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What I Like In The Call Of The Wild

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What I like in the Call of the Wild book was how Buck had let his inner beast emerge from him. One thing I didn’t like was how John Thornton was killed. One thing that I would change in the book would be that John Thornton doesn’t die. Another thing I liked was how Buck was changing and adapting to the environment. Another thing that I could change in the book would be that Buck doesn’t become wild. I think that the reason that Charlie was in the movie but not the book is because maybe he was replacing someone else. Take the Indian friends for example, Charlie could’ve been one of them but the book never told us. Also the setting is in the cold, Northland, and Alaskan environment where the weather is cold and harsh and the wind can feel like a hot knife against your skin at night. The book started foreshadowing when Buck would look at the stars and howl to them and he would think they were howling back to him. It also foreshadowed by having Buck chase after the mysterious call in the woods which led to Buck finding his wild brother. …show more content…

This conflict leads to a longer journey than he thought. This conflict also led to John finding Buck, or Buck finding him, but when Buck accidentally finds John Buck is being beaten and whipped so John steps in and takes care of Buck resulting in Buck finding his brother. The setting is also in the nice, warm, Alaskan environment in spring. Another conflict is John being killed which leads to Buck being free from

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