Compare And Contrast Mercedes And Walden

After Buck was betrayed by Manuel the gardener, he had many masters. All of these men, and women, had different ways of leading and taking care of the dogs. Not to mention their different views of nature. They were all contributing to the ways of nature, yet all three of the masters viewed themselves and their place in the world differently. Henry David Thoreau, in Walden, also affected and was affected by nature. His experience of living in the wild by himself led to the creation of his own beliefs and how he views nature and his place in the world. Thoreau and Buck’s leaders, Perrault and Mercedes, had conflicting views, but in different areas, yet Thoreau and Thornton had similar views.
Perrault and Thoreau were different in that Perrault
For example, when Hal, Charles, and Mercedes first gained possession of Buck they had trouble beginning their journey. The lack of experience led to the three masters overloading the sled to the point that the dogs could not move it (London 64-65). The overloading of the sled was mainly Mercedes’s fault. She refused to give up anything that she owned even if it was not necessary (London 64). Some of these things included unwashed tin dishes, multiple over stuffed clothes-sacks, and a tent that was awkwardly rolled up (London 64). Hal, Charles, and Mercedes were disinclined to take any advice from anyone; even if it they should have. Mercedes, especially, was very upset when she was told to get rid of her things. She even questions how she might survive if she had to get rid of the tent, when the other men in the town had explicitly told her already (London 64). Finally the men persuaded the Hal and Charles to throw out half their belongings, but Mercedes cried over every single thing that was thrown out (London 66-67). She believed that she required everything, when, in reality, she truly needed less than half of her belongings. Nothing in her life was simple. However, she was spoiled. This is evident by her wanting to keep every luxury and later on when she insisted on riding on the sled (London