Buck, a strong loyal sled dog undertook the mission of becoming leader. He knew it was the only way to establish his dominance and it was his nature. Aengus, a kind hearted man who spends his life looking for a girl he might never find, and Harry Potter, The Boy who Lived. Harry’s mission was to protect the world and the people he loves. Whether they are fighting for their lives and the lives of others, or trying to find their dream girl, they still undertook a mission that required determination and will.
Buck wanted to become a leader. It proved that he was dominant and at the top. It states in the book, “He wanted [...] but to have the leadership. It was his by right.” (London 73). This quote is saying that Buck wants leadership because
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If he didn’t establish his dominance, he would have ended up like Curly. The Call pushes him to become leader. It states “For the mysterious something that called-called, waking or sleeping, at all times, for him to come.” (London 150) This is saying that the Call, no matter where or when, is always calling to Buck, pushing him to revert back to his wolf ancestors, keeping him alive. Buck did manage to accomplish this. He became the leader of multiple sled dog teams, and even a wolf pack. In the book it says, “...he [Buck] may be seen at the head of the pack through the pale moonlight…” (London 172). This is an excerpt from when he became leader of the wolf pack. It is saying that Buck is in the front, leading his brother and sister wolves, as alpha of the pack. It was a reasonable mission to undertake, as it saved his life in multiple occasions, and taught him to adapt and survive. He would have died if he didn’t stand up for himself. The other dogs would have thought him weak, and most likely would have attacked for an easy kill. This quote proves it by saying, “Kill or be killed, eat or be eaten, was the law.” (London 123). The quote is talking about the Law of Club and …show more content…
Harry needed to save his friends, his school, what’s left of his family, and the world. (!Spoilers Ahead!). It states in the series, "It was important to fight, and to fight again, and to keep fighting, to keep evil at bay…” (Rowling 6). This means that Harry had to fight, whether he liked it or not, to save the world. It was his duty, his destiny, and he couldn’t just leave his friends to die. The need to save his friends, his school, and avenge his parents drove him the whole time. He was happy when he was at Hogwarts, it was where his friends are, it was like his new home, he was happy there. It states, “ Voldemort's coming back! Haven't you heard what it was like when he was trying to take over? There won't be any Hogwarts…” (Rowling 1). The person who is saying this is saying that because Voldemort’s coming back, he will target Harry, the Boy who Lived, and he will target Hogwarts, and if he succeeds, then Harry will be stuck with the Dursleys, and the Dursleys don’t treat him that well. He actually managed to succeed, buy with a great cost. He lost MANY friends and loved ones in the Final Battle. It says, “Voldemort was dead, killed by his own rebounding curse, and Harry stood with two wands in his hands, staring down at his enemy's shell.” (Rowling 7). This quote is from when Voldemort died. He finally managed to kill him. He realized that the death and war was over. He had done it. Harry’s goal was
In the novel, The Call of the Wild, we are introduced to a dog named Buck. His entire life changed when he ended up in the Alaska wilderness, and was soon introduced to a new way of life. When this excerpt takes place, Buck has been "fastened with a harness" to "an arrangement of straps and buckles" so he could be trained to pull a dog sled. Buck had never pulled a dog sled before, yet he wisely chose to become a quick learner. Several factors lead to Buck 's success.
Buck was very successful, and became the leader of the wolf pack and a great example of a wolf adapted to the
In addition, Buck has also encountered mental changes. Ounce he killed the leader of the group, Spitz, he then became the leader. By giving orders, and showing the power that he possesses, buck started to adapt to his new life in a way that he started to evolve into being a beast in the wild. Killing Spitz and his strong influence that buck have over the others dogs, started to strongly change bucks mental state as this quote emphasizes “As Spitz dissipated from view. Buck stood and looked on, the successful champion, the dominant primordial beast who had made his kill and found it good.”
At this point Buck had gained the attention of humans too. Everybody in the Eldorado Saloon wanted him. After Buck earned John 1,600 dollars by pulling a 1,000 pound sled a man made a bunch of offers to John for him, John rejected them all and said Buck was not for sale. “I’ll give you a thousand for him, sir, a thousand, sir, twelve hundred, sir” (London 88).In this quote Buck wasn’t struggling for mastery, but the man in the saloon were struggling to be the master of Buck. In conclusion Buck has always struggled for mastery no matter where he went.
Grace Walden vs. Call of the Wild Call of the Wild and Walden are two similar books, however, there are many differences. For example, the complexity of all individuals lives in Call of the Wild, differs from the simplistic way of Thoreau’s life. While the sled dogs and sled masters have a schedule to follow, Thoreau lives a new schedule every day. Additionally, Thoreau’s view of life, animals, and nature were different to Francois’ view, different from Mercedes’, and similar to John Thornton’s. One day, when Thoreau was going out to his woodpile, he witnessed two ants fighting.
This quote gives one of the many examples where Buck, instead of feeling defeated due to his challenging conflicts, uses them to motivate
Since Buck kills the indians before they killed him it is kill or be killed.. After everything calms down, Buck hears wolves coming and charges them. he hates wild dogs from the wild husky incident. For example, he breaks some of their necks before they can kill him. Since the wolves want to kill Buck it is kill or be killed.
In Call of the Wild, Buck has to persevere through difficult times. He is taken by
In ‘By the River’ by Steven Herrick the novel focuses on Harry’s coming of age and furthermore the events that progress him from childhood into adulthood. This coming of age novel portrays the circumstances that impact Harry, and serve as stepping stones on his journey to adulthood and maturity. The most significant milestones that advanced him from youth to adulthood are the multiple losses that have had a severe impact, the many responsibilities that have been inflicted upon him and the flourishing friendships that helped Harry experience life’s greatest lessons. Subsequently this novel also displays that responsibility has also been a stepping stone for Harry, he has to step up to many strenuous tasks and positions throughout the novel.
The narrator is as if he 's in Bucks ' head throughout most of the story. It helps the readers understand how Buck feels and why he acts the way he does. The tone of the story is very reflective. Throughout the plot, London stops to show what Buck is thinking, the things he has learned, how he has changed, and what that lifestyle means to Buck. The story takes place in the Southland and Northland.
When Buck embraces his ancestral drive to survive by battling for superiority among the other dogs, he changes from domestic dog to wild beast. After losing a rabbit to Spitz, Buck challenges the dog, fighting for his rightful place as leader as “…shoulder had at last squarely met shoulder… Spitz
Buck’s great genes and extensive training have allowed him to become more agile than any foe he is pitted against. So when Jack London is talking about Buck fighting a pack of wolves he say “he was everywhere at once” meaning that buck is so quick to strike that there is nowhere that the wolves aren’t vulnerable. The inclusion of this hyperbole gives us a sense of how Buck has evolved from a simple house dog to a wild killer of great strength.
He encountered many confrontations and adventures in the wild, but Buck still remains the leader due to his strength. He has gone through many situations, lost his team, and his recent master. This is where he will meet Thornton and bond together. He will adapt to a new lifestyle as this quote emphasizes “Dog and man watched it crawling over the ice. Suddenly, they saw its back end drop down, ‘you poor devil’, said John Thornton and Buck licked his
Buck had to step up and fight the previous leader. He beat a massive problem and showed his power towards being the alpha. During the fight, he shows his ancient ancestry related to wolves. One other time he had to fight Indians to save his owner. Once,,seeing his best owner dead, he reacts extremely fast.
In this book, Percy Jackson, the main character, has to deal with good vs. evil mainly throughout the whole story. He has to go in an adventure to find a way to save his favorite place, Camp Half Blood. Not only that, but also he has to save the lives of the people he loves, the people around him. He puts himself through great danger and risks his life showing true heroism.