The Wild Struggles

“The suck of the water as it took the beginning of the last steep pitch was frightful, and Thornton knew that the shore was impossible. He scraped furiously over a rock, bruised across a second, and struck the third with a crushing force (London 81). This quote was written by Jack London, the author of The Call of The Wild that he had written a novel about a St. Bernard and a Scotch half breed dog named Buck coming into the Yukon transferring from a master to another. He Becomes loyal and loving to his new master John Thornton they look for gold in the Yukon together, the wild is calling to buck and he has to chose John Thornton or the wild.For the theme Survival of the fittest there are several samples of how Buck has adjusted to his

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

Buck was forced to persevere often in Call Of The Wild. In the book Call Of The Wild, Buck is torn from society and his everyday life, but he still finds a way to overcome the adversity and

Buck is one of those individuals who carries and perseus this trait to push past, and no matter what achive and come out one top. Many times throughout The Call of the Wild, Buck perseveres to achieve his goal. He is able to do this because when he finds something he wants to achieve, he doesn't stop until that something is his. Such as in the novel when Buck defeated Spitz, and becomes the leader and controller of the team. Along with many other times in the book where Buck perseveres and never gives up. The book reads, “The distance has been measured off.” In Chapter six, Buck is

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

Call of the Wild A major theme in The Call of The Wild is that one must adapt to survive, which buck does throughout the entire book. At the beginning of the book, Buck sees he needs to begin to assimilate to his surroundings. First, Buck learns, not everything is perfect, nor is everyone. For example, he sees that Manuel isn’t perfect when he steals and sells him so he can have money for the Chinese Lottery.

In The Call of The Wild, Buck is kidnapped and sold by a gambling obsessed man, and has to persevere as he's forced to be a sled dog. One of the examples of his perseverance is the beginning of his adventure. Buck is approached by the gardener Manuel, and as soon as Buck realizes he is up to no good he is kidnapped. He is then beaten by a club until he

Buck went through many different struggles throughout the book, Call of the Wild. For example, he was repeatedly abused by almost all of his owners. The man in the red sweater, would beat him with clubs. This made Buck feel weaker,

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.

As I have learned, becoming a strong and brave person requires perseverance. In The Call of The Wild, Buck had gotten stolen which caused him to get weak without medicine. In comparison, my mom went through stage 1 Breast Cancer, which in the end, she ended up fighting it. While my mom went through cancer and Buck had to carry heavy sleds, they both ended up getting stronger. In life to be successful, when you put your mind to anything, you are able to persevere with what life has thrown at you. Also in life, time is precious and you should never take anything for granted.

Buck has many problems on his journey. In The Call Of The Wild Buck had to deal with being sold by Judge Miller. He was sold into a harsh life and overcame that. My dad was a very helpful person when he was younger, because his family was poor and he overcame being poor by working to put food on the table. From time to time Buck and my dad are similar in many ways because my dad was in a poor family and he had to help put food on the table, in the same way as Buck was pressured to pull the 1000 pounds, to help John with winning the money. There are many situations in life that you have to persevere through and like I showed you my dad and Buck persevered through many tough situations.

Throughout chapter 1 and 2 of The Call of the Wild, Buck has to endure many different challenges in his changing setting. As his instincts start to kick in his body, he adapts to the harsh environment. Curly’s death was rough, but it taught Buck a very important lesson, no fair play, the first “law of the club and fang” (London 14). This taught Buck that if you were knocked down “that was the end of you” (15). In turn Buck promises to himself that he would never suffer as his unfortunate colleague did.

Like I mentioned in the first paragraph Buck is largely impacted by suffering because he was stolen from his home and turned into a dog slave. Loyalty is rare, but strong it is forged by the extremes of circumstances such as when Thornton saved Buck from death. Repaid with similar passion Buck saves Thornton repeatedly. Buck is unable to commit to his life in the wild until Thornton dies, signifying that his love and loyalty for the man are stronger than his ancestral urges. Friendship is a nonessential thing in the world of the wild.

After this event Buck never returned to his civilized side again. Buck used to come back to the camp and watch John work, but now that he is dead Buck has no reason to remain civilized. Buck was already losing the fight to the wild side, shown when the days he was away were getting longer and longer. The primordial side of Buck finally won as Buck turned into a feared creature that roamed the forest floor following the call of the

Buck’s ‘wild’ instincts kick in and he kills numerous attackers, while few were able to escape. This marks the final step in Buck’s transition to a wild animal. I particularly enjoyed Jack London’s way of using Thornton’s murder as a way to symbolize the conclusion of Buck’s internal transition that has gradually occurred throughout the novel. Even though Buck was only loyal to Thornton for a short duration of time, he became very close with the human. Because of this intimate connection, the Yeehat Indians killing Thornton can be seen as them killing Buck’s connection with humans. From this point on Buck has no owner, he lives among his fellow wild animals in the forest, and yet felt the need to return to the site of Thornton’s death every