The Call of the Wild
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The Call of the Wild
Buck was like any other dog with a good life. He lived in a mansion with a owner that treated him great, until he got stolen by his owners gardener. He was sold around to many different evil people. He had to change his lifestyle to survive with his many new “masters”. Buck, in The Call of the Wild, changes in three distinct ways from the beginning of the book to the end.
One way Buck had to change in the story is he enters the primitive and wild. He made these changes because he had to learn to fend for himself and survive. His owners showed him tough “love”. His owners didn’t love him, but they were tough on him to make him stronger. Buck entered the primitive when he finally had a sight of the real, scary, tough world. The other dogs the owners had showed Buck a glimpse of reality. They showed him that it was survival of the fittest and that nobody mattered but themselves. The dogs killed each other, stole each other’s food, and this was all for survival and the primitive law.
Another way that Buck changed throughout the story is after all the crazy evil owners he had he found the one. The one that made Buck break out of his primitive mindset and learn to be comfortable. This one was John Thornton the ideal master! He teaches Buck how to love. There is a quote in the book “But love that was feverish and burning, that was adoration, that was madness, it had taken John Thornton to arouse.” Another quote from the book that shows how Buck learned to love is “Love, genuine love, passionate love, was his (Buck) for the first time.” Buck breaks primitive law and let’s his guard down to trust and love John because he knows John loves him too. They were both so loyal to each other, saving each other’s life multiple times. There is just nothing more special or loyal then a man and his dog and that’s what Buck and Thornton had.
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