Call of the Wild
I chose to write my essay on Jack London's, "Call of the Wild." The main reason I chose this selection was that I truly enjoyed his way of story telling in, "The Laws of Life," and, "To Build a Fire." London's, "Call of the Wild," didn't disappoint. In doing research for this paper, I found out that London like so many others of his time went to the frozen Klondike expecting to strike it rich. However, like so many prospectors, he did not find an ounce of gold. Instead he suffered effects of scurvy, and incredible hardships. Realizing he was beaten, London returned to California without gold, but with a wealth of experiences and impressions from the Klondike that would soon be captured in the stories and novels for which he became famous. London in the stories I've read so far doesn't write your typical Hollywood story. He kind of has a darker side, and doesn't worry about having a happy ending. For instance in, "To Build a Fire," London doesn't give either the man or the dog a name in the story. Unlike others in the class, I was hoping that the man would survive the elements and make it back safely. But in a more true to life scenario, the nameless man suffers incredible bad luck, and has no ch
His civilized morals disappear as survival becomes the driving force of his existence. For the first time, Buck has in Thornton a master he can love. Buck is then traded a couple more times. When the dogs get completely fatigued, Hal whips them mercilessly. Buck learns that to survive the harsh conditions and the savagery of the dog-pack, he must be cunning and ruthless. They finally find it and begin mining. The novel ends as Buck becomes totally absorbed into the natural world. When Buck returns to camp and discovers that Yeehat Indians have surprised and killed his owner and the two other men, he loses his last connection to mankind and civilization then returns back to his wild nature. The Call of the Wild is about a dog named, Buck who is a powerful, half St. Buck proves this love on several occasions. Buck ends up saving Thornton's life by attacking Black Burton during a barroom brawl, and another time by pulling Thornton out of a series of dangerous rapids. At this time, gold had been found in Alaska, and thousands of men were rushing to the Northland. Bernard, and half sheepdog, grew up in a life of ease at Judge Miller's Santa Clara Valley estate. But life among the dogs was savage, no law existed but that of survival of the fittest.
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