Identity In Jack London's The Call Of The Wild

“Identity cannot be found or fabricated, but emerges from within when one has the courage...,” Doug Cooper. A major theme in Jack London’s classic book, The Call of the Wild, is a quest to find one’s identity/journey, which is what Buck is doing throughout the whole story. Buck cannot just find his identity, he has to have the courage and strength to get through his journey to find it. At the beginning, Buck has to quickly adapt to his changing environments and stay safe on this quest he calls life. First, Buck has to learn to survive after he is abducted. For example, Buck has to go 2 days and 2 nights without any source of food or drink, and to not to fight for the little amount of food he was given. Since Buck realizes to preserve himself,
First, Buck forms an unconditional love with John Thorton. For example, Buck saves John Thorton’s life more than one time. Since Buck saves John Thorton’s life, it shows that Buck really truly loves him. Second, Buck becomes wild. For instance, Buck turns into a cold blooded killer. He kills wild game, the Yeehats, and anything to help him survive or protect himself. Since Buck is a killer, that is a sign that he has turned wild. Last, Buck answers the call of the wild. For example, Buck joins a wolf pack. In the wolf pack, Buck eventually becomes the leader known as the legendary Ghost Dog, returning annually to the spot where John Thorton died, mourning over him. Since Buck joins the wolf pack where he belongs, he has answered the call of the wild. “Identity cannot be found or fabricated, but emerges from within when one has the courage…,” Doug Cooper. In Jack London’s original classic, The Call of the Wild, Buck displays his quest to find his true identity/destiny throughout the whole book. Like Doug Cooper said, Buck has to have courage to get through his journey in order to find his true