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    The Call of the Wild‚ by Jack London‚ is a story about Buck‚ a four- year old dog that is part Shepherd and part St. Bernard. More importantly‚ it is a naturalistic tale about the survival of the fittest in nature. As the judge’s loyal companion‚ working with his sons‚ and guarding his grandchildren‚ Buck ruled over all things - humans included. Combining his mother’s intelligence with the size and strength of his father‚ Buck became the undisputed leader of all the dogs on the estate. Throughout

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    The book i read was Call of the Wild. It is an awesome book. The main character is a dog named Buck. He is stolen and taken to be a sled dog in the Yukon territory. It is set during the time of the Klondike gold rush. I encourage people to read it. In the book Buck is a half breed that lived in Santa Clara‚California. He was taken from his home one night by a man named Manuel. He was then put on a train and sent to the Yukon territory in Canada. For a while he was a sled dog on a mail team

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    Sometimes‚ It can be very hard to persevere. In The Call of Wild‚ Buck is taken away from his home‚ and Buck has to find a solution immediately. When my mother’s ACLS test showed up‚ my mother felt worried about the test‚ and had to find a solution. While Buck and my mother came across two very different events‚ they both had in common with their feelings. Growing up‚ and finding a solution to a problem can be hard because‚ people have to go through a lot of negative situations which is scary‚ and

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    If you were a dog and you had a perfect life how would you feel if you got taken from it? Well in the book The Call of The Wild written by Jack London a dog Buck has an amazing life in Santa Clara in California. But he got taken to the Yukon. He goes from a dog who goes swimming in a pool to a ghost dog that leads a pack of wolves in the Yukon. Dogs in the Yukon have to prove that they can’t get knocked down in a fight‚ killed or be beaten. In the Yukon you have to be able to survive. When Buck

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    I thought had the same theme as “The Call of the Wild” was “The Bet” by Anton Chekhov. The theme for these two stories is knowledge and wisdom. For those who don’t know what “The Bet” is all about I will tell you. “The Bet” is about an aged banker and a juvenile lawyer to see which is better; the death penalty or locked up in a confinement for your life. These two stories have a fascinating lesson to teach young and aged human beings. “The Call of the Wild” has this theme because of what Buck

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    In the novel‚ The Call of the Wild‚ what is the “call of the wild” and how does it affect Buck’s behavior throughout the novel? The novel‚ The Call of the Wild‚ is about a very large half Saint Bernard and half Scotch Shepherd dog named Buck that was smuggled from his home to work as a sled dog in the Klondike region‚ which is in Alaska. In order to survive the harsh environment‚ he transformed from a domesticated house dog to a warrior which he inherited from his ancestors‚ which are the wolves

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    Call of the Wild In the book‚ “Call of the Wild‚” by author; Jack London‚ we will be comparing this wonderful piece of work and its characteristics to the early southwestern United States of American frontier literature. We will make a comparison of “The Call of the Wild‚” to other great books‚ such as “Shane‚” “True Grit‚” and “Tracks.” Jack London tells a beautiful story‚ (London‚ 2005) takes place during the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon‚ during the nineteenth century. We find a tough

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    Call of the wild Jack London was born in California‚ USA in 1876 and died in 1916 at the age of 40. He came to be one of the most successful authors at his time after releasing two great novels - Call of the wild and White Fang. The book I chose to do a book review on is London’s breakthrough and most famous work - Call of the wild. The book revolves around the tough life of a huge dog named Buck. Buck lives a happy and calm life together with his master‚ Judge‚ in California. However‚ one of

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    compare and contrast animals surviving in the wild and a human surviving.Because some things for animals might be easier for them to do‚ but not humans.In this article I willl be using a lot of refernces from “Call of the wild” and “Hatchet” to show some light on the topic. First off‚there are some things that an animal and man share when it comes to surviving.One would be water‚ without this no living thing can obviously survive.And satying hydrated in the wild espically is crucial. Another necessity

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    The passages Brian’s Winter By Gary Paulsen and Call of the Wild By Jack London are stories about two characters that are trying to survive in the wilderness. They both come across something an obstacle that they both have to face on there own. First off‚ in the passage Brian’s Winter‚ Brian is sleeping in camp as he wakes up to the rear end of a very large bear. He finds out that what he had done was a terrible mistake. In source a it states “Brian pulled back a foot. “Hey get out of there” he

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