Essay about The Call of the Wild Versus Into the Wild

Throughout the story of The Call of the Wild, Buck had many relationships with many different individuals. Some were loving owners while others were terrible. The four most important that had the most influence of Buck were his original owner, Judge Miller, François and Perrault, and John Thornton. Eventually Buck took control of his own life and became his own master. In this essay, I am going to describe the relationships of Buck and his owners and what each of them taught him.

Beaten, neglected, and loved Buck dealt with all those things. In the story ‘’ The Call of the Wild ‘’, the central theme is how one treats animals can reflect on what kind of person they are.

Jack London brings a natural instinct into the spotlight by defining that everyone has that primal call to the wild, and often one feels this when in a difficult situation. Giving into this ‘call of the wild’ leads to a different kind of adaptation, it makes you become primal to survive in a primal situation. Further into the book it states, “The others sat down and howled. And now the call came to Buck in unmistakable accents. He, too, sad down and howled.” (London, 1990, p.62). This is the defining moment of Jack’s book when Buck lets go of all ties to humans and decides to carve his own path, adapting the way he needs to, not the way that humans encouraged him. Soon, Buck changes himself completely to fit snugly into the environment and to prevent further torturous struggles with humans. These quotes combine to paint a picture of total and complete change when it comes to a new and unfavorable environment.

Buck in the book “The Call of the Wild”, goes through many obstacles where he faced getting killed. He was just an ordinary house dog, but was kidnapped by his family’s gambling-addicted gardener. He later is beaten with a bat until he obeys and

Buck answered the call of the wild after Thornton’s death. He ran and howled with the wolves. The Indians called him a ghost dog because he was a powerful wolf who came to the place where Thornton died every year. This was because Buck felt the passionate love for him and Thornton. Buck saved Thornton, risking his life. “Love. Genuine, passionate love, was his first time.” (pg 73). What the influence of love Thornton had for Buck was unbreakable. Thornton’s influence allowed Buck to grow more

First, Buck has to prove not only himself but also his strength. For example, Buck has to pull a 1,000 pound sled for 100 yards, in result of this he wins John and his new companions $1,600, which they take with them to look for gold. Since, Buck learns that he can do anything he puts his mind to, and he has the strength to carry on. Next, Buck has to adapt to being in the wild. For instance, Buck comes face to face with a black bear, moose, and wolverines. Since, Buck kills anything that is in way and adapts to all of the deadly situations. Last, Buck has to take care of himself after losing his master. For example, John after dies from getting attacked by the Yeehats Buck goes to where he died and howls once each year on the anniversary of his death. Since, Buck lives on with his life in the wild and is the leader of a wolf

In The Call of the Wild, Jack London utilizes the uprising of a dog’s primitive nature to communicate the influence of ancestry present within all beings. When Buck is ripped out of domestication, he immediately channels his hidden defensive qualities whenever a sense of danger is present. He discovers traits within himself that he was unaware to have possessed, sometimes even becoming shocked by his own reactions. The instincts of Buck’s ancestors awaken once he arrives in the Yukon Territory which allows him to fend for himself and survive while undergoing the dangerous conditions of the climate. Buck not only fits the criteria necessary to survive, but he goes above and beyond and finds himself successful and thriving as the leader of the

While this was happening Master Thornton nurses Buck back to full health and earns his undeniable trust and loyalty. Even the kindness and care of his new master does not fully change Buck from his instinctive nature. When Buck and his Master are resting Buck can hear mysterious from the wild calling unto him.

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.

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 The Call of the Wild, Buck had many relationships that greatly influenced how Buck acted and what jobs or tasks he performed. The Call of the Wild is written by Jack London, a self-educated author that lived in the Yukon Territory in the late 1800s and early 1900s. In the story, Buck is at four years of age and living on a large property in California with Judge Miller and his two daughters, Molly and Alice. Later in the story, after being kidnapped, Buck is on a dog sled team in Alaska with the two Frenchmen who work for the Canadian government, Francois and Perrault. Lastly, Buck’s favorite, was John Thornton.

The food begins to give out; the dogs begin dying on the trail, what they don't realize is that 14 dogs are too many for the wilderness. They eat too much, won't be able to stand the cold and are not gonna be able to learn to pull the sled. Buck scenes danger ahead and refuses to go on but Mercedes, Hal, Charles, and the others on the team end up drowning when the thin river ice gives way under them. After John thornton saved buck from being beaten almost to death John Thornton decides to take him in. Despite bucks love for John Thornton, Buck’s wild side which was always there starts to grow

Buck’s owner had died and he visited the sight of his death before living on as a wolf, “but every year he returns to the place Thornton died, to mourn his master before returning to his life in the wild”. Everyone has lost someone in their lives. It’s just a part of life, just how Buck treats it like a real human being, but then goes back to his life as a wolf. Buck also overcomes the adversity of the abusive owners. Buck tries to fight the owners off but gets suffocated,”Then the rope tightened mercilessly, while Buck struggled in a fury, his tongue lolling out of his mouth”. Buck is overcoming the harsh and abusive conditions of these owners. We go through times in our lives that are tough like Buck. Some say that the abusive manner towards the dogs is too much. But, it shows how much Buck has changed through the book, how he has become stronger, and how we treat dogs

Buck had to make a change of lifestyle or adapt to his new environment to survive. Buck threw out his morals for a kill or be killed mindset which unconstrained his potential. John Thornton appears to be an exclusion of this however, he represents loyalty and not morals. John Thornton did not change Buck back : "They did not see the terrible transformation which took place as soon as he was within the forest" (72). Once Buck is alone he goes back to his survival instincts.

They had a lot of gold that was up North that they wanted. They had got the gold and Thornton uses his 1,600 that Buck just won to set up a expedition . Buck had made a friend and she was a wolf and almost takes off for the wild. It seem like they was really meant for each other because they really not any evil animals they friendly and loveable so they will be great friends. Buck had attacked a bear and he had killed the bear at that. I feel like that’s good and kind of bad because, Buck is a dog and he killed a bear. Another thing is that he protected himself from the bear. He kind realized how fun it was killing things, which makes him chafe against the pleasant domesticity of his life with Thornton. Buck had really starting to treat himself