Characters John Thornton: A compassionate‚ wise‚ sensible man who always craves another adventure. Bearing the greatest resemblance to the author in character and in name (Jack London’s given name was John London)‚ John Thornton rescues Buck from Hal’s cruel whip‚ nursing the poor dog back to health. Buck grows to love this man because of this kindness‚ helping Thornton in turn when he is drowning in a river‚ when he is attacked by another man‚ and also when John makes a bet that Buck can pull a
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CahBaleigh Dunkleberger Mrs. Williams Creative Writing Character Sketch 29 September 2012 A Toddler for an Older Brother “Our siblings’ push buttons that cast us in roles we felt sure we had let go of long ago: the baby‚ the peacekeeper‚ the caretaker‚ the avoider.” This quote by Jane Merksy Leder describes my six foot two inches‚ oldest brother‚ Brad. Growing up in a household with six children‚ Brad‚ being the oldest‚ has always been the trouble maker. He is and always has been putting
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The Call of the Wild is the story of a St. Bernard-Scotch Shepherd mix named Buck. Buck had it all: a loving owner‚ a loving family‚ land in which to roam‚ and an overall royal lifestyle. That is‚ until one day‚ an untrustworthy gardener named Manuel wrongfully sold him. Buck started off thinking that he was going for a stroll‚ but ended up being tied up and thrown into a baggage car headed for California. Once Buck was sold again in California‚ he was thrown down‚ choked‚ had a brass collar forcibly
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In the story call of the wild‚ the theme of the story is: Love who you trust‚ trust who is loyal‚ and be loyal to those you love. This theme can get you through hard times and gives a powerful impact on people lives. In call of the wild‚ Buck (the main character) goes on a never ending journey only to be found by Thornton. At first‚ buck did not trust Thornton. Considering he was not treated well by his previous masters‚ but when Thornton showed compassion and love to Buck‚ he began to see he was
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Character Sketch Hi‚ my name is Marcie and I just recently turned fifteen a few weeks ago. I’m a sophomore at a new school‚ and I have one sister who is a sophomore as well‚ but she goes to college. I moved from the big city of New York to the warm and sunny Huntington Beach‚ California this past summer because my mom’s job transferred her out here. Being the new kid at a different school can be very stressful at times‚ everyone already has their group of friends‚ and I sometimes feel like the
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“The Call of the Wild” The “Call of the Wild” is a novel written by Jack London from the mind and eyes of a dog named Buck. In this story Buck learns many lessons but they are all wrapped up with this thought‚ the weak are controlled by the strong and the animalistic appetite is what keeps you alive. Mr. London begins the book by introducing us to the main character “Buck” who lives on a farm owned by Judge Miller. Buck is living his life out as a happy‚ go-lucky dog with no responsibilities
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major theme in The Call of the Wild‚ one of Jack’s most popular books‚ it displays that life is a quest to find one’s identity/destiny‚ which Buck shows throughout the whole story. Buck takes his taking and turns it around to find who he truly was meant to be. In the beginning‚ Buck has to learn to adapt to the different and changing environments and stay alive to complete his quest. First‚ Buck has to stay alive to continue his search for his true self. For example‚ Buck has to survive his
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Everyone goes through obstacles that require perseverance. The novel Call of the Wild represents perseverance through the main character Buck‚ and his uncontrollable‚ difficult life. Humans also go through many difficult challenges in their lives and dad was forced into a situations that no one would want to go through. Although humans and animals are very different‚ the two both go through uncomfortable challenges as individuals‚ and they both have to persevere. Perseverance means to complete something
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The Call of the Wild Final Essay Barbara Kingsolver said‚ “A dog can’t think that much about what he’s doing‚ he just does what feels right.” This can be shown in The Call of the Wild by Jack London. In the novel‚ Buck does what he feels and follows his instinct. He goes after his instincts‚ but still feels the influence of the different masters he had. All the masters affected Buck in some way‚ whether the effects were positive or negative. Buck’s owners changed his job‚ his personality‚ and
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evidence from the text and explain your reasoning. In The Call of the Wild a dog named Buck is stolen from "the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley" (p. 25) of California and is pressed into servitude in "the Frozen North." (p.27) In this new land Buck slowly transforms from a privileged companion of a wealthy Judge into a tough‚ sinewy sled-dog that has mastery of his extreme environment. Thesis: The time-period and setting of The Call of the Wild serves to create the central naturalistic theme of man
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