Call Of The Wild Book Report
The Call Of The Wild: Summary
Throughout the novel The Call of the Wild, we follow a dog named
Buck through his journey through the Klondike. We experience a
transformation in him, as he adapts to the cold, harsh land where
he is forced to toil in the snow, just to help men find a shiny
metal. Buck seems to almost transform into a different dog by the
end of the book. In this essay, I will go over what Buck was like,
how and why he was forced to adapt to his new environment, and
what he changed into.
When we first met up with Buck, he lived in the Santa Clara
Valley, on Judge Miller's property. He was the ruler of his
domain, uncontested by any other local dogs. he was a mix ...
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was going, Buck's
pride was severely damaged, if not completely wiped out by men who
used tools to restrain him. No matter how many times Buck tried to
lunge, he would just be choked into submission at the end. When
Buck arrived at his destination, there was snow everywhere, not to
mention the masses of Husky and wolf dogs. Buck was thrown into a
pen with a man who had a club. This is where Buck would learn one
of the two most important laws that a dog could know in the
Klondike. The law of club is quite simple, if there is a man with
a club, a dog would be better off not to challenge that man. Buck
learned this law after he was beaten half to death by the man who
had the club. no matter what he tried, he just couldn't win.
Buck was sold off to a man who put him in a harness connected to
many other dogs. Buck was bad at first, but eventually, he learned
the way of trace and trail. Buck had to learn many things if he
was to survive in this frigid land. He had to ...
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