Themes In The Call Of The Wild
“He had learned well the law of club and fang, and he never forewent an advantage or drew back from a foe he had started on the way to Death. Kill or be killed, eat or be eaten, was the law; and this mandate, down out of the depths of Time, he obeyed.”--Jack London Author of the Call of the wild. A major theme in Jack London’s classic novel Call of the Wild is that life is kill or be killed, in which Buck has to overcome. In the beginning of the book, Buck must learn how to survive, fight, and to think quickly. First, Buck needs to learn how to survive when people or things attack him. For example, he learned the “Law of Club” which was the man in the red sweater, that beat Buck with a club over and over again. Since Buck survives
…show more content…
First buck faces the challenge of love for John Thornton. For example, a wild wolf wanted Buck to join his wolf pack, and although he is tempted to join, he decides to go back to John Thornton. Since Buck was so loving as to go back to John Thornton, that wolf may either kill or be killed. Second, Buck faces all of the difficult challenges that nature has for him. For instance, when buck begins to stay out at night away from his camp, he kills a black bear and two wild wolverines who scavenge at it. Since Buck killed the black bear and the wolverines, those other animals in the forest might kill him next. Last, Buck faces the hardest challenge to go through which is sadness. For example, even though he never finds John Thornton in the river after the Yeehat Indians attacked, Buck realizes that John Thornton is dead. Since buck knows that John Thornton is dead, the next time the Indians come they may want to kill Buck because he killed some of their people. This proves that this entire situation is kill or be killed. In conclusion buck faces challenges such as love, nature, and sadness at the end of the book. A major theme in Jack London’s classic Call of the Wild is that life is kill or be killed, in which buck has to overcome.“He had learned well the law of club and fang, and he never forewent an advantage or drew back from a foe he had started on the way to Death. Kill or be killed, eat or be eaten, was the law; and this mandate, down out of the depths of Time, he obeyed.”-- Jack London Author of the Call of the
First buck faces the challenge of love for John Thornton. For example, a wild wolf wanted Buck to join his wolf pack, and although he is tempted to join, he decides to go back to John Thornton. Since Buck was so loving as to go back to John Thornton, that wolf may either kill or be killed. Second, Buck faces all of the difficult challenges that nature has for him. For instance, when buck begins to stay out at night away from his camp, he kills a black bear and two wild wolverines who scavenge at it. Since Buck killed the black bear and the wolverines, those other animals in the forest might kill him next. Last, Buck faces the hardest challenge to go through which is sadness. For example, even though he never finds John Thornton in the river after the Yeehat Indians attacked, Buck realizes that John Thornton is dead. Since buck knows that John Thornton is dead, the next time the Indians come they may want to kill Buck because he killed some of their people. This proves that this entire situation is kill or be killed. In conclusion buck faces challenges such as love, nature, and sadness at the end of the book. A major theme in Jack London’s classic Call of the Wild is that life is kill or be killed, in which buck has to overcome.“He had learned well the law of club and fang, and he never forewent an advantage or drew back from a foe he had started on the way to Death. Kill or be killed, eat or be eaten, was the law; and this mandate, down out of the depths of Time, he obeyed.”-- Jack London Author of the Call of the