Have you ever heard the calls? Buck sure has. In the novel The Call of The Wild by Jack London, Buck is a large st. Bernard that lives in the beautiful Santa Clara Valley with Judge Miller. As the story goes on Buck gets dognapped and sent to the man in the red sweater. The man in the red sweater is also known as the crack dog doctor.
The suddenness and violence of his capture further emphasize the loss and trauma he experiences. As Buck adapts to his new life as a sled dog, he also experiences the loss of his identity as a domesticated pet. He learns to tap into his primal instincts and becomes more like a wild animal than a domesticated one. This loss of identity is exemplified in Chapter 3, where Buck fights fiercely with the other sled dogs: "He was sounding the deeps of his nature, and of the parts of his nature that were deeper than he, going back into the womb of Time. He was mastered by the sheer surging of life, the tidal wave of being, the perfect joy of each separate muscle, joint, and sinew in that it was everything that was not death, that it was aglow and rampant, expressing itself in movement, flying exultantly under the stars and over the face of dead matter that did not move" (London
Buck 's intelligence and strength helped him survive, but the determination and will to live is what really got Buck through his hardships. A major theme in The Call of the Wild is "Determination can get you through anything," a statement Buck proves multiple times. Buck was a strong-willed dog that faced many challenges, from being kidnapped, sold to Alaskan gold miners, becoming a sled-dog and conflict with other dogs. While Buck 's wits, strength, and most likely some luck assisted him in his journey, Buck stayed determined throughout and it got him to where he wanted to be. In the beginning, Buck was a pampered dog, he lived in a nice house with a family that loved and cared for him.
This is a story of a 4 year old dog named Buck. Buck is half St.Bernard half Scotch Shepard weighing around 140 pounds. His long warm coat and tough feet protect him from the severe Yukon climate. Bucks lean and athletic build makes him a great part of the sled dog team. Buck’s physical features have proven valuable to the sled dog team.
“Faithfulness and devotion, things born of fire and roof, were his; yet he retained his wildness and wiliness. He was a thing of the wild, come in from the wild to sit by John Thornton’s fire, rather than a dog of the soft Southland stamped with the marks of generations.” (London 76). Buck became a killer, hunting and running with the
In the novel, Call of the Wild written by Jack London, the actions and personalities of Buck’s many owners are all very unique. Buck is a strong and courageous dog who over time become mature and independent through his experiences with all of his different owners. Buck has been through a long cycle of being bought and sold by different men. There have been many men Buck serves under, but there has been no one like John Thornton. John Thornton is Buck’s savior.
In Call of the Wild, Buck has to persevere through difficult times. He is taken by
Through the book Buck shows the theme power of primitive instincts. In the story, the main character Buck was becoming more wild. He was being called by the wild and he wanted to answer it but he stayed because of his love for Thornton
He becomes more of a wolf than just a dog by the end of the book. My sisters Brook and Sophia both persevered from an experience with their father. It took them forever to make it all the way and even now there is still healing to do but they made it past the hard part. Buck and my sisters stories have a lot in common. They also have a lot of things that are different.
Call of the Wild is a book about a sled pulling dog named Buck, Buck wasn’t always pulling sleds though. He used to be a domesticated dog living under the roof of a rich Judge, but all of that changed when he was captured and sold to two men who were crossing the Yukon territory. Through many courses of events, Buck became wild, hence the name of the book. This book takes place in the Yukon territory which was freezing and conditions were very rough, by the end of the story Buck had changed because of the problems he faced.
Buck had to get into a fight. He had to kill another dog; his world had become much harsher. Buck being pulled into the harsh world by being kidnapped and then having to fight in it shows how harsh his world has
Interpreting The Call of The Wild In his classic book "The Call of the Wild," Jack London tells the narrative of Buck, a domestic dog who is kidnapped from his cozy home in California and sold into the harsh world of the Alaskan gold rush. As he struggles how to endure in the brutal and merciless wilderness throughout the book, Buck's character evolves, eventually embracing his wild animal instincts. The novel is a story that explores the theme of naturalism, where the struggle for survival is the primary driving force of life. The journey of Buck serves as a metaphor for the state of humanity, in which social pressures frequently cause our natural primal tendencies to be suppressed.
Buck is a dog from Santa Clara Valley, a dog who lived in a huge house. He was the king of the property and was petted, fed well and treated like a loved and cherished dog. Buck was living a pampered life, where he had everything he want until the day where he was stolen, sold, and brought to an unknown environment. Buck has went through a change where he had to adapt quickly for survival. A place where he had to steal to eat, defend himself in order to survive.
Jack London exposes the dog Buck as a Santa Clara valley dog free to roam the fields and go inside the Judge’s house. In his world he was king, which also foreshadows his later desire and impulse to be pack leader of the trail team. He is dognapped from his home by the gardener, taken to Alaska by a man in a red sweater who beat him with a club which is where Buck learns about the law of club. In the beginning of the book, it is said that Buck was around dogs and humans who were savages and that Buck had an “imperative need to be constantly alert” (London 14). This suggests that Buck sooner or later was going to have to be savage like the others if he were going to play their game to survive.
As Jim Rohn once said, “It is not what happens that determines the major part of your future... it is what you do about what happens that counts.” Buck, the main character in the novel The Call of the Wild, is a victim of life 's many unexpected obstacles. From domesticated and tamed to wild and primitive, the transformation of Buck from beginning to end is a result of nature and nurture combined. Nature, his genetic makeup, proves to be the most dominant in his development of becoming a free creature of the wilderness.
