they have

Buck, a dog, must learn to survive in the Yukon and transform from a pet to a sled dog. Through below zero temperatures, starvation, and endless hours of labor, he has endured it all. Along with all of this, he must he must fight other beings who are trying to kill him. “He was beaten, he knew that;but he was not broken(Call of the Wild, page 18),”. Buck had been overpowered,

Buck has defeated quite a few powerful opponents such as Spitz and a savage bull. After Buck defeated Spitz he attempted to assume lead position since he considered himself the alpha dog. Buck and the rest of the team think "It was his right" (38) to take lead position. When Buck encountered a herd of moose, Buck chose the strongest bull of the herd to be his prey. Buck separated the moose from its pack and then prevented it from drinking or eating until it died. Buck shows his primitive instincts like cunning while exacting this

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

He ties him to a sign while Miguel picks up some supplies. Buck is Dognapped and taken on a train to a dog sled camp. He is a pampered dog with little to no skill of survival and is weak from the freezing temperatures. As he grows more accustomed to the location he encounters brutal and violent alpha dogs. Most animals want to be the best