“The Call of the Wild” Essay What could transform a gentle pampered dog into an undomesticated man-killing beast‚ like his early ancestors‚ capable of killing humans? The central character in the story “The Call of the Wild” is a dog-named Buck‚ whom is half St. Bernard – half Scotch Shepard. Buck’s life began on Judge Miller’s estate in central California‚ where he lived a docile life free to roam and do as he wished. The Gold Rush in 1897 created a demand for young strong dogs‚ like Buck‚ to pull
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Jack London’s book‚ The Call of the Wild is about a domestic house dog who is thrown into the unknown and harsh life of a Klondike sled dog. This book was banned and removed from the high school curriculum for reasons that suggest animal cruelty‚ violent scenes‚ and dark tone and themes that are not suitable for younger children. Despite these reason‚ The Call of the Wild should remain in the curriculum because it also contains some reoccurring themes of perseverance and bravery that many could learn
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more than fifty fiction and nonfiction novels‚ hundreds of short stories‚ and numerous articles. Most of his writing that involves adventure is about adventures that he personally experiences in his own lifetime. London’s most famous book‚ The Call of the Wild‚
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Depending on the author‚ there are some who are immediately identified by their specific style of writing‚ others by the themes they use. In The Call of the Wild‚ one of the themes Jack London uses is the theory "the survival of the fittest." This theory‚ developed by Charles Darwin is based on the idea that those who are strong and who are able to adapt to their environment are the ones who will survive. Throughout the pages‚ the reader sees the mentality that is adopted of "kill or be killed" and
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killer‚ a thing that preyed‚ living on the things that lived‚ unaided‚ alone‚ by virtue of his own strength and prowess‚ surviving triumphantly in a hostile environment where only the strong survive.” (Jack London) A major theme in Jack London’s classic book The Call of The Wild is that adaptability is essential for survival which is what Buck experiences throughout the whole book. At the beginning‚ Buck has to adapt to the hostile environment in Alaska. First‚ Buck experiences snow for the first
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The Call of the Wild Suffering has been a part of human life since the dawn of time. It is part of our journey in this life. Some suffer less and some suffer more; however‚ in the end we are destined to suffer no matter what. The Call of the Wild by Jack London emphasizes suffering and gives meaning to such suffering. The novel is about a dog that gets captured and taken into the wild during the time of the Gold Rush. He is faced with unstable conditions where he must either adapt or die. Buck
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Book Report TITLE: Call of The Wild AUTHOR & BACKGROUND: Jack Landon was the most successful writer in America in the early 20th Century. His best short stories are the Call of the Wild and White Fang. Mainly Landon wrote about animals‚ men and his stories were based off of life experiences. London lived his childhood in poverty in the Oakland slums. At the age of 17‚ he ventured to sea on a sealing ship. He changed his life when he was in a thirty-day imprisonment that was so degrading it
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The book‚ Call of the Wild‚ written by Jack London‚ and the movie Call of the Wild are very different in many ways. It could be the way a scene plays out‚ a character’s role‚ or even when a event takes place. First‚ in the movie Call of the Wild John Thornton played a role throughout the whole movie being a gold miner searching for Buck. In the book Call of the Wild John Thornton isn’t added to the story until Hal‚ Charles‚ Mercades and were about to cross over the lake‚ and John rescues Beck
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In the novel Call of the Wild by Jack London‚ the main character Buck goes through a behavioral change throughout his journey in the Klondike. Bucks change of attitude and behavior in the novel is what makes up Bucks call of the wild. Throughout the novel from the point when Buck is taken away from his home at Santa Clara Valley‚ California to when John Thornton’s camp is attacked‚ Buck is trying to reach his wild side of his life and at the same time leave his domesticated life behind in the past
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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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