“His muscles became hard as iron‚ and he grew callous to all ordinary pain” (Jack London 25). In the story call of the wild there is a domesticated dog named Buck whose life takes a drastic turn when he is kidnaped by a gardener. He goes through a series of events such as‚ struggle for mastery‚ survival of the fittest‚ and power of primitive that change him to a killing monster. Jack London showed a lot of stereotypes and greed that there was during the klondike gold rush. Survival of the fittest
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Title: The Call of the Wild Author Jack London Setting Life is good for Buck in Santa Clara Valley where he spends his days and nights including eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine. Characters: The Main Dogs * Buck –a proud and powerful dog‚ half St Bernard and half shepherd dog‚ who begins life on a comfortable Californian estate as a family pet‚ yet soon changes when he is stolen and sold to work as a sled dog in the frozen North. * Spitz- Buck’s archrival and original
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Oprah Winfrey‚ the richest woman in the world‚ stated‚ “Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself.” In The Call Of The Wild‚ Buck‚ a fierce dog comes face to face with another dog‚ Spitz‚ in a fight for leadership among their pack. Buck uses his ferocious instincts to defeat Spitz revealing that power is earned‚ not given. Buck works hard to get bigger‚ faster‚ and stronger. As he progresses more people start to realize him‚ and admire him. After Buck defeats Spitz‚ he trots
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In the book “The Call Of The Wild” by Jack London‚ Buck is a dog whom lived with a loving and caring family. He was taken by the gardener and sold to different people. They either beat him‚ were not experienced with dog care‚ starved and pushed him way too far. Luckily bucks last owner was affectionate to Buck. He is a dog whom you would look at as strong‚ intelligent and a survivor. I connected myself to Buck‚ because i myself have been through the struggles Buck has gone through. Growing up
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October 1st Period E1 Call of the Wild Theme Project “…he may be seen running at the head of the pack through the pale moonlight or glimmering borealis‚ leaping gigantic above his fellows‚ his great throat a-bellow as he sings a song of the younger world‚ which is the song of the pack.” How did Buck‚ an ordinary domestic dog living in the sun-kissed Santa Clara valley in California‚ go from being the favored of a wealthy judge‚ to the head of the wolf pack in eastern Alaska? Buck makes many
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Call of the Wild‚ By: Jack London Dear Judge Miller‚ Wow…it’s been quite awhile since I saw your warm smile. It’s been so long since “I sat by Judge Miller in the warm Santa Clara Valley sun”‚-pg.2. It’s been so long since that fateful night when Manuel took me for a walk‚ I was foolish to trust any man that came across my path‚ but by trusting Manuel my whole life changed. “During the four years since his puppy hood he had lived the life of a sated aristocrat”‚-pg.3 I was plunged
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In the story The Call Of The Wild By Jack London‚ Buck‚ a dog from the South Santa Clara Valley who lives an easy trouble free life‚ is captured and sold off into the Alaskan Gold Rush Force as a sled dog. He passes through the hands of many owners‚ some of which he loves and some of which he hates‚ but they always pass out of his life good or bad. At the end of the story his favorite new owner John Thornton is killed by Indians along with Buck’s companions Skeet and Nig. This causes Buck to become
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Buck Over Any Other Dog In the novel The Call of the Wild by Jack London‚ a dog is set as the main character. This dog is not just any ordinary dog‚ this dogs name is Buck. Buck was born in Santa Clara‚ California at the dog age of four. With a mix of St. Bernard and Scotch Shepherd living with a great‚ loving family he was treated like royalty. To them he was another person in the family. Although one day‚ was just filled with bad news. Bucks owner had to sell him because he needed money‚ his gambling
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a lot more. In Call Of The Wild Buck is taken away from his cozy southland home where he grew up safe and worryless‚ until he is brought to a place where no dog like him wants to be. He has to overcome challenges and learn how to adapt to survive. My mom had to do the same to survive she had to adapt to the new surroundings of being a single mom and having a baby to take care of. However they both learn to get through and things turn out there way. In the book Call Of The Wild Buck is kidnapped
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of responsibility in their lifetime. And we must use perseverance to execute and use responsibility to its fullest potential. I will be going over two story one a Human and one of a dog. The first character I shall be covering is Buck from The Call of the Wild. As you know Buck eventually challenges spitz; the leader of the dog sleigh team for his position. Of course being optimistic Buck overcomes Spitz and “removes” him from his position‚ and Buck takes over as leader. Buck unknowingly takes on
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